Senior Social Worker – Inpatient Psychiatric Unit - Colorado, Sign-on Bonus

Job description

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provides professional, independent, specialized mental health treatment to veterans in crisis and those experiencing a wide range of complex medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
Utilizes a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities in treatment or with specialized Veteran populations, including individual, group, and family counseling or psychotherapy.
Establishes and maintains ongoing education programs for Veterans, community agencies, students, and staff to facilitate understanding of social work interventions specific to the Veteran population.
Tailors treatment plans to individual Veterans’ needs to include but not limited to differential diagnoses, maladaptive coping skills, utilization of resources, and on-going psychological support.
Utilizes advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized evidence-based interventions and treatment modalities used for treatment of substance use disorders, suicidal crises, and other co-morbid mental health conditions.

Requirements:
United States Citizenship
Masters Degree in Social Work
Current, full and unrestricted Social Work license from any US state or District of Columbia
2+ years of post-licensure experience working in Social Work clinical setting

About Grand Junction, Colorado and the VA Medical Center:
The Grand Junction VAMC services those who serve our country providing critical medical services including acute and chronic inpatient and outpatient care. The facility consists of 53-bed capabilities for surgical procedures, specialty care, mental health in/outpatient services, as well as a Community Living Center, and social programs and services. The service area encompasses western Colorado and eastern Utah regions and includes the primary VAMC plus four satellite clinics.

Grand Junction is an outdoor recreational hub; a medium-size metro area set in the high desert and mesas of the Rocky Mountains. Come enjoy the majestic beauty and mild climate of the western Colorado canyons and countryside. Recognized as 2024’s #1 Best Place to Live in Colorado by USA Today, Grand Junction is worth checking out.

• Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm provides a strong work/life balance at a small facility with a strong patient focus
• Paid Time Off: Accrual of annual leave/PTO and sick leave plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Excellent Federal Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more health benefits Retirement: Social Security plus traditional federal pension (5-year vest), and federal 401K