Senior Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Emergency Department)

Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility

Requirements

in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility

Requirements

in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates
12/04/2025 to 09/30/2026

Benefits & Compensation

$101,431 to - $131,866 per year

Benefits & Compensation

scale & grade
GS 12

Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Memphis, TN

Remote job
No

Telework eligible
No

Travel Required
Not required

Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Appointment type
Permanent

Work Schedule

Full-time

Service
Excepted

Promotion potential
None

Job family (Series)
0185 Social Work

Supervisory status
No

Security clearance
Other

Drug test
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure
No

Bargaining unit status
No

Announcement number
CBTG-12845658-26-CS
Control number
851611000

This job is open to
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The public
U. S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U. S.
Clarification from the agency
NOTE: The 2-page Resume

Requirements

does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30, 2026 or until the position is filled.

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VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube. com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w

Benefits & Compensation

of a Allied Health Professional

The Emergency Department social worker provides comprehensive social work services through a broad range of interventions in a mental health setting and can make complex and independent clinical judgement, as demonstrated by at least two years of specialized practice.

Major duties and

Key Responsibilities

include but are not limited to

Provides a full range of psychosocial assessment services and psychiatric diagnoses of mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients in a variety of treatment settings, including tele-mental health

• Provide 24

Work Schedule

/Day on site mental health clinical services at all times in the VHA Emergency Departments that have higher utilization, higher risk patients, specialized intensive care units, and research, educational, and clinical missions
Receive and respond to crisis calls and address all urgent mental health needs presented and interventions implemented
Consult with Psychiatry regarding potential admissions and/or a request for ED consultation in developing and recommending a plan of care
Complete Suicide Risk Assessments and Suicide Safety Plans for all veterans identified as needing mental health and urgent care services
Provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
Provides consultation to professional staff within VA Medical Center at Memphis and to community providers, concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
Functions independently at the VA Medical Center at Memphis and assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
Interviews veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts

About Us

veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the veteran's functioning and health as part of a comprehensive psychosocial assessment. I