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Social Worker (Mental Health Acute Inpatient Unit)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 61 days ago
About the Role
Primary Purpose of the Position is: A Social Worker assigned to a mental health acute inpatient unit delivers a full range of clinical social work services to Veterans with acute psychiatric needs. Organizational Location of the Position is: VA North Texas Health Care System, Mental Health Division, Dallas, Texas.
What You'll Do
- →Treatment/Care planning: Develops individualized service plans and sets achievable treatment/care goals with the Veteran.
- →Includes psychosocial problems in the service plans.
- →Referral to Service Provider: The Social Worker uses VA and community-based resources to provide for the Veteran's needs.
- →Resource development: Updates and maintains a resource file of VA and community-based social service programs.
- →Advocacy: Advocates for the Veteran and as appropriate the Veteran's family, caregiver, and/or significant other.
- →Educates the Veteran, the Veteran's family, caregiver and/or significant other about methods of self-advocacy and encourage the Veteran, the Veteran's family, caregiver, and/or significant other.to advocate on their own behalf to foster a sense of independence and empowerment.
- →Crisis Intervention: Assesses for crisis intervention as required to assist the Veteran, then connect the Veteran with the appropriate mental health provider for further evaluation, assistance, and intervention.
- →Administrative Responsibilities: The incumbent will enter all Veteran contacts in the electronic record using appropriate formats and templates.
- →Education/Training: Further her/his own professional growth through education, appropriate to the area of assignment and to maintain licensure required for practice of social work within the VA.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #:56055-F, 56056-F 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 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: e6eb33f7-8689-4402-92dd-3276b61621da
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