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Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - PACT/Spinal Cord Injury
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Lincoln, NE $93K – $120K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Social Work ENFJESFJINFJINFP OperationsHealthcare
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The Incumbent is responsible for the professional and administrative management of the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) program and the PACT Clinic. The incumbent is responsible for dedicating 50% of their time to clinical care in PACT and 50% to program coordination duties and clinical care in the SCI Clinic. The incumbent provides veterans with high quality case management, clinical treatment, advocacy, and coordinates linkage with appropriate VA and community service providers.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Acquires appropriate knowledge concerning spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders and care giver issues.
- →Provides referrals for appropriate VA and community resources.
- →Provides or refers for appropriate psychosocial interventions including counseling for such issues as adjustment to illness for Veteran and families, grief and emotional issues related to disorders.
- →Develops, implements and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriate utilization of services.
- →Provides specialized case management services to the specialized populations.
- →Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills.
- →Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
- →Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
- →Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
- →Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.
- →Actively participates in the treatment planning, goal setting, interdisciplinary meetings regarding patient care.
- →Evaluates the need for mental health services and make referrals as appropriate.
- →Provides consultation/education to Veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
- →Acts as a consultant to other team/staff members.
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.
- ✓NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position.
- ✓For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 909336c4-c40c-47f3-ba24-b2e9fb0e24ad
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