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Senior Social Worker

The Senior Social Worker is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center, as appropriate. The incumbent should be capable of practicing at the advanced level. This position will serve as Mental Health Treatment Coordinator for a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Team. The Senior Social Worker's duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members.
• Active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines and/or participate in discharge planning with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that discharge plans are executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate.
• Provide individual, family and group psychotherapy as appropriate.
• Provide consultation/education to Veterans and families on available services for Military Sexual Trauma.
• Act as a consultant and provide relevant training on Military Sexual Trauma to other staff members in the facility.
• Collect and manage data about Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma veteran at facility. Ensure compliance at local facility with VA and national standards of care.
• Provide consultation/education to Veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
• Act as a consultant to other team/staff members.
• Act as a liaison between VA and community resources, to include marketing and public relation duties as needed.
• Provide case management to Veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.
• Provide a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.
• Participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the service manager.
• Maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with Joint Commission, VA, and medical center policy and procedures.
• Attend all appropriate staff meetings (Social Work staff meetings, other committees as appropriate, etc.).
• Collaborate in the performance improvement processes and comply with performance measures as required by the VA for their specific population and/or program.
• Reports to the supervisor designated within the clinic or service in which working and/or Chief of Mental Health Service.
• Practices independently, using professional judgement and expertise to make decisions about services and treatment provided to Veterans and their significant others/family members.

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

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Rannetta.Evans@va.gov or William.Kendall@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Pay: 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).

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: Yes - Ad-hoc based on agency policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 30199-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

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