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Senior Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 123 days ago
On-site Atlanta, GA $113K – $147K Apply by May 22, 2026 Social Work ENFJESFJINFJINFP OperationsHealthcare
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The Social Worker in this Veteran-centric approach often functions as a Care Coordinator with a panel of Veterans to ensure that health care meets the needs, as defined by the Veteran. Social Workers are uniquely prepared for this role by virtue of their education, training and experience which aids in better understanding of the person-in-environment and the influences that family and community have in impacting the healthcare needs of Veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties Include but are not limited to: Work with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal and psychosocial problems.
- →Complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
- →Actively participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals and interventions.
- →Facilitate action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner.
- →Serve as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services.
- →Provide consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and advance directives.
- →Provide consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning and compliance with treatment.
- →Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday.
- →(Subject to change based on agency need.) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 59897F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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