Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
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Social worker assigned to Primary Care Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). Must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans and their families. Responsibilities include the assessment of psychosocial problems that cause distress, often impacting the health condition and creating barriers to care. These stressors can include, but are not limited to, adjustment to the current medical condition, untreated or under-treated mental health or substance abuse condition, economic instability, legal problems, and inadequate housing and transportation.
FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:
- Must have a high level of skill and expertise to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic and their families. Able to independently work with Veterans who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal and psychosocial problems.
- Must have knowledge of the PACT team approach and the role of each health and allied health care team members.
- Must independently complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans. Is able to assess functional acuity of the patient and provide appropriate interventions.
- Must actively participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as other team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals and interventions.
- Must facilitate action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members.
- Must have an understanding of caregiver stressors, ability to conduct caregiver assessment and provide appropriate caregiver specific interventions.
- Must possess knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities and evidence-based practices as well as provide educational classes, and supportive groups for Veterans and families. Must be able to use and teach Veterans in the effective use of the My Health Vet (MHV) system. Must possess skill in using computer systems.
- Must provide consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and Advance Directives.
- Must maintain knowledge of Veteran's benefits and services, community resources, and process for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies.
- Must possess skills and knowledge to provide case management services to Veterans throughout the continuum of care. Able to appropriately utilize principles of human growth and development over the life span and will be able to assist Veterans in coping with the loss and grief experiences.
- Must have knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
- Must possess and demonstrate ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact
VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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)
Telework: Available (Ad-Hoc)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Starting at $66,660 Per Year (GS 00)
