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Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 42 days ago
About the Role
The GS-11 Primary Care Clinic Social Worker assumes responsibility for the provision of social work services to veterans and their families receiving care at Salisbury VA Medical Center, one of its affiliated Health Care Centers or Community Based Outpatient Clinic primary care clinics and specialty clinics.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to: Incumbent is a professional social worker assigned to the SVAMC, HCC, or CBOC PCC or specialty clinics.
- →The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated biopsychosocial problems of veterans referred to the clinic social worker.
- →The incumbent completes brief biopsychosocial assessments and provides single session or short-term, solution focused counseling with individuals and families who may be in crisis; supportive counseling, case management and referral for resources and benefits.
- →The incumbent: Must have a high level of skill and expertise to establish effective therapeutic rapport with veterans/families referred by consultation, by self-referral, or by any member of the treatment team.
- →The incumbent is able to work independently with veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
- →Must independently complete psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of veterans and/or their families.
- →The incumbent must be able to utilize this assessment in facilitating the veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
- →Must actively participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and collaborate with veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of a veteran-centered treatment plan.
- →Must possess a working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- →Must collaborate with VAMC staff or community agencies to ensure continuity of health services for veterans in need of follow up care.
- →Incumbent will meet with veterans/family members as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate discharge plans are executed in a timely manner.
- →Must serve as a liaison between veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services.
- →This involves coordination of veteran and family involvement in the development of treatment plans.
- →Must possess knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling and/or supportive groups for veterans and families.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9cd61f6e-d007-444a-b15e-1649e665b195
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