Social Worker - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Team

Department of Veterans Affairs • Perry Point, MD

32d • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker in the Mental Health Clinic practices at the independent or independent practice level. The Social Worker has specialized knowledge of practice typically related to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of an outpatient Mental Health population.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a large caseload within the program, facilitates individual, group, and family therapy.
• Assesses the psychosocial and environmental needs that are secondary to or exacerbating the psychiatric problems.
• Completes suicidal risk screens and assessments, psychosocial assessments, integrated summaries, clinical reminders, advanced directives, patient educations note, and other documentation, as indicated.
• Possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide psychotherapy for individuals, and groups.
• Independently conducts psychosocial assessments.
• Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Network both internally and externally to the facility and coordinates community-based services as may be necessary.
• Knowledge and familiarity with Veteran's benefits and services relating to special programs, service-connected compensation, non-service-connected pension.
• Provides case management as needed, which may include assistance with housing, transportation, food, or other resources.

Benefits

• 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)

What This Job Offers

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