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Social Worker - BHIP
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Incumbent is a professional social worker assigned to the mental health clinic within the Salisbury VA Health Care System.
- →The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans referred to the MHC.
- →The incumbent completes thorough psychosocial assessments as part of the consult process when the Veteran is initially referred to the MHC.
- →Other social work services include short-term solution focused counseling with individuals and families who may be in crisis, supportive counseling, and referral for resources and benefits.
- →The incumbent: Must have a high level of skill and expertise to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with veterans in the MHC and/or their families.
- →The incumbent is able to independently work with veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
- →Must independently complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of veterans and/or their families.
- →The incumbent must be able to utilize this assessment in facilitating the veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
- →Must 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 a resident centered treatment plan.
- →Must possess a working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- →Must collaborate with Medical Center mental health inpatient staff or community agencies to ensure continuity of mental health services for veterans in need of discharge follow up care.
- →Incumbent will meet with veterans/family members as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate discharge plans are executed in a timely manner.
- →Must serve as a liaison between veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services.
- →This involves coordination of veteran and family involvement in the development of treatment plans.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 60c45c8f-aaa9-4e8c-963e-1e08b64dce0b
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