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Social Worker (PACT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Primary Care Clinic (PCC) Social Worker assumes responsibility for the provision of social work services to veterans and their families receiving care at Salisbury VA Medical Center (SVAMC), one of its affiliated Health Care Centers or Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) primary care clinics and specialty clinics. Services provided include crisis intervention, case management, clinical treatment, advocacy, educational services and coordination
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to the following: Incumbent is a professional social worker assigned to the SVAMC, HCC, or CBOC PCC or specialty clinics.
- →The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated biopsychosocial problems of veterans referred to the clinic social worker.
- →The incumbent completes brief biopsychosocial assessments and provides single session or short-term, solution focused counseling with individuals and families who may be in crisis; supportive counseling, case management and referral for resources and benefits.
- →Must have a high level of skill and expertise to establish effective therapeutic rapport with veterans/families referred by consultation, by self-referral, or by any member of the treatment team.
- →The incumbent is able to work independently with veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
- →Must independently complete psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of veterans and/or their families.
- →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 serve as a liaison between veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services.
- →Must provide consultation and education to veterans and their families regarding communityresources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and advance directives.
- →Must maintain knowledge of veteran benefits and services, community resources, and process for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies.
- →Must possess skills and knowledge to provide advocacy and case management services to veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care.
- →The incumbent will be able to appropriately utilize principles of human growth and development over the life span and will be able to assist veterans in coping with loss and grief experiences from disability and terminalillness.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0wTotal Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00AM-4:30PM Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Telework: Ad-hoc as determined by the agency policy.
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 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
Job ID: 201c5c7e-1ea4-4e00-8bdc-99e10e81c876
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