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Social Worker-Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent is responsible for the coordination, and provision of Social Work services to Veterans and their families in the Community Living Center (CLC). The Social Worker operates under the license of another licensed clinical social worker within an interdisciplinary treatment team in the CLC.
What You'll Do
- →Duties may include, but are not limited to: The Social Worker will develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others.
- →The goal of the assessment is to highlight the Veteran's strengths, limitations, abilities, preferences, risk factors, internal/external supports, potential barriers to safe discharge planning, and service needs to optimize the Veteran's functional status.
- →The incumbent demonstrates an understanding of diagnoses and the range of treatment and skills needed for all adult patients including geriatric patients related to their physical limitations, psychological needs, and age associated illnesses and conditions.
- →The social worker, working within the interdisciplinary treatment team, will participate in developing a mutually agreed upon treatment plan, to include discharge plan, with the Veteran and family (when possible), which includes a direct course of treatment.
- →Throughout the course of treatment, the social worker is a subject matter expert on VA and/or community resources.
- →The social worker is responsible for educating the Veterans and families on the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the Veteran preference.
- →The social worker understands the intricacies of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the Veteran/family.
- →The social worker is experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans with the interdisciplinary team.
- →The social worker will participate in emergency response planning and training and may be involved in the response to all types of threat events including but not limited to natural disasters and internal and external threats of violence.
- →The social workers possesses knowledge and ability to implement Evidence Based treatment modalities, provide individual, group, or family psychotherapy, supportive contact and psychosocial education to Veterans and families.
- →The social worker documents independently in the medical records utilizing paper and/or electronic formats, including psychosocial assessments, diagnostics, treatment, progress notes, follow up, and referral.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM Telework: May be available as determined by the agency/facility.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 82661F, 80029F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
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: 5f278307-fcc5-4cf6-9ce8-4425a8ef1387
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