Social Worker (PACT)

Job Title

Duties

Clinical Functions

• Skill and expertise in establishing and maintaining effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic and/or their families. Able to independently work with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal and psychosocial problems.
• Knowledge of the PACT team approach and the role of each health and allied health care team members as well as an understanding of the role of the social worker in the PACT model.
• Independently completes thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
• Actively participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals and interventions.
• Possesses a working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures.
• Facilitates action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner.
• Has an understanding of caregiver stressors, ability to conduct caregiver assessment and provide appropriate caregiver specific interventions.
• Possesses knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities and evidence-based practices as well as provide educational classes, and/or supportive groups for Veterans and families, including shared medical appointments.
• Provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and Advance Directives.
• Provides consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning and compliance with treatment.
• Maintains knowledge of Veteran's benefits and services, community resources, and process for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies.
• Possesses skills and knowledge to provide case management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care.
• Possesses and demonstrate ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds.

Administrative Functions

• Responsible for furthering one's own professional growth through continuing education and for ensuring continuing education appropriate to the area of assignment.
• Able to provide assistance with the orientation and learning of less experienced social workers.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and skill in the use of software applications for drafting documents and data management as well as other computer systems in use by the VHA.
• Able to maintain a level of productivity and quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment and consistent with Social Work standards, Joint Commission standards, and facility standards.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

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8AM - 4:30PM, Monday - Friday

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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

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Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

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Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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Ad-hoc only

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This is not a virtual position.