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Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is NOT eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). The Integrated Patient Aligned Care Team (IPACT) is a comprehensive team that delivers primary care to Veteran patients in a longitudinal rather than episodic fashion, and which has as its focus: prevention; health promotion, coordination, and chronic disease management.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The medical social worker in this Veteran-Centric approach often functions as a proactive care coordinator with a panel of Veterans to ensure that health care meets the needs, as defined by the Veteran.
- →The incumbent is able to work with a multidisciplinary team (IPACT) to which they are collocated in order to deliver behavioral health services to Veterans at the right place and the right time.
- →Within this integrated healthcare model, the incumbent is able to respond to a provider's request in real time, assess a Veteran's mental health, medical, and psychosocial needs, and identify initial treatment goals.
- →GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: Functions as a primary contact for community agencies, hospitals, health care facilities, city and county governments, providing general information about VA benefits & eligibility and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
- →Incumbent develops, adapts, and directs social work services to meet the changing needs of the Integrated Primary Care and Mental Health Clinics and any specialty clinics at the VA Palo Alto Division while engaging the IPACT Teamlets to work with patient and family to address bio-psycho-social needs.
- →Serves as a leader for the IPACT Medical Social Worker at the Palo Alto Division for advanced knowledge of VA and Community resources, consultation regarding difficult cases when the supervisor is not available, and offering regular competency training to the IPACT SW Section and Staff.
- →Incumbent coordinates with Primary Care Providers to develop and improve efficient and effective ways of providing education and assistance to patients related to Goals of Care, Advance Directives, and Life Sustaining Treatment.
- →The incumbent performs direct clinical work at the advanced practice level, demonstrating specialized knowledge and expertise in the assessment, planning, and implementation of interventions for the spectrum of problems encountered in an outpatient mental health clinic.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm or as determined by the supervisor.
- →Compressed/Flexible: This may be authorized at the supervisor's discretion.
- →Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
- →When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
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: 9543f49a-f72d-487e-85b8-49770f7878e0
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