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Social Worker (Patient Aligned Care Team)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
About the Role
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) is a comprehensive team which delivers primary care to veteran patients in a longitudinal rather than episodic fashion and which has as its focus: prevention; health promotion, coordination and chronic disease management. The Social Worker functions as a PACT teamlette member with a panel of veterans to ensure that health care meets their needs, as defined by the veteran.
What You'll Do
- →The social worker functions as a PACT teamlette member with a panel of veterans to ensure that health care meets their needs, as defined by the veteran.
- →The social worker is assigned to Primary Care and covers Urgent Care and Specialty Clinics as well, where appropriate.
- →Works independently with veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
- →Provides psychosocial care of medically complex patients and offers consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment and care coordination of complex patients.
- →Possesses knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, substance abuse disorders, bereavement, common medications, and general medical terminology.
- →Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team to formulate and implement treatment plans identifying the patients' problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and any assistance needed.
- →Receives referrals from any member of the interdisciplinary team, from veterans and/or their families who call or walkin for assistance, and from community professionals.
- →These stressors can include adjustment to the current medical condition, untreated or undertreated mental health or substance abuse conditions, economic instability, legal problems, and inadequate housing and transportation.
- →Provides consultation and education to veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and advance directives.
- →Helps the veterans and families understand the contributing factors to problems and discusses with them the pros and cons of possible short-term and long-term solutions while encouraging them to make positive and lasting changes to reduce stressors.
- →Provides wellness/prevention education and stress management, which includes knowledge in Whole Health, facilitates patient/family support groups, and participates in shared medical appointments as appropriate.
- →Assists veterans and their families with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness, and death.
- →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.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9174be43-03c5-447a-b1fb-eb077b6a0588
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