Total 14 Senior Executive level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in San Diego, California

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control;
• Assists citizens in emergency situations; and,
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

• Patient Care Coordination:

  • Facilitate seamless healthcare transitions from Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) to VA facilities.
  • Provide consultation on complex discharge planning and care coordination.
  • Assess psychosocial and medical needs of Service members, Veterans, and their families.
  • Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with MTF and VA teams.
  • Educate patients and families on VA health benefits and resources.

• Interagency Collaboration:

  • Collaborate with MTF staff, including social workers, nurses, and case managers.
  • Coordinate with VA Enrollment Coordinators and Military-to-VA (M2VA) teams for patient registration and referral processing.
  • Communicate with Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) staff and other federal, state, and local agencies.
  • Serve as the VA representative at MTFs, facilitating information exchange and building relationships.

• Administrative Responsibilities:

  • Document activities in VA systems, including the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and Federal Case Management Tool (FCMT).
  • Manage the VA Liaison initiative and ensure program effectiveness.
  • Identify and address gaps in the transition system, recommending improvements.
  • Provide reports, briefs, and presentations to VA, DoD, Congressional staff, and community organizations.

• Program Development and Evaluation:

  • Develop and evaluate policies and programs to improve the transition of care process.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on transition policies and guidelines.
  • Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance program outcomes and compliance with standards.

• Professional Standards and Ethics:

  • Address ethical concerns and adhere to professional codes of ethics.
  • Provide guidance on ethical issues affecting patients, families, and staff.

• Regulatory Compliance:

  • Ensure adherence to VA, DoD, and national healthcare policies, including The Joint Commission (TJC) and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) standards.
  • Safeguard patient data and comply with privacy and security regulations.

• Communication and Reporting:

  • Facilitate communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams to address ongoing needs.
  • Report patient-level referral and outcome data to national program managers.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary and facility-level meetings to share knowledge and insights.

The incumbent is assigned to Primary Care Patient Aligned Care team (PACT) in the VA Caribbean Health Care System. PACT is a comprehensive team which delivers primary care to veterans with the focus of prevention, health promotion, coordination and chronic disease management.

The incumbent must use his/her skills in assessing and treating the psychosocial problems of these Veterans identifying, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and psychosocial acuity, to formulate a plan to meet those PACT teams under the VICTOR model "Veterans Integrated Care Treatment Optimizing Resilience", social workers are named as Behavioral Health Consultants. The BHC responsibilities includes the assessment of mental health and psychosocial problems and the provision of brief evidence based behavioral treatment interventions and counseling with veterans and/or their family members as they go through crisis events of life changing processes.

The incumbent tasks include, but are not limited to:

- Will conduct psychosocial/mental health assessment of Veterans of situations that cause distress, often impacting the health condition and creating barriers to care. Social worker must be knowledgeable of health conditions related to aging process, mental health and social environment. Home visits may be done, to assess housing conditions, physical limitations, source of family support, care needs, and other issues that affect their treatment, recovery and/or physical/emotional health.

- Is responsible for assist in the development of a care plan and setting achievable goals oriented plans with the with the Veterans and family members/caregiver in collaboration with all PACT team providers. The incumbent is responsible for planning and organizing work, coordinating with interdisciplinary staff, review and coordinate all the phases of the continuity of care of veterans served. Also, will address the unique needs of homebound, frail, disabling/chronic and/or dying veterans.

- The incumbent is the subject matter expert on VA and/or community resources. The social worker will collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs for non-institutional, institutional services/programs and entitlements. The incumbent is responsible for educating the veterans and/or caregiver of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker.

- Responsible for developing, updating and using current social worker resources within VA and community social service programs.

- Acts as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the veteran/family members and/or caregivers.

- Will conduct crisis assessment and develop a crisis management plan. Also, will be able to identify safety issues for high-risk patients' populations establishing the appropriate clinical services and referrals. The Columbia Screening Tool will be used to asses veteran's suicidal ideas. If a Columbia is positive or in an event of a psychiatric emergency, social worker will complete the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE) and will follow the protocol of his/her respective PACT clinic.- Serves as a preceptor for social work trainees as part of their clinical responsibility, collaborating in the formation of new professional. Incumbent also provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer Veterans/families to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.

- Will educate the veteran, their families and the team of all the options available to them and will collaborate with the veteran and family on the preferred options.- Will provide the veterans and their caregivers with ongoing supportive counseling.

- Will enter all Veteran/family contact with the Veterans' written and verbal consent in the electronic records system (CPRS). Will establish and maintain positive, professional working relationships. Will collaborate in the performance improvement processes and comply with performance measures as required by the VA for their specific population and/or program.

- Is responsible for his/her own professional growth through continued education for ensuring continued education.

- Is responsible to maintain a level of productivity and quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment, clinic panels and consistent with Social Work Standards, Joint Commission and facility Standards.

- Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm (The Social Worker will report to both Utuado OPC and Comerio OPC.).
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #: Senior Social Worker - PACT BHS Consultant 61014F

See below links for the rewards of being an employee of the Department of Veteran Affairs:

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

Duties for the position may include but are not limited to:

• The HUD-VASH program is in multiple sites within the catchment area of NCHCS.
• Supervision of The Senior Social Worker is responsible for providing case management for a caseload of Veterans in the HUD-VASH program.
• The Senior Social Worker is responsible for reviewing agreements between Section 8, landlords, Public Housing Authorities, and the VA in establishing appropriate referral sites for HUD-VASH placements.
• The Senior Social Worker performs site visits of HUD-VASH apartments to ensure that Veterans reside in safe environments in compliance with local housing codes.
• The Senior Social Worker verifies the Veteran's status, eligibility for VA medical care, and eligibility of program participation.
• The Senior Social Worker is responsible for ensuring that homeless Veterans are considered as primary participants for program acceptance.
• The Senior Social Worker is responsible for collecting and submitting HUD-VASH Program participant data as outlined by NEPEC evaluation procedures.
• The Senior Social Worker is responsible for providing HUD-VASH case management.
• The Senior Social Worker coordinates care including serving as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or community agencies.

The Veterans Justice Program is an outreach program that identifies vulnerable Veterans through outreach in criminal justice settings, to engage them in treatment/rehabilitation programs or community support services that will assist to prevent homelessness, facilitate recovery, and desist from commission of new crimes or parole/probation violations. The Senior Social Worker Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist provides services for Veterans in the VJO Court, Jail Liaisons and Outreach Services.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides outreach to identified community Veterans Courts, community events, and to community/county jails.
• Develops processes to gain access to criminal justice settings, which may include state and Federal prisons, county and city jails, and courthouses and will involve obtaining appropriate security clearance, completing any required training, and presenting program information to correctional officials and officers.
• Advocates for Veterans in the criminal justice system. Attends Veterans Treatment Court and to jails to interview Veterans. Determines eligibility for VHA services. Conducts thorough bio-psychosocial assessments; meets with court personnel for case consultation, communicates with the court treatment recommendations.
• Provides triage assessment in crisis intervention, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, communicating with the consulting team, Veteran/family psychosocial resources available.
• Provides education and information on the VJO Program, Veterans Treatment Courts, Community Courts as well as brief assessments for eligibility for Courts.
• Assists with release plans if incarcerated and homeless outreach to include referrals to healthcare, treatment, housing, employment, and all resources available to Veteran serviced by VJO and VHA services.
• Travels throughout the medical center and the community is a component of providing patient centered care, continuity of care and for follow-up with the Veteran, families, community agencies, and law enforcement.
• Responsible for conducting visits and documenting the level case management; conducts on-going re-assessments with the Veteran. Participates in collaborative treatment planning with the Veteran, family, and the multi/interdisciplinary treatment team. Reassesses the Veterans current bio-psychosocial situation, to include health, financial, residential status, coordinate any equipment needs and other needs that may affect discharge.
• Complete program specific documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The Veterans Justice Program is an outreach program that identifies vulnerable Veterans through outreach in criminal justice settings, to engage them in treatment/rehabilitation programs or community support services that will assist to prevent homelessness, facilitate recovery, and desist from commission of new crimes or parole/probation violations. The Senior Social Worker Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist provides services for Veterans in the VJO Court, Jail Liaisons and Outreach Services.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides outreach to identified community Veterans Courts, community events, and to community/county jails.
• Develops processes to gain access to criminal justice settings, which may include state and Federal prisons, county and city jails, and courthouses and will involve obtaining appropriate security clearance, completing any required training, and presenting program information to correctional officials and officers.
• Advocates for Veterans in the criminal justice system. Attends Veterans Treatment Court and to jails to interview Veterans. Determines eligibility for VHA services. Conducts thorough bio-psychosocial assessments; meets with court personnel for case consultation, communicates with the court treatment recommendations.
• Provides triage assessment in crisis intervention, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, communicating with the consulting team, Veteran/family psychosocial resources available.
• Provides education and information on the VJO Program, Veterans Treatment Courts, Community Courts as well as brief assessments for eligibility for Courts.
• Assists with release plans if incarcerated and homeless outreach to include referrals to healthcare, treatment, housing, employment, and all resources available to Veteran serviced by VJO and VHA services.
• Travels throughout the medical center and the community is a component of providing patient centered care, continuity of care and for follow-up with the Veteran, families, community agencies, and law enforcement.
• Responsible for conducting visits and documenting the level case management; conducts on-going re-assessments with the Veteran. Participates in collaborative treatment planning with the Veteran, family, and the multi/interdisciplinary treatment team. Reassesses the Veterans current bio-psychosocial situation, to include health, financial, residential status, coordinate any equipment needs and other needs that may affect discharge.
• Complete program specific documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The Senior Social Worker practices within the Housing and Urban Development / VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program within Social Work Service of Long Beach VA. The Senior Social Worker's primary responsibilities include providing case management services for clinically complex Veterans and providing consultation and support to other HUD-VASH Team members.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide consultation/education to Veterans and families on community resources, advance directives, VA benefits and resources.
• Provides a full range of Social Work services to include case management, clinical support, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, and other services as appropriate to Veterans and families, as needed throughout the continuum of care.
• Supports internal working partnerships to reduce barriers across all homeless and VA medical facility programs to ensure a seamless transition between providers for Veterans served in HUD-VASH.
• Engages in community outreach and developing community partnerships.
• Coordinates with local PHA to provide streamlined and timely processes for HUD-VASH voucher utilization.
• Supports the process for referral, evaluation and admission to HUD-VASH to ensure the most vulnerable Veterans are prioritized.
• Supports a multidisciplinary team model of care to expand the provision of support for Veterans to improve stability and housing retention.
• Provides case consultation, especially around high-risk situations.
• Guarantees regular and ongoing reconciliation of data in HOMES against internal tracking mechanisms and with the PHA(s) on the status of vouchers, including those for Veterans who have graduated from case management but maintain a HUD-VASH voucher.
• Works closely with community partners to eliminate Veteran homelessness. Establish practices to rapidly identify and assess homeless Veterans for HUD-VASH. Outreach and Access.
• Performs accountability functions: documents all contacts with Veterans/families in the medical charts and completes statistical and other reports in accordance with VA Medical Center and respective professional discipline service policies.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members. Active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
• Verifies the Veteran's status, eligibility for VA medical care, and eligibility of program participation. Verves as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or other community agencies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Senior Social Worker practices within the Housing and Urban Development / VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program within Social Work Service of Long Beach VA. The Senior Social Worker's primary responsibilities include providing case management services for clinically complex Veterans and providing consultation and support to other HUD-VASH Team members.

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide consultation/education to Veterans and families on community resources, advance directives, VA benefits and resources.
• Provides a full range of Social Work services to include case management, clinical support, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, and other services as appropriate to Veterans and families, as needed throughout the continuum of care.
• Supports internal working partnerships to reduce barriers across all homeless and VA medical facility programs to ensure a seamless transition between providers for Veterans served in HUD-VASH.
• Engages in community outreach and developing community partnerships.
• Coordinates with local PHA to provide streamlined and timely processes for HUD-VASH voucher utilization.
• Supports the process for referral, evaluation and admission to HUD-VASH to ensure the most vulnerable Veterans are prioritized.
• Supports a multidisciplinary team model of care to expand the provision of support for Veterans to improve stability and housing retention.
• Provides case consultation, especially around high-risk situations.
• Guarantees regular and ongoing reconciliation of data in HOMES against internal tracking mechanisms and with the PHA(s) on the status of vouchers, including those for Veterans who have graduated from case management but maintain a HUD-VASH voucher.
• Works closely with community partners to eliminate Veteran homelessness. Establish practices to rapidly identify and assess homeless Veterans for HUD-VASH. Outreach and Access.
• Performs accountability functions: documents all contacts with Veterans/families in the medical charts and completes statistical and other reports in accordance with VA Medical Center and respective professional discipline service policies.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine needs of Veterans and family members. Active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
• Verifies the Veteran's status, eligibility for VA medical care, and eligibility of program participation. Verves as an advocate on behalf of the Veterans to ensure comprehensive service delivery and linking and referring Veterans to the VA Medical Center, VA Regional Offices and/or other community agencies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Police Officer will perform a full range of police duties by following and executing rules, regulations, or procedures covering law and rules enforcement, physical and personal security operations, patrol duties, control desk duty, coordination with local courts, and/or crime prevention activities for the local jurisdiction.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property.
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes.
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle.
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others.
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband.
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events.
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention.
• Obtains search and arrest warrants.
• Arrests violators.
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear.
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel.
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift.
• Performs traffic control.
• Assists citizens in emergency situations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf

Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf

The incumbent of this position must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of veterans with complex physical and mental symptoms and life-limiting illnesses. Referrals typically originate from other members of the interdisciplinary team and are provided in the outpatient clinic via telephone or video contact or face-to-face visits. Services are provided both to qualified veteran patients as well as their families, medical surrogates, and caregivers.

The incumbent's duties include but are not limited to completion of thorough biopsychosocial assessments, providing case-management for patients with ongoing palliative needs, supportive counseling for patients and their families, conducting goals-of-care discussions, acting as liaison with community hospice partners, providing counseling and assistance with Advance Healthcare Directives, and palliative program development.

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provision of individual, group and family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions used in the treatment of veterans with complex medical and psychiatric disorders.
• Participation as an active member of the outpatient Palliative Care interdisciplinary treatment team to provide social work interventions to veterans and/or their families to meet treatment goals within the context of their goals of care.
• Participation in HPC bereavement support programs for the families of veterans who die at Mather Hospital or Martinez CLC Hospice Unit, in conjunction with the Chaplain service.
• Participation in active case finding for the outpatient Palliative Care services.
• Helping the Veteran cope with end-of-life or complex chronic illness diagnoses and assessment of treatment options and when appropriate making referrals based on the Veteran's preference or that of the surrogate decision-maker.
• Maintenance of effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families experiencing a wide range of psychosocial, medical, emotional, behavioral, and environmental issues.
• Provision of consultation and education to other treatment teams and staff members regarding hospice and palliative services, and role modeling effective social work practice skills.
• Helping the Veteran cope with end-of-life or complex chronic illness diagnoses and assessment of treatment options.
• Facilitating communication between the treatment team, Veteran and family, including advocacy.
• Facilitating family discussions regarding illness, healthcare and life changes.
• Supporting end-of-life planning/care preferences through assistance with Advanced Directives for Healthcare and completion of goals of care conversations.
• Providing education and referrals where appropriate related to the patient's VA, Social Security, disability benefits, and community resources.
• Where appropriate, referral to and coordination of hospice care services including facilitation with Non-VA Care Coordination.
• Participation in specialty committee meetings and initiatives.
• Acting as the representative and liaison of Hospice and Palliative Care from the facility to the greater community.

This position is the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Specialist in the Homeless Programs. This position provides case management and intervention support to Housing and Urban Development- Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) Program in a team oriented, recovery-based program.

Major duties includes:

• Provides continuity of care between Homeless Programs through services to Veterans with SUDs as they transition from programs such as Domiciliary or Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs (RRTPs), Health Care for Homeless Veterans Contracted Housing, and Grant Per Diem Programs to HUD-VASH.
• Provides on-going substance use case management and early treatment interventions to promote sustained stability and abstinence in HUD-VASH subsidized permanent housing.
• Develop appropriate professional relationships with the Veterans and meet the Veteran where he or she is ready to engage in treatment.
• Develop liaison relationships with more acute treatment providers/ programs, such as an Intensive Outpatient Program.
• Provide appropriate group and individual case management and treatment.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

• Provide case management services to a special patient population that demonstrates highly complex psychosocial, health or mental health problems and crisis intervention as needed.
• Coordinate and provide information and referrals to VA programs in their provision of case management services.
• Establish and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families when appropriate.
• Work independently with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems, utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
• Independently provide consultation services to other VA staff regarding the psychosocial needs of homeless Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plans.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
• Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans' needs and eligibility.
• Documents in the patient's medical record in accordance with medical center policies and the requirements of The Joint Commission (TJC) and other regulatory bodies.
• Complies with criminal conflict of interest laws and Executive Branch Standards of conduct to avoid conflicts of interest while serving as a Senior social worker for VA's Health Care for Homeless Veterans Programs.
• Participate as a team member of the CERS HUD-VASH Department and will adhere to all applicable CERS and HUD-VASH SOPs.
• Responsible for tracking census of veterans within the program and ensure that Veteran data is captured in HOMES.
• Responsible for reviewing, reconciling, and approving invoices and completing technical reports on a monthly basis.
• Work as a field instructor with MSW student interns or clinical supervisor for unlicensed VA staff, when requested.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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