Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Job Title

VA Careers - Social Work

Major Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Develops appropriate treatment plans.
• Provides clinical services to clients. Authorizes benefits, gives advice, guidance, emotional support and other assistances.
• Regularly treats through counseling or referral, patients with serious problems.
• Employs casework methods and techniques to maintain a therapeutic relationship that will help the client work towards the best way of dealing with/her problems.
• Monitors patients progress, maintains comprehensive case documentation, ensures expert diagnosis and treatment of clinical disorders, and shows competent discretion in decision to adjust treatment.
• Explains patient's treatment and progress towards rehabilitation to third parties with jurisdiction, remaining unbiased in the presentation even through the consequences are far-reaching and potentially permanent.
• Provides professional services to individuals or families or individuals whose immediate situation creates more stress then they can deal with effectively.
• Enters appropriate consults within the Electronic Health Record and follows the Community Care Field Guide Book for consult management.
• Collaborate with Network Agencies for care coordination.
• Work with Community Care Administrative staff for authorization efficiency.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM Telework: Not available

Virtual

This is not a virtual position.

Financial Disclosure Report

Not required