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Social Worker (Substance Use Disorder)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 36 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
- →Duties include but limited to: Interviews and conducts biopsychosocial assessments to establish veteran's treatment needs, presenting problems, and provide a clinical impression.
- →Interprets and explains VA's treatment following the completion of a biopsychosocial assessment whereby levels of services are determined.
- →Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment identifying needs and strengths.
- →Effectively uses professional skill, objectivity, and insight.
- →Uses advanced clinical training, insight, and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options.
- →Makes rapid assessments and develops crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs.
- →In the event of an alleged abuse case, medical or psychiatric emergency, the medical center policy will be followed.
- →The incumbent ensures that the interdisciplinary team is kept informed of any concerns with the patient and/or caregiver.
- →Assesses high risk factors, acuity and need for services.
- →The Social Worker interprets and explains VA treatment and benefit programs.
- →The social worker reviews assessments completed by others, and obtains missing information from providers, patients, and medical records.
- →Develop a treatment plan with the veteran based on this assessment.
- →Provides psychoeducation and clinical feedback regarding symptoms of the mental health condition to patients served.
- →Engages patient and family education, engage client advocacy, engage mandatory reporting (abuse, neglect, or exploitation), engage suicide assessment, crisis intervention, and safety planning.
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 evaluation/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: 41423b38-4077-473d-bb5a-813bfd0dff4f
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