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Social Worker - Primary Care (PACT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Social Worker. The Social Worker will function in the Primary Care clinic and will support the Women's Health Program.
What You'll Do
- →The Social Worker duties include, but are not limited to: Completes an assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran, and family members.
- →Contributes to the development of the treatment plan and sets achievable goals with the veteran and family members.
- →Provides the veterans and their family members with ongoing supportive counseling, as needed.
- →Coordinates VA community-based services, as well as additional services from other VA programs, government programs and community agencies.
- →Educates the veteran and their family members on all available options and complete necessary referrals.
- →Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with employees, volunteers, consumers and stakeholders within the VA and community agencies.
- →Develops rapid assessments and crisis management plans.
- →Provides education and assists veterans with the completion of VA Advance Directives.
- →Attends all appropriate staff meetings (interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, social work staff meetings, social work supervision, and other committees and workgroups, as appropriate) and performs other duties as required.
- →Collaborates in the performance improvement processes and complies with performance measures as required by the VA for their specific population and/or program.
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
- →When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →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.
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: 87596ef5-67da-4118-945c-62ee503b2e73
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