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Social Worker - Older Adult Mental Health Clinic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 16 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 individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Social Worker duties include, but are not limited to: Screening/Assessment - In conjunction with the interdisciplinary medical team, the OAMHC Social Worker screens and assesses the Veteran psychological and psychosocial needs and barriers in order to facilitate his or her access to appropriate VA and community resources.
- →Through collaborative relationships with the Veteran, his or her family/caregiver and other VA programs and VA staff, the OAMHC Social Worker gathers clinical information vital to the process of setting appropriate treatment goals and time frames for achieving those goals.
- →Assessment information, comprising the Psychiatry Assessment Template includes, among other issues: Marital/family/social status Psychiatric and substance use history Employment/educational/financial status Use of entitlement programs Legal problems/issues Impact of medical problems on psychosocial functioning Strengths/Limitations Military history (especially as it pertains to PTSD).
- →Direct Patient Care - Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and using the most appropriate Evidence-Based psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care. 2.
- →Performs general social work mental health/psychological evaluations. 3.
- →Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions for patients in assigned clinical setting. 4.
- →Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including facilitation of recovery-oriented groups and psycho-educational classes within the Psychiatry and Mental Health Service programming. 5.
- →Provides individual therapeutic contact as needed within the OAMHC. 6.
- →As a clinical Social Worker at the full performance level, duties include but are not limited to: a.
- →Assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence; b.
- →Using clinical social work skills and knowledge to maintain Veteran privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives; c.
- →Acting as an advocate with appropriate VA and community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver.
- →Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
- →Contact VISN10HREDRPSLRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation 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: 429d6cab-bd78-4070-9abe-8f8a44a58ca6
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