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Senior Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Medical Foster Home Program
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $111K – $144K Apply by Aug 12, 2026 Social Work ENFJESFJINFJINFP OperationsHealthcare
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The Medical Foster Home (MFH) Program is administered locally under the direction of the Extended Care Social Work Service. The MFH coordinator provides community placements to eligible Veterans not in need of hospital or nursing home care, but who, because of medical and/or psychosocial health conditions, are not able to live independently. These individuals have no suitable family or significant others to provide the needed supervision or supportive care.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent is responsible for the overall function of the MFH program at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.
- →The MFH Coordinator is responsible for maximizing psychosocial quality of life issues in order to assist veterans to remain in a home environment, in a less restrictive level of care other than a nursing home and keep them out of the hospital as often as possible.
- →The incumbent oversees program development, recruitment, and oversight of the residential homes, recruitment and placement of Veteran residents, case management, development of policies and care processes, and coordination with the various interdisciplinary treatment teams throughout the continuum of care.
- →Major duties to include, but not limited to: Accountable for selecting homes and residents, establishing intake processes, establishing oversight responsibilities Maintaining a record-keeping system for the program. accountable for selecting homes and residents, establishing intake processes, establishing oversight responsibilities, and maintaining a record-keeping system for the program.
- →Coordinates and/or conducts interdisciplinary inspections of all facilities as required by policy.
- →Coordinates monthly IDT meetings, collects, interprets, analyzes and reports data as required.
- →Prepares reports for administration, documenting program specific data.
- →Included with this is completing mandated national Program Office and Veteran Integrated Services Network (VISN) required reports.
- →Provide education about the model of care and provide outreach to community groups and agencies to promote the MFH program.
- →Serves as a mentor to other VA MFH program coordinators, social workers, and other interested health care providers.
- →Provides education to students, residents and interns from other disciplines regarding the benefits of a residential placement in a MFH approved home and training to MFH caregivers and staff Receives and completes referrals from other VA programs, VA interdisciplinary teams, other VA social workers and non-VA programs on complex, difficult cases, using advanced practice skills and expertise.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- →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.
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.
- ✓A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position.
- ✓NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package.
- ✓If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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