Social Worker ICMHR/MHICM Position Available In Durham, North Carolina

Social Worker

ICMHR/MHICM

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary The incumbent is a professional social worker assigned as a Social Work Case Manager in the Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) program. The social worker’s primary responsibilities are to provide intensive case management services to assigned veterans, consistent with the goals and methods of Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM), Enhanced Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (E-RANGE). Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/25/2025 to 05/12/2025 Salary $72,868

• $114,606 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Durham, NC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 75% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12730119-25-GGB

Control number 835972200 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Internal to VISN 6 Videos Duties VA Careers•

Social Work :

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES

Assertive outreach, individualized trement planning, multidimensional oriention, and intensive delivery of services characterizes intensive case management services, as follows:

• Frequent, direct contacts with pients to provide therapy and support. Frequency of contacts is increased in times of crisis.
• Flexibility of veteran contact (veterans are seen in any locion and with any

MHICM/E-RANGE

team clinician who can provide assistance).

• A focus on strengthening the pient’s ability to address acute and chronic problems.
• Use of nuralistic community settings for teaching and modeling problem-solving skills.
• Provision of continuity of care within the framework established by MHICM/E[1]RANGE. For example, collabores and consults with other interdisciplinary trement teams and programs to promote and enhance the care of pients.
• Outreach and assertive provision of services to trement resistant pients.
• Mobilizion of environmental and organizional supports, including family members, professionals, and other interested parties.

For example, undertakes individual, family and group therapies as well as educional programs for veterans, families, and staff. Also responsible for linking pients to other VA programs and to community resources. Participes in team staffing regarding pient selection, determinion of trement plans and goals, progress evaluion, discharge planning, and after care. Effectively communices with and utilizes other disciplines (e.g., nursing, medicine) to facilite trement planning and implemention. With few exceptions, participes effectively in team meetings, trement planning conferences, etc. Collabores with divergent multidisciplinary team members in a manner th enhances coordinion of comprehensive pient care. Completes clinical documention according to MHICM/E-RANGE and Health Care System standards; this includes but is not limited to progress notes, and Trement Plans. Incumbent responsible for completion of required clinical records as well as

MHICM/E-RANGE

forms for evaluion and monitoring of service delivery and outcome for the

MHICM/E-RANGE

Project Director and staff Northeast Program Evaluion Center (NEPEC). Works assertively and consistently with inpient teams to assure continuity of care by providing consultion regarding clinical needs, trement plans, and case management services for assigned pients. Works assertively to promote approprie trement, rehabilition, and expeditious discharge of assigned pients, consistent with program goals and with the individual trement plans. Works with other clinical programs and services th share in the care of assigned

MHICM/E-RANGE

pients. In pursuit of programmic and trement goals, maintains effective working relionships with other professional and administrive personnel both within the Medical Center and in the community. Is actively involved in readmission decisions, using the procedures established for this purpose. Meets with VA, community, and professional organizions and individuals as needed to carry out assigned developmental and implemention responsibilities. This includes but is not limited to representing the program by screening veteran for participion in any aspects of the program. The incumbent may participe in the training and staff development programs reled to their discipline. The incumbent assumes responsibility and shows initiive for own learning and professional development. The incumbent must qualify for a Class III U.S. Government driver’s license in order to carry out assigned clinical duties. Completes other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule :

0800

• 1630

M-F Telework :

Ad-hoc Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions

BASIC REQUIREMENTS.

The basic requirements for employment as a VHA social worker are prescribed by stute in 38 U.S.C. § 7402(b)(9), as amended by section 205 of Public Law 106-419, enacted November 1, 2000. To qualify for appointment as a social worker in VHA, all applicants must meet the following: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United Stes. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g this part). Educion. Have a master’s degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Educion (CSWE). Gradues of schools of social work th are in candidacy stus 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. Verificion of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accredition to verify th the social work degree meets the accredition standards for a Master of Social Work. Licensure. Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a ste to independently practice social work the master’s degree level. Current ste requirements may be found by going to . Exception. VHA may waive the licensure or certificion requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of ste prerequisites for licensure/certificion examinions. This exception only applies the GS-9 grade level. For the GS-11 grade level and above, the candide must be licensed or certified. At the time of appointment, the supervisor, chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certificion, including the time by which the license or certificion must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline.] (a) For appointments the GS-9 grade level, VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified the time of appointment must become licensed or certified the independent, master’s level within three years of their appointment as asocial worker. Most stes require two years of post-MSW experience as a prerequisite to taking the licensure/certificion exam, and VHA gives social workers one additional year to pass the licensure/certificion exam. (b) A social worker who does not yet have a license th allows independent practice must be supervised by a licensed independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member and who has access to the electronic health record. (c) Different stes have different levels of licensure or certificion, making it difficult for VHA staff to determine the independent practice level. Each ste, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia completed surveys identifying the level of licensure or certificion allowing independent practice. Copies of the surveys are on file in the VHA Office of Care Management and Social Work Services, and a summary spreadsheet of the levels of licensure or certificion is available to social work professional standards board members for purposes of determining whether the social worker’s level of licensure or certificion meets the VHA qualificion standards. All stes except California use a series of licensure exams administered by the ASWB. Informion can be found . The ASWB is the associion of boards th regules social work. ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examinion used across the country and is a central resource for informion on the legal regulion of social work. Failure to Obtain License or Certificion. In all cases, social workers must actively pursue meeting ste prerequisites for licensure or certificion starting from the de of their appointment. Failure to become licensed or certified within the prescribed amount of time will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in terminion of employment. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Services. English Language Proficiency. Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

GRADE DETERMINATIONS.

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candides. Social Worker, GS-9 [] (1) Experience, Educion, and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements. (2) Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre all of the following

KSAs:

(a) Ability to utilize counseling skills when working with Veterans and family members. (b) Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, and to formule and implement a trement plan, identifying the Veterans problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed. (3) [Entry Level] Assignments. Individuals assigned as GS-9 grade level social workers are considered to be the entry level and are closely supervised, as they are not yet functioning the independent practice level conferred by independent licensure or certificion. Social workers the GS-9 entry level are typically assigned to program areas th do not require specialized knowledge or experience. Duties may include but are not limited to identifying behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect or exploition; providing educion on advance directives and advanced care planning; providing social work case management; acting as an advoce with approprie VA and community service providers/agencies when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver; assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans. Social Worker, GS-11 [] (1) Experience and Licensure. Appointment to the GS-11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-reled settings, (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certificion in a ste the independent practice level.

NOTE:

For appointment licensure or certificion this level please refer to paragraph 3c. OR (2) Educion. In addition to meeting basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting. (3) Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candides must demonstre all of the following

KSAs:

(a) Knowledge of community resources, how to make approprie referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordine services. (b) Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and trement interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, educional, and other backgrounds. (c) Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and trement procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumic illnesses/injuries, common medicions and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formule a trement plan. (4) [Full Performance Level] Assignments. This is the full performance level. Social workers this level are licensed or certified to independently practice social work. Incumbents are assigned to all program areas, including but not limited to inpient or outpient medicine, surgery, mental health, neurology, rehabilition medicine, and gerirics. Employees provide professional, independent social work services in the assigned area.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: License Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter License Other (1) Other (2) Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/12/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Gary Byles Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: License Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter License Other (1) Other (2) Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/12/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Gary Byles Phone Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/25/2025 to 05/12/2025 Salary $72,868

• $114,606 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Durham, NC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 75% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12730119-25-GGB

Control number 835972200 ., .