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Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 15 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, in support of the Social Work service. The employee is a core member of the interdisciplinary Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) treatment team which is a specialized program under the administration of Primary Care. The Senior Social Worker provides expert level psychosocial interventions and case management services to Veterans with complex medical, social and behavioral conditions in which routine clinic-based care is not effective.
What You'll Do
- →The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH.
- →The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Provides a comprehensive psychosocial assessment and integrates it into an overall plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others, whenever possible.
- →Possesses the advanced practice skills to independently make a psychosocial diagnosis and offer psychosocial interventions, and then measures outcomes to interventions.
- →Designs systems changes based on observations, data and experience.
- →Participates and can lead weekly interdisciplinary care planning meetings when asked by the HBPC program director.
- →Coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
- →Addresses the unique needs of homebound, frail, disabling/chronic and/or dying Veterans.
- →Facilitates and prioritizes referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility.
- →Identifies and prioritizes high-risk patients and provides case management services.
- →Provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer Veterans/families to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
- →Provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plans.
- →Identifies and prioritizes high-risk patients and provides case management services.
- →Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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 evalualtion.
- ✓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.
- ✓Valid driver license required.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1142abb5-8079-4422-a830-7525daa9e1ad
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