Senior Social Worker - ICMHR

Job Title Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Senior Social WorkerJob Description The mission of Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) is to provide Veterans living with serious mental illness (SMI) with intensive, recovery-oriented services that promote independence, stability, and meaningful community living. ICMHR serves Veterans whose complex needs may not be adequately addressed through traditional outpatient care and operates similarly to an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model, providing individualized, interdisciplinary services primarily in community settings. The ICMHR Senior Social Worker provides comprehensive social work services to Veterans living with serious mental illness and ensures the Veteran's care is appropriately coordinated with the VA Medical Facility, community health or mental health providers, and agencies that serve Veterans, including assisted living facilities. The incumbent will travel throughout the surrounding Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) medical facilities, CBOCs, clinics, and community centers as part of assigned duties. Major duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: Participates on a multi-disciplinary team that meets daily to serve Veterans with complex mental health, medical, and co-morbid disorders, or who display increased risk for mild to moderate disruptive behavior. Provides case management for a caseload of Veterans in the ICMHR program. Accompanies intern/practicum students or GS-9 and GS-11 social workers on home or community visits when a Veteran has a complex presentation. Functions as the subject matter expert in addition to serving as the lead social worker for their assigned team. Act as a surrogate to the ICMHR Program Manager for CPRS purposes, co-signing notes/consults/orders and providing clinical guidance when appropriate or necessary. Provide evidence-based and recovery-oriented practices as part of the ICMHR program to include: Social Skills Training (SST), Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Life Goals. Coordinates care, including serving as an advocate on behalf of Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery, and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices, and/or community agencies. Must possess and maintain a current valid state driver's license. Actively participates in ICMHR Program conference calls and attends training offered by the National ICMHR Program. Actively participates in program planning and development, advising the supervisor of shifting trends with caseloads, and identifying the need for and making recommendations on program procedures or policy changes based upon work experiences. Provides a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice, which include: individual psychotherapy, family therapy, group education/counseling, discharge planning, crisis intervention/safety planning, treatment planning, case management, and other services as appropriate.