Social Worker - Trauma Recovery Program Specialist

Department of Veterans Affairs • Jackson, MS

40d • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker - Trauma Recovery Program Specialist will provide expert clinical services to Veterans served by the Trauma Recovery Program (TRP). The Social Worker may be assigned program coordination responsibilities and collateral administrative/managerial duties. Direct clinical service duties may include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Provides a wide range of psychological assessment services, including screening for PTSD and highly prevalent comorbid conditions, for the Medical Center Veteran population.
• Provides expert assessment and diagnostic services for patients with problems related to post traumatic stress disorder.
• Provides motivational enhancement activities to prepare Veterans to prepare Veterans to participate in clinically appropriate care.
• Provides treatment/rehabilitation services for Veterans with a wide range of problems, including individual and group therapy, family/relationship counseling, and psychoeducation.
• Provides expert evidence-based treatment/rehabilitation services for problems related to post traumatic stress disorder and comorbid conditions.
• Provides expert consultation to providers within and outside of mental health to assist in diagnosis and treatment of their patients.
• Provides psycho-educational and treatment services to the families of Veterans with problems related to the overall treatment plan for the Veteran and will allow better care for the Veteran.
• Provides screening for cognitive deficits to determine if a referral for an expert neuropsychological evaluation is needed.
• Promotes communication/interactions between medical team members, patients, and their families to facilitate the medical treatment progress.
• Provides training and coordination of work for staff as assigned.
• Provides education about trauma treatment and programs to staff, Veterans, community members, and/or media.
• Executes timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center as appropriate.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

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