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Summary The Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) is located in the Mental Health Care Line and serves to facilitate implementation of suicide prevention strategies at the local level through education, monitoring, and coordination activities. Responsibilities VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz\_ua\_UU he SPC identifies Veterans at High Risk for suicide, offers direction to providers regarding delivery of enhanced care to High Risk Veterans, completes required chart review after a suicide or suicide attempt and serves as a consultant to frontline staff in the area of suicide. The SPC educates providers, Veterans, families, and members of the community about risk factors and warning signs for suicide and treatment options. Major duties for the position include, but are not limited to: Identifying Veterans that are at High Risk for suicide and assisting in the maintenance of the Facility High Risk List which ensures providers are aware of the Veteran and providing clinically indicated treatment for the Veteran's diagnosis and/or specific situational stressors. Assuring that all Veterans on the Facility High Risk List are either offered enhanced treatment in accordance with VACO requirements and as determined by the provider or that appropriate outreach efforts are being made to engage Veteran in treatment. Tracking any no-show appointments by these patients and coordinating provider follow up with the patient as soon as possible to assess current functioning, suicide risk, request welfare check as needed and to reschedule the appointment. Ensuring Veterans who are identified by the REACH Vet algorithm are offered treatment which is appropriate and clinically indicated. Disseminating, organizing, and where possible, conducting evidence-based and promising, emerging interventions in the area of suicide prevention. Interfacing with Psychiatric Inpatient Units to determine acuity of Veterans at risk for suicide and assisting with coordination of aftercare. Facilitating liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services for complex High Risk Veterans. Reviewing and Tracking all suicide attempts using the "Suicide Behavior & Overdose Report" and either identifying these Veterans as High Risk for Suicide or offering rationale why they are not High Risk as well as ensuring these behaviors are classified using Self-Directed Violence nomenclature. Completing applicable duties after a suicide or suicide attempt including Issue Briefs, Behavioral Autopsies (BHAP), Family Interview Telephone Contact (FIT-C), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and postvention briefings. Maintaining awareness of suicide treatment options including a comprehensive knowledge of The VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide and attending additional relevant trainings in order to make recommendations to the patient's provider, ensuring best practices in treatment of suicidal patients. Participation in the Patient Flag Review committee and other workgroups as directed by supervision. Ensuring timely follow up to all Veteran's Crisis Line calls in accordance with VACO requirements. Delivering evidenced based interventions relating to best practices for suicide prevention. Other duties as signed. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency Telework: Telework is based on agency policy. This is not a virtual or remote position Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be 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 state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: 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. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. English Language Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: GS-12 Senior Social Worker Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Licensure/Certification: Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice), and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. Reference: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard, GS-0185, Veterans Health Administration, dated September 10, 2019. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12 . Physical Requirements: Hearing required (aid permitted). Education 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/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related 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 alternate 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 tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.