Social Worker (MH&BSS)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Bay Pines, FL

65d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in Mental Health and Behavioral Health Service (MH&BSS) of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the services.

Requirements

• Knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups.
• Must practice within the bounds of their license or certification.
• Ability to work with patients and families who are experiencing basic emotional, medical, and social problems, utilizing individual, group, and family counseling skills.
• Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
• Ability to independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides case-appropriate professional social work services for Veterans and families/significant others in compliance with VA, VISN, station, and Social Work policies and memorandums. Casework, group work, case management, and/or community organization social work methods will be utilized in the delivery of the services.
• Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs.
• Independently assesses the psychosocial functioning and needs of individuals and families from various socioeconomic, lifestyle, educational, and other backgrounds and is able to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, needs, abilities, preferences, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
• Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families.
• Provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions.
• Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner, and is able to provide the customer with consistent and timely information regarding VA policies and procedures.
• Ensures that customer service is delivered through effective communication practices, proper resources, and an empathetic approach that acknowledges and respects the individual needs and uniqueness of each customer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees