Senior Social Worker

Geriatrics Senior Social Worker

The Geriatrics Senior Social Worker may be assigned administrative responsibility for clinical program development and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns. Assignments may include clinical settings where they have limited access to onsite supervision such as CBOCs or satellite outpatient clinics. The senior social worker collaborates with the other members of the treatment team in the provision of comprehensive health care services to Veterans, ensures equity of access, service, and benefits to this population, ensures the care provided is of the highest quality.

Major Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Participate in the development, evaluation, and communication of standards, policies, and procedures, and plans of care for the Geriatrics programs including Dementia care.
• Educate medical center colleagues and/or students regarding the various Geriatrics programs and services and assist with dissemination of information to other VA facilities and community partners.
• Evaluate Geriatrics and Dementia care practices using relevant VA statutes and VHA regulations and take action to improve identified deficiencies.
• The social worker is responsible for and will track Geriatrics and Dementia care program assessments, consults, authorizations, statistics, data management, identify significant findings, problem solve, complete documentation reports pertaining to caseloads, productivity, and trainings.
• Provide Veterans and their caregiver's ongoing supportive counseling to deal with the psychosocial impact of coping with chronic/disabling illness(es), onset of catastrophic illness and/or dying, and need for non-institutional or institutional services as needed during the Veteran's management in the Geriatrics program and services.
• Will willingly accept additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet Geriatrics and Extended Care service goals, program goals and/or customer needs.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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: Ad-Hoc only

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 10919-F