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Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 52 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
- →VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES 1.
- →Incumbent must be able to independently implement the recovery model of treatment.
- →The incumbent will carry a caseload and develop treatment plans, and will utilize the initial assessment to mutually develop treatment goals with the Veteran and guides the plan of care towards meeting those goals. 2.
- →Requires a high level understanding of treatment coordination and discharge planning, working within the VA system to assist Veteran in re-engaging in their community of choice upon discharge.
- →Provides ongoing treatment coordination services from admission until discharge coordinating closely with the entire treatment team. 3.
- →Provides treatment coordination to a caseload of Residential Veterans.
- →Daily group treatment coordination meetings for assigned caseload.
- →Meets individually with Veterans on assigned caseload a minimum of once every other week. 4.
- →Provision of a minimum of 5 group hours a week and supplemental individual sessions as needed and recommended by the treatment team. 5.
- →Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs. 6.
- →Independently identifies high-risk patients.
- →Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
- →Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures.
- →This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology. 7.
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: 365f4f8f-a9ee-41d4-bc52-58dd4bdf1d3a
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