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Social Worker (Primary Care)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 68 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
- →This Social Worker position is in Social Work Service at the VA Healthcare Systems, located at the Jamaica Plain campus.
- →This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week.
- →The Primary Care Social Worker provides independent clinical social work services to eligible Veterans with complex medical, mental health, and psychosocial needs.
- →Clinical services include assessment, treatment planning, case management, crisis intervention, brief supportive/counseling, advocacy, consultation, and coordination of care with VA and community resources.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop to address psychosocial concerns.
- →Provide individual and clinical case management.
- →Coordinate services with interdisciplinary treatment teams, VA programs, and community agencies to ensure continuity of care.
- →Assist Veterans in addressing biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs to improve health outcomes.
- →Serve as a consultant to physicians, nurses, and other health care providers by providing psychosocial expertise to support patient care.
- →Educate Veterans and their families regarding VA benefits, community resources, and available support services.
- →Advocate on behalf of Veterans to facilitate access to appropriate treatment and community resources.
- →Maintain effective working relationships with Veterans, families, staff, and community partners while communicating effectively with individuals from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- →Develop and implement treatment plans for Veterans experiencing acute, chronic, or complex medical and mental health conditions.
- →Facilitate care coordination for Veterans from all wartime eras, ensuring appropriate referrals and follow-up services.
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: f7e99184-9ce9-4c5b-b6a0-fef42505f595
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