Social Worker - Post 9/11 Military to VA

Allied Health Professional

Major Duties:

• Contact Post-9/11 Service members and Veterans to complete screening and identify transitional needs.
• Use clinical tools, assessments, and treatment plans to determine case management needs and make referrals.
• Track and monitor seriously injured individuals in CMTRA and ensure proper transfers between VA facilities.
• Determine appropriate frequency of case management contacts using clinical judgment.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with VA and community stakeholders.
• Follow suicide-risk procedures, including completing required assessments, safety plans, and reports.
• Provide case management interventions with minimal supervision.
• Coordinate care during transitions from inpatient to outpatient status and resolve issues such as scheduling, authorizations, and resource needs.
• Complete and update comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, including ACORN screening.
• Adjust case management intensity based on clinical and psychosocial needs.
• Educate and support Service members, Veterans, and families navigating VHA and VBA services.
• Refer to VA and community programs as clinically indicated.
• Utilize crisis intervention techniques when needed.
• Educate Veterans and families on their VA point of contact.
• Develop partnerships with internal and external agencies (e.g., clinics, Vet Centers, VBA, SSA).
• Provide community education on VHA/VBA services through outreach events like Yellow Ribbon.
• Represent M2VA at facility, VISN, and VACO levels; participate in committees, projects, and boards.
• Serve as Lead Coordinator with CC&ICM to ensure coordinated care across settings and episodes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and share professional knowledge.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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) 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 as determined by the agency policy

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: PD55756-F and PD55757-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized