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Senior Social Worker - Inpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent will serve as Senior Social Worker for the Inpatient Medicine/Surgical Units and is administratively responsible for a clinic program and providing treatment to patients in a specialty area. The incumbent provides social work services at the Kansas City VA Medical Center (KCVAMC) to veterans on the Inpatient Medicine/Surgical Units. These services are timely, comprehensive, and effectively coordinated with services provided by other health professionals.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Completes psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
- →Assesses functional acuity of the patient and provide appropriate interventions.
- →The incumbent must be able to utilize this assessment in facilitating the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
- →Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals and interventions.
- →Provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and Advance Directives.
- →This includes the incumbent's knowledge of the process for accessing and/or coordinating community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs, and community programs.
- →Implements treatment modalities and evidence-based practices as well as provide educational classes, and/or supportive groups for Veterans and families, including shared medical appointments.
- →The social worker must be able to use and teach Veterans in the effective use of the My HealtheVet (MHV) system.
- →Serves on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility, VISN and national level or in the community as deemed appropriate by the supervisor and participates in various program administrative and clinical meetings.
- →Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and outreach.
- →Serves as a program lead, provides proactive process improvement, and serves as the subject matter expert related to inpatient medicine/surgical units and discharge planning.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 70838b5e-c6b9-401b-b02a-7d5d89efa4b9
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