Senior Social Worker-HUD/VASH

Summary

The HUD-VASH program - a partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Depart of Veterans Affairs - is a clinical case management program for chronically homeless Veterans aimed at providing psychosocial services to Veterans who acquire permanent housing through HUD's Section 8 voucher system. Functions as a Case Manager for the HUD/VASH Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program located at various sites within the SF VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) catchment area.

Duties

• This position as the Senior Social Worker-HUD/VASH at GS12 grade level is responsible but not limited to as followings: 1) To be the clinical case manager for a caseload of Veterans admitted into the HUD-VASH program - working with a multi-disciplinary team to assist the Veteran to secure and maintain permanent housing
• 2) To determine the stage of case management for each Veteran and confirm that the multi-disciplinary team is meeting face to face with the Veteran at the frequency required by the given stage
• the incumbent understands that these face to face meetings should take place in Veteran's residence unless otherwise indicated
• 3) To ensure that the team's interventions adhere to the treatment plan created with the Veteran
• 4) To complete the other documentation requirements of the HUD-VASH program - including psychosocial assessments - HOMES database updates - measurement based care tracking - pain - nutrition - and suicide screenings
• 5) To submit paperwork to place psychiatric holds on Veterans when indicated as certified by the county where they are assigned cases - 6) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
• This includes individual - group - and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management
• 7) Has the ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• 8) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
• 9) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
• 10) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery
• 11) Must be able to provide supervision
• this is not necessarily part of the assigned duties but could be as needed by agency need and/or incumbent interest
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm or as determined by the hiring supervisor Driver License Requirement: This position is required to travel up to 76%
• A Current and Valid CA Driver License with good standing is required
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.