Senior Social Worker

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

The Senior Social Worker will conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.

The incumbent evaluates the need for mental health services and makes appropriate referrals for individual, group marital and family treatment services.

The incumbent will conduct crisis management intervention to suicidal patients including conducting suicide risk assessments, referral to the appropriate level of care for continued mental health treatment, means reduction and the development of crisis management safety plans with patient input.

The incumbent will assist with coordinating the enhanced care which are required for a ninety-day period or longer for patients on the facility high risk for suicide flag.

The incumbent will participate in discharge planning with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that discharge plans include the appropriate follow for patients that are flagged high risk for suicide in a manner that is timely and appropriate.

The incumbent will provide consultation/education to patient's treatment team and facility administration to determine initiation and maintenance of the patient record high risk for suicide flag.

The incumbent responds to referrals from the Veterans Crisis Line.

The incumbent will act as liaison between VA and community resources, to include marketing and public relation duties as needed.

The incumbent will address advance directives, guardianships, organ donations, and applications for home care and extended care services in accordance with the standards of their work area.

The incumbent will provide clinical case management to Veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care. Provide support for the identification of Veterans at high risk for suicide and develops effective, evidence-based strategies for reducing the incidence of suicide.

The incumbent will provide a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which include case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.

The incumbent will coordinate treatment and communicate with the care lines to facilitate continuity of care for Veterans.

The incumbent will document social work interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing Electronic Health Records and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring of patient care.

Frequent travel may be required as part of providing suicide prevention social work case management services to suicidal service members and/or patients and their families, at locations such as CBOCs, community agencies or patient residences, etc. Such travel may require the incumbent to function without immediate supervision and consultation.

Must be able to provide supervision for licensure and social work student supervision.

The incumbent performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

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 #: 92212