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Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
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 The Senior Social Worker on the inpatient mental health units at the Michael E.
- →DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is part of the Social Work Service Line and will serve as a fully qualified Social Worker at the Michael E.
- →DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) within the Mental Health Care Line (MHCL) at the medical center.
- →The function of this position is to provide care to Veterans who require inpatient psychiatric care and are admitted to the inpatient units.
- →The most common diagnoses treated on the inpatient units include psychotic illnesses (schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder), mood disorders (major depressive disorder and bipolar), substance use disorders, post traumatic disorder, and cognitive disorders.
- →Services provided by the interdisciplinary treatment team include: psychopharmacological treatment, psychotherapy (groups and individual), neuropsychological testing, medical examination and treatment, accessing social resources, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, peer support services, and nursing care.
- →Duties of the Social Worker may include but are not limited to: Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs.
- →Independently conducts psychosocial and diagnostics mental health assessments and develops treatment plans in collaboration with the veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- →Independently identifies high-risk patients and provides case management services.
- →Senior Social Workers provide crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinating family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
- →May assist the Social Work Practice with development of clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriateness of services.
- →Assists with the orientation of new staff, can serve as clinical supervisor if licensed and privileged to do so, serves as a MSW practicum instructor or preceptor for trainees rotating on the inpatient psych unit, and can conduct work performance chart audits for Service Line supervisory staff, as requested.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0800-1630, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
- →Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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: 04dfc2f2-6bba-425c-a388-0f57abdf84d8
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