Senior Social Worker

Department of Veterans Affairs•Lebanon, PA

47d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Senior Social Worker practices in the Behavioral Health & Sciences (BH&S) clinical settings to provide mental health services as the licensed clinical social worker. In this position the duties may include serving as the case/care manager and psychotherapist to a patient population with highly complex health and mental health problems. The Senior Social Worker is assigned to work within an interdisciplinary team to provide these services ensuring Veterans timely access to mental health and psychosocial services. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Conducting psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family. Serving as an active participant in interdisciplinary treatment planning, to include creation and review of treatment plans, as needed. Participating in interdisciplinary discharge planning, as needed, and ensure that discharge plans are executed in a timely and appropriate manner. Providing individual, family, and group counseling as needed. Providing consultation and education services to Veterans and families regarding community resources, advance directives, and VA benefits. Acting as a consultant for interdisciplinary team members. Providing consultation and education to medical residents, interns, and other VAMC personnel regarding social work practice and associated VA policies and procedures. Acting as a marketing and public relations liaison for VA and community resources. Providing case management to Veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum and course of care. Providing the full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of practice, including: case work; individual, family, and group counseling; discharge planning; case management; and other needed services. Addressing Advance Directives and Organ Donation in accordance with VAMC standards. Providing wellness/prevention education and associated support groups. Coordinating treatment and communicate with care lines about continuity of care. Provide guidance and mentoring for social work interns/students and less experienced social workers. Participating in committees as assigned. Maintaining data and statistics to comply with Joint Commission, VHA, and VAMC policies and procedures. Help as needed to prepare for associated reviews and surveys. Helping patients and significant others cope and deal with the psychosocial issues and the loss and grief associated with disability, terminal illness, and death. Documenting social work interventions and activities in each patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring patient care. Participating in a rotation of on-call social workers, including modification of tour of duty to accommodate patient care needs on weekends, as needed. Performs additional duties as assigned

Responsibilities

Conducting psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family.
Serving as an active participant in interdisciplinary treatment planning, to include creation and review of treatment plans, as needed.
Participating in interdisciplinary discharge planning, as needed, and ensure that discharge plans are executed in a timely and appropriate manner.
Providing individual, family, and group counseling as needed.
Providing consultation and education services to Veterans and families regarding community resources, advance directives, and VA benefits.
Acting as a consultant for interdisciplinary team members.
Providing consultation and education to medical residents, interns, and other VAMC personnel regarding social work practice and associated VA policies and procedures.
Acting as a marketing and public relations liaison for VA and community resources.
Providing case management to Veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum and course of care.
Providing the full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of practice, including: case work; individual, family, and group counseling; discharge planning; case management; and other needed services.
Addressing Advance Directives and Organ Donation in accordance with VAMC standards.
Providing wellness/prevention education and associated support groups.
Coordinating treatment and communicate with care lines about continuity of care.
Provide guidance and mentoring for social work interns/students and less experienced social workers.
Participating in committees as assigned.
Maintaining data and statistics to comply with Joint Commission, VHA, and VAMC policies and procedures. Help as needed to prepare for associated reviews and surveys.
Helping patients and significant others cope and deal with the psychosocial issues and the loss and grief associated with disability, terminal illness, and death.
Documenting social work interventions and activities in each patient's clinical record utilizing CPRS and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring patient care.
Participating in a rotation of on-call social workers, including modification of tour of duty to accommodate patient care needs on weekends, as needed.
Performs additional duties as assigned

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
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).
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)

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