Social Worker (Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Richmond, VA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Works for the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia, as a direct report to the Social Work Service, and is assigned to the Caregiver Support Program under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. The Caregiver Support Program Coordinator for the PCAFC is a Social Work Program Coordinator whose primary responsibilities are to provide clinical evidence-based services and interventions; program development; caregiver, Veteran and staff education on caregiver issues; community outreach; resource development; continuous quality-improvement activities and evaluation/consultation related to the PCAFC. he Coordinator will function in support of caregivers, Veterans and family members throughout the Medical Center and in the community and will support the development and implementation of General Caregiver services. This includes working with the facility CSP Program Manager to provide program support and oversight of the PCAFC under the umbrella of Caregiver Support Program services. Task may include tracking consults and workload, assisting with new staff orientation, conducting frequent needs assessments to implement education, wellness, and support groups. In addition, the Coordinator must be a skilled communicator capable of developing effective partnerships with local, state and federal agencies as well as non governmental organizations. The Coordinator is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and daily operations of the PCAFC and may serve as back-up to the facility CSP Program Manager. Assists with the development of policies and procedures for program operation and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. The Coordinator may be responsible for the program's budget and various control points assigned to the program within the assigned areas. The Coordinator manages and controls the use of data related to these programs regarding day to day functioning and program evaluation. Plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, caregiver, Veteran and personnel activities for the program. Performs other directly related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical evidence-based services and interventions
Program development
Caregiver, Veteran and staff education on caregiver issues
Community outreach
Resource development
Continuous quality-improvement activities
Evaluation/consultation related to the PCAFC
Support the development and implementation of General Caregiver services
Provide program support and oversight of the PCAFC under the umbrella of Caregiver Support Program services
Track consults and workload
Assist with new staff orientation
Conduct frequent needs assessments to implement education, wellness, and support groups
Develop effective partnerships with local, state and federal agencies as well as non governmental organizations
Administratively responsible for the clinical programming and daily operations of the PCAFC
Serve as back-up to the facility CSP Program Manager
Assist with the development of policies and procedures for program operation
Prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use
Responsible for the program's budget and various control points assigned to the program within the assigned areas
Manage and controls the use of data related to these programs regarding day to day functioning and program evaluation
Plan, organizes and directs administrative, operational, caregiver, Veteran and personnel activities for the program
Performs other directly related duties as assigned.