Social Worker

Job Title

Job duties and responsibilities include:

Conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members. The incumbent has skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society, and culture.

Active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines. The incumbent has knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures (e.g., acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan.

Participate in discharge planning with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that discharge plans are executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate.

Provide individual, family and group counseling as appropriate. The incumbent has skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals. This requires judgement and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques. Has the ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment pan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.

Provide consultation and education to Veterans and families on community resources, advance directives, and VA benefits.

Act as a consultant to other team/staff members.

Provide consultation and education to medical students on social work practice and VA policy and procedure. The incumbent provides consultation services to new social workers, social work graduate students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problem on health care and compliance with treatment. Ability to provide orientation and coaching to new social workers and social work graduate students. Ability to serve as a field instructor for social work graduate students who are completing VHA field placements.

Act as a liaison between VA and community resources, to include marketing and public relation duties as needed.

Provide case management to Veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.

Provide a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management, and other services as appropriate.

The incumbent will provide wellness and prevention education and facilitate Veteran and family support groups as appropriate.

Maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with Joint Commission, VA and medical center policy and procedures.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, staff, and representatives of community agencies. Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.

Other duties, as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Some weekends and rotating holidays.

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

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: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: GS-9: 30392-F GS-11:30393-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.