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Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 days ago
About the Role
The Residential Social Worker is responsible for individual and group therapy and case management for Veteran patients on one of three VAMHCS residential programs, but primarily the Domiciliary. The Perry Point residential treatment programs include a homeless Domiciliary, a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Residential Treatment Program (PRRTP), and a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Residential Treatment Program (SARRTP).
What You'll Do
- →DUTIES: The Residential Social Worker is responsible for individual and group therapy and case management for Veteran patients on one of three VAMHCS residential programs, but primarily the Domiciliary.
- →The Perry Point residential treatment programs include a homeless Domiciliary, a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Residential Treatment Program (PRRTP), and a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Residential Treatment Program (SARRTP).
- →Incumbent performs specialized treatment of complex physical and/or mental illness, incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnosis within approved boundaries of clinical privileges and scope of practice.
- →Training and proficiency in Evidence Based Psychotherapies relevant to patients living with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; facilitates individual and group therapy.
- →Use of evidence based tools to measure treatment effectiveness and guide treatment Incumbent provides case management services, which may include referrals for housing, transportation, and/or food, to assist unhoused and/or unemployed person's in improving long term functioning and outcomes.
- →Assists with local, State and Federal benefits and assists with applications as necessary.
- →Schedules discharge appointments and coordinates transportation.
- →Incumbent will network both internally and externally to the facility and coordinate community-based services as may be necessary; this may include information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
- →Social Worker may transport Veteran patient in the community for discharge planning purposes.
- →Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families.
- →Incumbent will complete appropriate suicide screens, assessments, and safety plans.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday. 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: ADHOC ONLY Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 26241-F VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
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: f30eec4d-a8e7-494f-9d6f-758e6db7429d
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