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Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The primary purpose of the PACT Social Worker is: to provide care coordination and psychosocial services to Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Veterans. The incumbent independently works with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems utilizing social work clinical skills within the bounds of his /her privileges Organization/Department: VA North Texas Health Care System/Social Work Service
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Establishes and maintains effective relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic and/or their families.
- →Utilizes knowledge of the PACT team approach and the role of each health and allied health care team members including the role of the social worker in the PACT model.
- →Assures timely, appropriate, and patient-centered care is provided during each stage of care and facilitates transitions across VHA facilities and with community providers.
- →Utilizes a Whole Health Patient-Centered approach with the goal of empowering and equipping the Veteran to direct their own health and well-being and to live their life to the fullest.
- →Completes comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
- →Utilizes this assessment in facilitating the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
- →Assesses for signs, symptoms, and behaviors of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence when providing services to Veterans and caregivers and serves as a consultant regarding abuse, neglect, exploitation, and intimate partner violence to multidisciplinary team members.
- →Bases decisions on social work practice skills, professional judgment and the expertise regarding the Veteran's self-care capability, the family support system, the Veteran's health care needs and possible consequences.
- →Utilizes working knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses, substance abuse disorders, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- →Utilizes knowledge and understanding of caregiver stressors while conducting caregiver assessments and provides appropriate caregiver specific interventions.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 53865-F, 53866-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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: 733dac14-b7c7-4afe-9054-2c97b5d2a48b
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