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Senior Social Worker(PACT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
Greater Los Angeles Health Care System is recruiting for a Senior Social Worker for its Community Based Outpatient Clinic in San Luis Obispo, California. The social worker will provide services to Veterans in Primary Care on the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). This is a comprehensive team which delivers primary care to veteran patients in a longitudinal fashion, and focuses on prevention, health promotion, coordination and chronic disease management.
What You'll Do
- →The Social Worker functions as a Case Manager and Care Coordinator to primary care panels and ensures that health care provided meets the needs defined by the Veterans.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Assesses and treats the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans, families and significant other.
- →Reaches out to Veterans with high risk cohort's issues and offers case management in a proactive effort designed to prevent psychosocial crises.
- →Provides education and training related to the referral process and services provided.
- →The primary focus is on the acuity level and case management with an understanding for reduction in the acuity level using evidence-based practice that is continuous, accessible and integrated.
- →Provides assessment of psychosocial problems that cause distress, can include adjustment to the current medical condition and/or functional status, untreated or under-treated mental health or substance abuse condition, economic instability, legal problems, and inadequate social supports, housing and transportation.
- →Engages in case management services with members of the outpatient interdisciplinary team to meet the agreed upon treatment goals.
- →Conducts comprehensive assessments of Veterans and develops treatment plans that are sensitive to Veterans' diverse needs and abilities.
- →Independently performs a full range of clinical services including Individual, Group and Family interventions.
- →Provides on and off site crisis intervention and outreach (individual sessions, assist and coordinate hospitalizations in conjunction with the physician when required, coordination of treatment with collaterals (family, housing programs, nursing homes, mental health etc.) to maximize the successful stabilization and integration of Veterans in the community both in crisis and non-crisis situations.
- →Develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in specialty areas, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- →Telework: Ad hoc telework as determined by agency policy and supervisor discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓NOTE: Prior to accepting a final employment offer, all selected applicants will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding deployment responsibilities You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓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 examination and maintain.
- ✓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-year 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8b410fd4-1ac4-4595-9c79-caeb86f9ec47
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