Senior Social Worker -Women's Health Patient Aligned Care Team

Job Title

This position is located in Casper Wyoming VA Careers - Social Work

Duties

Interviews veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the veteran's functioning and health as part of a psychosocial assessment.

Acts as a consultant on topics related to women's mental health to other team/staff members and take a lead clinical role in case consultation.

Identifies targeted training needs specifically around gender specific mental health needs not limited to; menopause, infertility, eating disorders, postpartum.

Collaborates with the Intimate Partner Violence Coordinator, Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator, Women's Health Medical Director and Women's Veteran Program Manager.

Effectively uses professional skill, objectivity, and insight. Uses advanced clinical training, and experience to identify viable treatment options and makes appropriate referrals for care.

Serves veterans as inpatients or outpatients who often have severe crises, lack family or community support, frequently fail to comply with instructions and treatment, or have significant deficits in coping skills and require continuing professional psychological support.

Independently evaluates the client's situation, including the veteran's reaction and ability to deal with it, and arrives at a reasoned conclusion.

Assesses serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness, catastrophic medical conditions, dementia and other high-risk diagnoses.

On an inpatient/outpatient basis, finds a suitable means of treatment to help veterans and/or significant others cope with stressful situations

Develops psychosocial treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team members, including goals for treatment.

Provides independent consultation and makes recommendations to interdisciplinary team on course of treatment.

Participates in professional peer review, case conferences, or other organized means.

Provides clinical services to veterans and family members/significant others in support of the veteran's treatment.

Provides individual and group counseling services, including psychotherapy in some settings.

PACT services include assisting Veterans with Digital Divide/Telehealth issues.

Coordinates care and services with resources and service-lines in the Sheridan VA HCS and in the community.

Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with employees, volunteers, consumers and stakeholders within the VA and outside community agencies.

Collaborates in the performance improvement processes and comply with performance measures as required by the VHA and for Social Work Service.

Completes the continuing education hours need for maintaining Professional Licensure.

Demonstrates professional behavior that conforms to VA regulations and policy, State and Federal laws, and ethical codes of appropriate professional social work accrediting organizations.

May provide clinical supervision to various disciplines and levels of training, including trainees seeking licensure.

Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staffs of units to which assigned.

Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate

Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces.

Actively participates in leadership roles on local, state, and national professional organizations.

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 4 pm

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)

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

This position is authorized for telework - situational (ad hoc) and has NOT been authorized as virtual or remote.

Functional Statement #

59968-O

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not authorized