Social Worker (Caregiver Support Program Coordinator)

Job Title

Social Worker

Duties

The incumbent will conduct psychosocial assessments to determine the needs of veterans and family members.

The incumbent is an active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.

The incumbent will 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.

The incumbent will provide individual, family and group counseling as appropriate.

The incumbent will provide consultation/education to veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.

The incumbent will act as a consultant to other team/staff members.

The incumbent will provide consultation/education to medical residents on social work practice and VA policy and procedure.

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

The incumbent will provide case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.

The incumbent will 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 address Advance Directives and Organ Donation in accordance with the standards of their work area.

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

The incumbent will, as appropriate, supervise the practice of social work students, or a less experienced social worker.

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

The incumbent will participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the service manager.

The incumbent will maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with JCAHO, VA and medical center policy and procedures.

The incumbent will assist patients and their significant others with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness and death.

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

The incumbent will participate in a rotation of on-call social workers, including modification of tour of duty to accommodate patient care needs on weekends.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 0800 - 1630

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 09381-F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized