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Senior Social Worker has experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included a clinical examination. The advanced practice social worker can be further differentiated from the independent practice social worker by the incumbent's ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, provide consultation and guidance to colleagues on complex clinical matters, model effective social work practice skills, teach or provide orientation to less experienced social workers, and develop innovations in practice interventions.
The Senior Social Worker has subject matter expertise in the Women's Health, eating disorders, ambulatory care and integrated healthcare. Incumbent requires training in providing services and support for women veterans regarding eating disorders. The incumbent in this position will require a high degree of clinical knowledge and experience dealing with highly complex health or mental health problems, adjustment to loss, social drivers of health care, elder abuse, self-neglect, dual diagnosis, intimate partner violence, substance use and other factors. The Senior Social Worker has advanced practice skills to provide specialty care for complex, unique needs of woman veterans and gender-based care, as well as to provide consultation on complex cases and disposition issues to other social workers and to interdisciplinary staff.
Incumbent will be able to provide insight and guidance to staff working throughout the medical center as well as assist in system changes to best meet the needs of the medical center and the patient.
The incumbent performs specialized interventions in the treatment of veterans enrolled in the WHC. The incumbent incorporates case management, psychosocial assessments and psychiatric diagnoses within approved scope of practice.
Incumbent will serve as a resource to patients seeking psychosocial support, including options and education.
Incumbent screens each patient for advance directives, provides education and assists with completion of documents or changes to documents. Screenings and documentation will be completed as specified by the policy for the assigned work area. Incumbent has advanced goals of care discussions with team, patient and family as needed and as appropriate within scope. Assists with identifying decision makers in absence of advance directives.
The incumbent is able to provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions used in the treatment of veterans with eating disorders, as well as co-occurring disorders and other serious medical concerns.
The incumbent develops, implements, and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and family members. The incumbent develops, promotes and maintains ongoing cooperative relationships with community, civic, academic, legal, social services and health care organizations. The incumbent serves as a primary source for information for staff and maintains resources to assist other team members.
The incumbent provides clinical guidance on complex psychosocial matters and offers consultation to colleagues on the psychosocial needs of patients. The Senior Social Worker models effective social work practice skills. Independently provides consultation services to medical center staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans, the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
Incumbent serves as a mentor to new staff who join the WHC SW team and provides orientation to social workers throughout service on role of WHC social workers at JBVAMC.
The Outpatient Senior Social Worker acts as a Training Instructor or Preceptor for students accepted within the SWS- Health Profession Trainee Program.
The incumbent participates on service, medical center, community or VHA committees as needed to relating to eating disorders, treatment and social work. Provides insight on processes, policies, and external factors that affect patient outcomes based on experience and expertise in social work field.
Required: LCSW
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact Eva.Gennara@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.Learn more
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Senior Social Worker has experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included a clinical examination. The advanced practice social worker can be further differentiated from the independent practice social worker by the incumbent's ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, provide consultation and guidance to colleagues on complex clinical matters, model effective social work practice skills, teach or provide orientation to less experienced social workers, and develop innovations in practice interventions.
The Senior Social Worker has subject matter expertise in the Women's Health, eating disorders, ambulatory care and integrated healthcare. Incumbent requires training in providing services and support for women veterans regarding eating disorders. The incumbent in this position will require a high degree of clinical knowledge and experience dealing with highly complex health or mental health problems, adjustment to loss, social drivers of health care, elder abuse, self-neglect, dual diagnosis, intimate partner violence, substance use and other factors. The Senior Social Worker has advanced practice skills to provide specialty care for complex, unique needs of woman veterans and gender-based care, as well as to provide consultation on complex cases and disposition issues to other social workers and to interdisciplinary staff.
Incumbent will be able to provide insight and guidance to staff working throughout the medical center as well as assist in system changes to best meet the needs of the medical center and the patient.
The incumbent performs specialized interventions in the treatment of veterans enrolled in the WHC. The incumbent incorporates case management, psychosocial assessments and psychiatric diagnoses within approved scope of practice.
Incumbent will serve as a resource to patients seeking psychosocial support, including options and education.
Incumbent screens each patient for advance directives, provides education and assists with completion of documents or changes to documents. Screenings and documentation will be completed as specified by the policy for the assigned work area. Incumbent has advanced goals of care discussions with team, patient and family as needed and as appropriate within scope. Assists with identifying decision makers in absence of advance directives.
The incumbent is able to provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions used in the treatment of veterans with eating disorders, as well as co-occurring disorders and other serious medical concerns.
The incumbent develops, implements, and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and family members. The incumbent develops, promotes and maintains ongoing cooperative relationships with community, civic, academic, legal, social services and health care organizations. The incumbent serves as a primary source for information for staff and maintains resources to assist other team members.
The incumbent provides clinical guidance on complex psychosocial matters and offers consultation to colleagues on the psychosocial needs of patients. The Senior Social Worker models effective social work practice skills. Independently provides consultation services to medical center staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans, the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
Incumbent serves as a mentor to new staff who join the WHC SW team and provides orientation to social workers throughout service on role of WHC social workers at JBVAMC.
The Outpatient Senior Social Worker acts as a Training Instructor or Preceptor for students accepted within the SWS- Health Profession Trainee Program.
The incumbent participates on service, medical center, community or VHA committees as needed to relating to eating disorders, treatment and social work. Provides insight on processes, policies, and external factors that affect patient outcomes based on experience and expertise in social work field.
Required: LCSW
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact Eva.Gennara@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.Learn more
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Duties include but are not limited to:
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Duties include but are not limited to:
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Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified individual.
This vacancy will remain open until filled. The first cut-off cate is 10/12/2023. Additional applicants will be referred as needed. (NOTE: Applications expire after 90 days. Please update application thru USAJobs if you wish to be reconsidered.)
The Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Senior Social Worker serves as a Co-located Collaborative Care (CCC) behavioral health consultant and provides direct care to the Primary Care to the Veteran population at the El Paso VHA.
PCMHI is a component of the interdisciplinary Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The PCMHI Senior Social Worker provides brief, evidence-based interventions, education, and consultation services to Veterans, Primary Care Providers (PCPs), and allied PACT members. The PCMHI Senior Social Worker works collaboratively within PACT to promote prevention, early identification, and treatment of most mild to moderate behavioral health and health behavior concerns as part of routine primary care. PCMHI visits are brief (generally, 30 minutes or less), limited in number (1-6 visits), and structured so that the patient views meeting with the behavioral health provider as a routine primary care service. PCMHI Senior Social Workers integrate their practice into the fast-paced primary care clinic, engaging in a variety of team based activities, including huddles, case review, consultation, and education. Direct service delivery occurs via brief, focused interventions for up to 8-10 patients daily, with a large percentage of those being seen via warm handoff within PACT to ensure same-day access. The PCMHI Senior Social Worker aids in the clinical program development by providing input into the program effectiveness for modification of service patterns. The PCMHI Senior Social Worker may be assigned to work with special Veteran populations with highly complex health or mental health problems.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact VISN17EDRP2@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified individual.
This vacancy will remain open until filled. The first cut-off cate is 10/12/2023. Additional applicants will be referred as needed. (NOTE: Applications expire after 90 days. Please update application thru USAJobs if you wish to be reconsidered.)
The Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Senior Social Worker serves as a Co-located Collaborative Care (CCC) behavioral health consultant and provides direct care to the Primary Care to the Veteran population at the El Paso VHA.
PCMHI is a component of the interdisciplinary Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The PCMHI Senior Social Worker provides brief, evidence-based interventions, education, and consultation services to Veterans, Primary Care Providers (PCPs), and allied PACT members. The PCMHI Senior Social Worker works collaboratively within PACT to promote prevention, early identification, and treatment of most mild to moderate behavioral health and health behavior concerns as part of routine primary care. PCMHI visits are brief (generally, 30 minutes or less), limited in number (1-6 visits), and structured so that the patient views meeting with the behavioral health provider as a routine primary care service. PCMHI Senior Social Workers integrate their practice into the fast-paced primary care clinic, engaging in a variety of team based activities, including huddles, case review, consultation, and education. Direct service delivery occurs via brief, focused interventions for up to 8-10 patients daily, with a large percentage of those being seen via warm handoff within PACT to ensure same-day access. The PCMHI Senior Social Worker aids in the clinical program development by providing input into the program effectiveness for modification of service patterns. The PCMHI Senior Social Worker may be assigned to work with special Veteran populations with highly complex health or mental health problems.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact VISN17EDRP2@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Reproductive Health services are a growing component of the Orlando VA HCS Women's Health programming. The goal of the program is to ensure women Veterans have access to optimal reproductive health services across the life cycle. Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. During childbearing years, women require health services that address menstrual health, family planning and contraception, maternity and newborn care and infertility. As women enter the menopausal years, their reproductive health needs also need to be addressed. The Reproductive Health Senior Social Worker serves as a member of the Reproductive Health interdisciplinary care team in collaboration with the Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs) to address the physical, behavioral, and emotional aspects of health care needs of our Women Veterans. Together the team actively works to develop a collaborative, patient-directed treatment plan. Some of the duties include, but are not limited to;
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Senior Social Worker major duties include but not limited to:
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The Senior Social Worker (HUDVASH) within Social Work Services at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center provides outreach to local shelters and community agencies to identify Veterans who may be eligible for HUDVASH, housing services to create a network of landlords in rural areas, clinical consultation to HUDVASH staff, overall program support and oversight, and case management and supportive interventions to Veteran patients who may have health, mental, and/or substance use disorders and are participating in the HUDVASH process. Serves as a practitioner in this specialty at the facility and provides direct patient care services in the program area.
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program is a collaborative effort, supported through HUD Section 8 rental assistance vouchers and VA's provision of intensive case management services. The primary goal of HUDVASH is to move Veterans and their families out of chronic homelessness. The primary component of the program is VA case management services, designed to improve Veteran's health and mental health, enhancing their ability to remain stable, housed and community integrated.
The GS-12 social worker is capable of practicing independently at the advanced level and has specialized knowledge of practice related to housing case management and homelessness as well as Veteran populations with highly complex health, mental health, and substance abuse problems requiring expert level of psychosocial interventions.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Telework: Adhoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
NPI/Taxonomy code: Required; must be eligible for an NPI number as a condition of employment
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The Health Care for Homeless Veterans is located in Social Work Service Homeless Program Department, VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno, CA.
The central goal of HCHV programs is to reduce homelessness among Veterans by engaging and connecting homeless Veterans with healthcare and other needed services. HCHV programs target chronically homeless Veterans, especially those with serious mental health diagnoses and/or substance use disorders, and provide outreach, case management and community based residential services to ensure that Veterans have access to programs that provide quality housing and services that meet the needs of these special populations.
HCHV staff conduct outreach to identify homeless Veterans encountered in encampments, shelters, drop-in centers, and other community locations. The intent of outreach is to provide Veterans with information on resources such as housing assistance, medical and psychiatric inpatient and outpatient treatment programs, other community-based residential programs or social services and encourage Veterans to participate in the assessment of and engagement with these services. HCHV works to lower barriers and maintain easy access for Veterans to receive services in VA and the community.
The goal of HCHV case management is to reach and engage all homeless Veterans who are disconnected or under-connected to critical medical and mental health services, community support and most importantly appropriate housing interventions with a significant emphasis on those Veterans who are unsheltered and most vulnerable.
HCHV is the lead program within the national Homeless Program Office for VA's Coordinated Entry Initiative which provides guidance to V AMCs regarding their roles and responsibilities in each of their local Continuums of Care (CoC) and CoC's coordinated entry systems.
Work Schedule: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:570-2403
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
This is an open continuous announcement with applicants being referred to the hiring manager every three weeks.
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To provide services to the veteran population enrolled at the Lexington VA Medical Center. Services include provision of high-quality case management, clinical treatment, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers / agencies as needed by the Veteran. Management, coordination and provision of social work services to veteran and their families in inpatient, outpatient and community settings. Responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center as appropriate. Capable of practicing at
the advanced level and has specialized knowledge of Military Sexual Trauma. Incumbent should have at least one year in an area of specialized social work practice and licensed or hold certification in a state at the independent practice level.
The incumbent will perform the following duties, to include but not limited to:
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The major duties and responsibilities include but is not limited to:
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Senior Social Workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included a clinical examination. The advanced practice social worker can be further differentiated from the independent practice social worker by the incumbent's ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, provide consultation and guidance to colleagues, role model effective social work practice skills, teach or provide orientation to less experienced social workers, and develop innovations in practice interventions.
The Senior Social Worker contributes to the administrative functions of the clinical program assigned and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns. The Senior Social Worker may be assigned to work with special patient populations with highly complex health or mental health problems.
The incumbent performs specialized treatment of complex mental illness, requiring outpatient mental health services. The incumbent incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved scope of practice.
The incumbent is dedicated to the comprehensive outpatient dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program. The incumbent facilitates the growth, quality, and outcomes of DBT services on campus by: providing initial program screenings and assessments; conducting weekly individual DBT sessions and co-leading DBT skills training groups; offering patient phone coaching and case management; facilitating measurement-based care, program evaluation, and program improvement efforts; participating in a weekly DBT consultation team; and providing education and consultation to other programs and disciplines. Clinical services are provided in-person and through tele-health technologies, when appropriate.
The incumbent develops, implements, and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and his or her family members. Gathering information from internal and external colleagues and insuring accessibility to staff.
The incumbent provides clinical leadership and offers consultation to colleagues on the psychosocial treatment of patients receiving outpatient mental health treatment. The Senior Social Worker renders his or her professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills.
The incumbent demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in mental health treatment modalities.
The Outpatient Senior Social Worker may act as a Field Work Instructor or Preceptor for students accepted within the Student Training Program. He or she is an active member or chairperson of a Social Work Service committee.
The incumbent provides support to the Supervisory Social Worker, through consultation and mentoring to assure that data is accurately reported and entered for Decision Support System (DSS) purposes. The incumbent also provides support to the data management processes by training and consulting with inpatient social workers on accurate data entry.
The incumbent willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
Telework: Limited telework may be authorized
Compressed/Flexible: Yes, based on clinic needs
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact Eva.Gennara@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.Learn more
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Senior Social Workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included a clinical examination. The advanced practice social worker can be further differentiated from the independent practice social worker by the incumbent's ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, provide consultation and guidance to colleagues, role model effective social work practice skills, teach or provide orientation to less experienced social workers, and develop innovations in practice interventions.
The Senior Social Worker contributes to the administrative functions of the clinical program assigned and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns. The Senior Social Worker may be assigned to work with special patient populations with highly complex health or mental health problems.
The incumbent performs specialized treatment of complex mental illness, requiring outpatient mental health services. The incumbent incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved scope of practice.
The incumbent is dedicated to the comprehensive outpatient dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program. The incumbent facilitates the growth, quality, and outcomes of DBT services on campus by: providing initial program screenings and assessments; conducting weekly individual DBT sessions and co-leading DBT skills training groups; offering patient phone coaching and case management; facilitating measurement-based care, program evaluation, and program improvement efforts; participating in a weekly DBT consultation team; and providing education and consultation to other programs and disciplines. Clinical services are provided in-person and through tele-health technologies, when appropriate.
The incumbent develops, implements, and maintains methods for accessing internal and external resources for veterans and his or her family members. Gathering information from internal and external colleagues and insuring accessibility to staff.
The incumbent provides clinical leadership and offers consultation to colleagues on the psychosocial treatment of patients receiving outpatient mental health treatment. The Senior Social Worker renders his or her professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills.
The incumbent demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in mental health treatment modalities.
The Outpatient Senior Social Worker may act as a Field Work Instructor or Preceptor for students accepted within the Student Training Program. He or she is an active member or chairperson of a Social Work Service committee.
The incumbent provides support to the Supervisory Social Worker, through consultation and mentoring to assure that data is accurately reported and entered for Decision Support System (DSS) purposes. The incumbent also provides support to the data management processes by training and consulting with inpatient social workers on accurate data entry.
The incumbent willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or customer needs.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
Telework: Limited telework may be authorized
Compressed/Flexible: Yes, based on clinic needs
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Contact Eva.Gennara@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.Learn more
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.
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The Caregiver Support Program (CSP) Senior Social Worker Caregiver Support is assigned to the CSP with responsibility to act as a subject matter expert (SME) within the CSP team. The incumbent has primary responsibilities to provide clinical evidence-based services and interventions; program development; caregiver, Veteran and staff education on caregiver issues; community outreach; resource development; continuous quality improvement activities; and evaluation/consultation. In addition, the incumbent must be a skilled communicator capable of developing effective partnerships with local, state and federal agencies as well as non-governmental organizations.
The incumbent is responsible for clinical programming and daily operations of the program in conjunction with the program coordinator and manager. Prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.
The incumbent demonstrates skill in communication and can develop positive, effective relationships with all CSP stakeholders including Veterans, caregivers, local, state, and federal agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations. They provide referrals to VA medical and mental health treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs. If appropriate, they provide referrals or consults, and in some cases facilitate direct admission of a Veteran to other VA programs including but not limited to the Community Residential Care Program, Respite Program, Community Health Care Coordination Program, Hospice, Home Based Primary Care, Telehealth, and the Community Nursing Home Program. They are responsible for serving as a consultant for navigating the complex processes caregivers, Veterans, and their families encounter when interacting with government and community agencies. The incumbent stays informed regarding current federal and state legislation directed at assisting caregivers to continue to provide caregiving in an environment that is safe for both themselves and the Veteran. They serve as a liaison between the VA and community agencies. They participate in caregiver support activities in the local community and state to promote and recognize the role of the caregiver and participates on state and local caregiver support committees.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Title/Functional Statement #:Senior Social Worker (Caregiver Support)
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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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