Senior Social Worker-Multi Program Social Worker

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Duties

Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Conducts assessments with focus on the identified referral need, triages patient needs appropriately and develops treatment plan based on assessment. These assessments may include biopsychosocial assessments, cognitive and behavioral assessment, brief crisis assessment, and brief diagnostic assessments.
• Offers consultation to interdisciplinary colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in specialty areas, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family, and significant others. Including collateral assignments working collaboratively within medical/surgical/in-patient and mental health settings as assigned.
• Develops and consults on the treatment plan with interdisciplinary teams, setting achievable treatment goals with the Veteran/family and providing behavioral health care utilizing advanced clinical judgment to determine the appropriate treatment intervention for the Veteran and their loved ones.
• Promotes Whole health, preventing illness, aiding with adaptive coping. Treatments include evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health/behavioral health conditions as indicated. Psychotherapeutic interventions are based on episodes of care model.
• Provides clinical interventions independently and in various VA and community settings.
• Provides services after hours and on weekends on a flexible schedule.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with Veterans and their loved ones through engagement, rapport building, instilling hope, and offering support.
• Utilizes advanced clinical training, insight, and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options.
• Provides explanation of different treatment options/levels of care available and why one treatment option/level of care may be more beneficial to the Veteran and their loved ones than another.
• Utilizes advanced clinical skills and training to provide interventions to Veterans considered a high risk population and their loved ones. Educate these Veterans and their loved ones about communication skills and problem-solving skills in an effort to prevent relapse and reduce recidivism rates.
• Has knowledge of VA and community resources and provide the veteran and their loved one with referrals to services as needed.
• Works collaboratively with other programs and disciplines to promote continuity of care while providing treatment interventions in conjunction with other services the Veteran may be receiving.
• Facilitates group psychotherapy and evidenced based practices, make appropriate referrals.
• Collaborates with Medical Center staff on projects to improve patient care and resolving problems that might negatively impact patient care.
• Provides coverage as needed to address consults for MST/Family Services and on occasion IPVAP.
• Serves as a consultant to various treatment teams within Mental Health Service, Social Work Service, Primary Care, Medicine Services and other programs regarding Veteran issues and treatment options.
• Provides education and training on various evidence-based treatment practices.
• Participates in the writing of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines.
• Utilizes outcome evaluations to further treatment and designs systems changes based on empirical findings.
• Provides supervision for MSW seeking independent licensure or specialty certifications.
• Duties may include supervising and mentoring social work students and interns as assigned.
• Demonstrates accountability and responsibility for professional development by keeping abreast of current research in MST, families and couples therapy, and mental illness.
• Adheres to the ethical and professional standards of the National Association of Social Workers, VHA, and other statues.
• Maintains professional standards of practice.
• Completes other clinical and collateral duties as assigned by Special Services Division Director.

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

Telework: Not eligible

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 92918A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized