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Senior Social Worker - Pain Management
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
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.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Engages Veteran/Family/Caregiver and significant others in assessments, counseling activities, Whole Health discussions, and collaborative goal-setting.
- →Communicates program expectations, processes, and treatment goals clearly to Veteran/Family/Caregiver.
- →Coordinates with interdisciplinary team members, VA providers, and community partners to support continuity of care.
- →Participates as a consultant and provider in the Anesthesia Pain Clinic, collaborating with Pain Clinic providers to support Veteran-centered pain care.
- →Coordinates continuity of care with Pain Management, Opioid Safety, PMOP partners, and community resources to ensure integrated and consistent pain-care delivery.
- →Supports ongoing interdisciplinary communication to align treatment goals, intervention strategies, and Veteran-centered care plans.
- →Participates in outreach activities to enhance Veteran engagement in pain-management services and increase access to care.
- →Identifies and connects Veteran/Family/Caregiver with appropriate VA, community, and government resources to support chronic pain recovery.
- →Coordinates services with external agencies to address housing, legal, employment, financial, and social support needs.
- →Connects Veteran/Family/Caregiver to Whole Health wellness programs, and complementary integrative health services supporting pain management.
- →Serves as an expert on medical and psychiatric issues and the unique needs of this Veteran population, including common psychiatric diagnoses, relevant medications, and VA/community resources for psychiatric treatment.
- →Documents assessments utilizing the using the Clinical Intervention Note for brief assessments or, when applicable, completing the Comprehensive Psychosocial Assessments for referred Veterans and collaborate with the Veteran/Family/Caregiver, and interdisciplinary team.
- →Engages Veteran/Family/Caregiver and significant others in assessment and goal-setting whenever possible.
- →Exercises independent clinical judgment when developing, adjusting, and monitoring treatment plans, ensuring clinical decisions reflect interdisciplinary input and Veteran preferences.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 11f99f53-a681-4703-951e-84b752350a4c
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