Social Worker (Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program) - EDRP Authorized

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include - but aren't limited to: Provide direct services to Veterans residing in the residential rehabilitation program - including those in substance use and homeless domiciliary programs
• Coordinate care activities such as groups - case management - passes - patient education - interdisciplinary activities - treatment planning - and discharge planning
• Complete psychosocial screening and assessment in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team - Veterans - and family members or significant others
• Identify Veterans' strengths - limitations - internal and external supports - service needs - functional status - and safety needs
• Provide referrals - consults - and education related to VA programs - community resources - entitlements - and services
• Advocate for Veterans and families when in their best interest - while encouraging Veterans to advocate for themselves
• Provide supportive counseling to Veterans and families - including education on addiction and recovery support
• Document Veteran and family contacts in the electronic record using appropriate formats and templates
• Maintain working relationships with VA staff - volunteers - consumers - stakeholders - and community agencies
• Follow procedures for suicide-risk evaluation and mitigation - including C-SSRS - Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation - Safety Plans - and SBOR when clinically indicated
• GS-9 level duties include Perform duties under supervision and discuss clinical decisions with the clinical supervisor
• Assist with psychosocial assessment - treatment planning - and discharge planning
• Contribute to treatment plan development and achievable goal setting with Veterans - families - significant others - and program staff
• Facilitate rapid assessments and crisis management planning under clinical supervision
• Attend team meetings - supervision meetings - staff meetings - committees - and workgroups as appropriate
• GS-11 level duties include Independently formulate and implement treatment plans with measurable - achievable goals based on Veterans' needs - strengths - weaknesses - coping skills - and psychosocial acuity
• Make rapid assessments and develop crisis management plans using available resources and program protocols
• Provide consultation to interdisciplinary staff - new social workers - graduate students - and other staff regarding psychosocial needs and treatment compliance
• Support program planning - evaluation - modification - and maintenance of statistical data
• Serve on facility - VISN - or community committees - workgroups - and task forces as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm 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 [email protected] - 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: Available - ad-hoc only - as determined by the agency policy
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 55641-F - 55642-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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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.

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