This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
Duties include but are not limited to: Provides clinical supervision, manages performance, ensures staff competencies and training of staff assigned to the clinical liaison program. Manages conflicts within the program and between the Clinical Liaison program and other Medical Center Services. Conducts Clinical Liaison group and team meetings. Monitors and manages professional development for staff assigned to the Clinical Liaison program.
Ensures compliance with Veterans Affairs policies, Mental Health standard operating procedures, Joint Commissions standards, and all applicable regulatory requirements. Manages Clinical Liaison staffing schedules. Tracks and manages all metrics for the Clinical Liaison program and metrics aligning with the Mental Health Service. Manages all accreditation and quality assurance activities for the Clinical Liaison program.
In addition, the incumbent represents the Clinical Liaison to the Mental Health Service for all accreditation and quality assurance activities. Coordinates and monitors referrals and consults for the Clinical Liaison. Provides expert social work advice and education to Clinical Liaison staff and other medical center staff, advocating for Veterans' mental health care needs. Provides oversight of the triage, assignment, tracking, and completion of all consults.
Ensures timely response to consults, clinical appropriateness of disposition, and adherence to national timeliness standards. Administers and supervises operation of the service on call phone, serving as a primary point of contact for real-time mental health consultation, risk identification, discharge coordination, and treatment planning with hospitalist and ED teams.
Ensures continuous 24/7 operational readiness of the MH CL service through development of staff schedules, oversight of leave requests, and verification of fee basis or contract personnel documentation. Conducts complex clinical assessments in high acuity settings, including comprehensive suicide risk evaluations, diagnostic clarification, crisis stabilization, and creation of individualized safety plans.
Coordinates direct placement of Veterans into residential or intensive outpatient substance use programs. Maintains expert knowledge of VA and community addiction treatment options, eligibility criteria, and referral pathways. Provides clinical justification, documentation, and coordination necessary to achieve seamless transitions of care.
Provides clinical consultation to physicians, nursing, social work, and case management staff on psychosocial complexity, behavioral risk, and system navigation. Manages data tracking, management, and performance improvement initiatives for two national SAIL suicide related measures (SPED and Risk ID). Monitors team compliance with national benchmarks, identifies areas of underperformance, implements corrective action plans, and presents findings for quality improvement.
Ensures staff maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation in accordance with VHA policy and facility regulations. The incumbent monitors open encounters, mandatory training status, service compliance with policy updates, and disseminates clinical reminders.
Performs clinical duties, which include providing care in accordance with the full range of licensure and credentialing for the incumbent, including but not limited to crisis management, Suicide Ideation and Homicidal Ideation risk assessments, safety planning, individual/group/couples counseling, and psychological assessment.
Clinical duties also include consultation with staff on Veteran specific needs, review and disposition of consults, responding to PATS complaints, and service recovery with Veterans. Assists with ensuring compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action initiatives and upholds strict adherence to VA safety policies regarding work-related injuries, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and fire safety.
Other Duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am. to 4:30 pm. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN17EDRP2@VA.GOV the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Telework: AdHoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 56295F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
*IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. *Must have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work.
Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work NOTE: If your school was accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) at the time of graduation but is no longer listed on the CWSE website, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
NOTE: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $149381 – $194197/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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