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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Denver, CO
Salary: $87,815.00 - $134,899.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
Phone: (303)399-8020

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 725537

Our mission:  To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who
shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and
honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

NOTE: THIS VACANCY MAY BE FILLED BY A SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER, SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST (VIN 725532), PHYSICIAN (PSYCHIATRIST) (725554) OR A REGISTERED NURSE (742199).

 

NOTE: YOU MUST INCLUDE VA FORM 10-2850c AND TRANSCRIPTS IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY.   FAILURE TO PROVIDE THESE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MAY RESULT IN NON-CONSIDERATION.

 

Your salary and grade will be determined by the Social Work Professional Standards Board (PSB).  The PSB is a peer review process.  The PSB will review your individual qualifications, education, professional training/internship(s) and professional experience to determine the most appropriate salary and grade based on your individual accomplishments.

 

The Social Work Program Manager serves as Director of Education for the VISN 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) within the VA Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This position reports directly to the Director of the VISN 19 MIRECC. Responsibilities are complex in scope, and include the delegated authority to determine long range work plans and assure that implementation of the goals and the objectives of the VISN 19 MIRECC are carried out.   Duties are exercised with wide latitude, autonomy, and independence.   In addition, the incumbent serves as the MIRECC consultant to the Executive Leadership Team at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System, as well as to other top management officials within VISN 19 and at the national level.

 

The Director of Education for the VISN 19 MIRECC has experience that demonstrates the advanced practice skill level in social work.   At least two years experience should be in an area of specialized social work practice.   The incumbent must be a License Clinical Social Worker, licensed by a state to practice at the advanced practice level.   Incumbent will adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics.

 

The mission of the VISN 19 MIRECC is to study suicide with the goal of reducing suicidality in the veteran population. To carry out this mission members of the VISN 19 MIRECC will: 1) Focus on cognitive and neurobiological underpinnings that may contribute to suicidality; 2) Develop evidence-based educational and clinical materials to identify and optimally treat veterans who are suicidal; 3) Provide consultation regarding assessment and treatment planning for highly suicidal veterans; 4) Mentor researchers in the area of suicidology; and 5) Collaborate with others in the study and treatment of veterans who are at risk of suicide. The VISN 19 MIRECC is a nationally funded, multi-site program, based within the Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver VA Medical Center, with a second site at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center.

   

The incumbent must be licensed in a state at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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U. S. Citizenship

Must pass pre-employment examination

English Language Proficiency required

Background and-or Security Investigation required