Total 21 job vacancies by Veterans Health Administration

Kansas City VA Medical Center is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as a Chaplain professional providing comprehensive, religious ministry services to Veteran patients according to their specific needs and desires. May serve at a facility in a clinical setting, or a small healthcare system, satellite outpatient clinic, other federal agency, or Community Based Out-patient Clinic (CBOC) where there is limited access to onsite supervision.
• Providing extended and intensive pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program with patients facing complex, ethical, moral, and spiritual issues.
• Ensuring program effectiveness and modification of service pattern, which includes research and leadership of clinical teams.
• Practicing typically in a specialized clinic/program area, that may include intensive and extended pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program, with patients facing complex moral, ethical, or spiritual problems.
• Serving as a Chaplain representative and a fully recognized member of an interdisciplinary treatment team (IDT).
• Working with a full understanding of Chaplains' relationships to the objectives of VHA to successfully integrate the work of the medical facility's staff.
• Maintaining effective rapport with physicians, medical officers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, or others involved with the IDT.
• Serving as a primary Chaplain resource, spiritual advisor, and liaison for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers, and staff.
• Leading various complex and sensitive projects, task groups, and assignments to obtain pertinent high-level information needed for Chaplain Service management officials.
• Engaging as a spiritual leader, a compassionate listener, and counselor, especially during times of crisis.
• Providing thorough spiritual leadership, offers prayers, and provides overall religious services for Veteran patients, patient families, staff, and community.
• Addressing the religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients and staff.
• Engaging in group consultative discussions or conferences with these professionals to provide Chaplain related input to collaborate on the evaluation and review of the patient's progress.
• Developing measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based pastoral care; and creates staff development and wellness programs.
• Interacting and maintaining cooperative relationships with Medical Center personnel, family, local clergy, individuals, and groups in the community.
• Engaging community resources to meet the religious needs of patients that cannot be met by chaplain staff.
• Administering ordinances, rites or sacraments; prepares and delivers sermons; arranging for the atmosphere and symbolism of worship; and conducting funeral services when needed.
• Completing various complex Chaplain related administrative assignments, projects, and reports; and independently developing and implementing programs and curricula.
• Maintaining a good understanding of the theories, practices, and problems of other medical professional disciplines and the latest developments in their fields.
• Using effective skills supporting the development of staff resiliency and developing programs for staff development and wellness by providing sound spiritual and emotional support.
• Possessing skills to educate and equip healthcare staff and trainees.

Kansas City VA Medical Center is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as a Chaplain professional providing comprehensive, religious ministry services to Veteran patients according to their specific needs and desires. May serve at a facility in a clinical setting, or a small healthcare system, satellite outpatient clinic, other federal agency, or Community Based Out-patient Clinic (CBOC) where there is limited access to onsite supervision.
• Providing extended and intensive pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program with patients facing complex, ethical, moral, and spiritual issues.
• Ensuring program effectiveness and modification of service pattern, which includes research and leadership of clinical teams.
• Practicing typically in a specialized clinic/program area, that may include intensive and extended pastoral counseling as an integral part of the treatment program, with patients facing complex moral, ethical, or spiritual problems.
• Serving as a Chaplain representative and a fully recognized member of an interdisciplinary treatment team (IDT).
• Working with a full understanding of Chaplains' relationships to the objectives of VHA to successfully integrate the work of the medical facility's staff.
• Maintaining effective rapport with physicians, medical officers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, or others involved with the IDT.
• Serving as a primary Chaplain resource, spiritual advisor, and liaison for the spiritual needs of patients, caregivers, and staff.
• Leading various complex and sensitive projects, task groups, and assignments to obtain pertinent high-level information needed for Chaplain Service management officials.
• Engaging as a spiritual leader, a compassionate listener, and counselor, especially during times of crisis.
• Providing thorough spiritual leadership, offers prayers, and provides overall religious services for Veteran patients, patient families, staff, and community.
• Addressing the religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients and staff.
• Engaging in group consultative discussions or conferences with these professionals to provide Chaplain related input to collaborate on the evaluation and review of the patient's progress.
• Developing measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based pastoral care; and creates staff development and wellness programs.
• Interacting and maintaining cooperative relationships with Medical Center personnel, family, local clergy, individuals, and groups in the community.
• Engaging community resources to meet the religious needs of patients that cannot be met by chaplain staff.
• Administering ordinances, rites or sacraments; prepares and delivers sermons; arranging for the atmosphere and symbolism of worship; and conducting funeral services when needed.
• Completing various complex Chaplain related administrative assignments, projects, and reports; and independently developing and implementing programs and curricula.
• Maintaining a good understanding of the theories, practices, and problems of other medical professional disciplines and the latest developments in their fields.
• Using effective skills supporting the development of staff resiliency and developing programs for staff development and wellness by providing sound spiritual and emotional support.
• Possessing skills to educate and equip healthcare staff and trainees.

Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Assists with patient planning assessments, identification of barriers, and activities required to successfully transition the patient in and out of the MH RRTP.
• Applies the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, and appropriate nursing judgment to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Coordinates and collaborates with other VA and non-VA departments, community agencies, and healthcare providers to ensure patient needs are addressed.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
• Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients.
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level.

Evaluates patients, plans, establishes and executes a full range of treatment procedures designed to restore homeostasis to the individual patient or to enhance the adaptive capacities through the use of physical measures, exercises, manual techniques, activities, prostheses or assistive devices. Provides home programs as appropriate and involves significant others in this process. Physical Therapist may also conduct teaching activities for PT students.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Receives the patient's referral from an appropriate physician or primary care provider and schedules the patient for evaluation and treatment in a timely fashion.
• Responsible for sole PT participation in the Patient Multidisciplinary Treatment Team.
• demonstrate skills in performing examinations and evaluations of individuals who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems while considering the effects attributable to unique psychosocial and environmental factors.
• Independently utilizes evaluation data to implement comprehensive patient treatment plans, involving patient/family/caregiver/Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) staff in goal-setting process if feasible.
• Independently modifies treatment plan and treat patients according to evaluative findings on an on-going basis to better meet short and long-term goals.
• Recognizes adverse reaction to treatment and initiates effective action immediately.

Located in the Rogue Valley, White City allows easy access to Metro-area of Medford while remaining engrossed with nature. White City is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, in the Rogue Valley. It is about nine miles north of Medford and 34 miles north of the California border. Enjoy the scenic drives to either Crater Lake, Oregon's only National Park, and to the mountain resort Lake of the Woods. Take a family-friendly hike to a waterfall or ride the only section of the Pacific Crest Trail that's open to mountain bikers.

This position is assigned to the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP) within the Behavioral Health Service Line (BHSL) as an Addiction Psychiatrist. The Physician, MHRRTP provides direct patient care including comprehensive Psychiatric assessment and treatment to Veterans within the MHRRTP. The Physician is highly desired to have completed an internship/fellowship in Addiction Medicine and has received a Board Certification in Addiction Medicine.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care including comprehensive psychiatric assessment and diagnostic services for Veterans with a broad range of psychopathology receiving care within the MHRRTP, including services for patients with complex psychopathology requiring advanced diagnostic and intervention skills.
• Provides direct patient care through education to patients and family members regarding Behavioral disorders and best practice approaches to treatment.
• Provides direct patient care through comprehensive assessment of Veterans at imminent risk of harm to self and/or others (including grave disability), and facilitates admission for acute psychiatric hospitalization.
• Provides direct patient care through evidence-based pharmacotherapy with evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions as indicated and appropriate. This includes remaining up to date on all requirements for prescription of withdrawal assisted medication therapies and medication reconciliation.
• Provides educational group services within training and scope.
• Provides clinical and/or administrative chart reviews, screenings and discharge summaries as assigned.
• Provides direct patient care through the ordering, monitoring, and responding to all necessary laboratory and radiological assessments.
• Responsible for the initiation of appropriate health care consults and referrals for all direct-care patients as applicable.
• Provides consultation to health care providers about assessment findings and treatment plan for all direct-care patients to ensure that care is coordinated, collaborative, and integrated within the Medical Center.
• Develops, implements, and documents within the Behavioral health treatment plan for all direct-care patients as indicated and appropriate for the specific job setting and duties of the psychiatric provider.
• Complies with all Service Line documentation requirements, including standards for timely completion of documentation within the electronic health record (EHRM) including but not limited to: patient contact notes, use of required documentation templates, clinical reminders, treatment plans, and risk assessment protocols.

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assesses the patient by collecting pertinent data or information, including the triage of patients based on the five-level triage system to prioritize patients that require more immediate care.
• Use the assessment data to determine diagnoses, problems, or other concerns.
• Identify expected outcomes to develop a collaborative and individualized plan for each patient.
• Implement care plan, including care coordination, health teaching, and health promotion and adjust plan as necessary.
• Individually provides technically competent care to patients with simple to complex needs. May function in a Charge Nurse role within the Unit.
• Follows approved protocols in caring for patients.
• Understands to include the patient/significant other/family/other health care providers in establishing realistic and measurable goals related to patient education and treatment plan.
• Assesses the patient's response to interventions, anticipating potential changes in condition. If required, initiates appropriate actions to negative responses and reestablishes priorities of care.
• Assess the more subtle changes in a patient's condition that may indicate an impending emergency situation and takes action appropriately.
• Handles multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with frequent interruptions while maintaining clear concise communication with all parties.
• Guides staff in the implementation of the nursing process in caring for patients.
• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing with professional administrative and technical staff within the medical center and Non-VA organizations and/or providers as needed.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), GS-7 grade level performs complex nursing care for Veterans and serves as a leader, mentor, and preceptor within both the main facility and in the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) setting as established by each VA Healthcare facility.

• The GS-7 LPN/LVN can serve as a responsible member of the Connected Care department and is responsible for goals and interventions that promote Veterans in attaining maximum functional potential.
• Demonstrates integration of concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice in providing care to patients with basic orcomplex needs. S/he is an advanced LPN who demonstrates critical thinking skills basic/fundamental experience with situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform.
• The LPN GS-7 has full knowledge of Connected Care policies and procedures and a basic knowledge of human anatomy to prepare and care for patients in the designated clinical area.
• The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works in the CBOC Locations (Newark, Grove City, Zanesville, Marion) as well as the main facility as assigned under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) and reports to the Nurse Manager for Connected Care.
• The LPN is responsible for observing, recording, reporting, changes in the patient's condition, as well as providing input into revision of plan and care based upon data collected and identified patient/family needs.
• The LPN demonstrates active collaboration and communication with clinic staff, the patient's family/care giver, internal and community-based services and disciplines involved in providing care to patients.
• Completes teleretinal imaging and gathering appropriate data, to include actively recruiting for teleretinal imaging patients.
• Takes appropriate actions based upon communications, observations, Veteran care reports, provider/staff discussion. Reports changes to provider, demonstrates the knowledge and ability to effectively intervene and recommend and implement strategies that assure optimal, safe, and effective care.

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

This position will oversee day to day of the following clinics, Geriatrics, Hospice/Palliative, Pain, Polytrauma, ALS, SCI. Will coordinate coverage/will cover clinics during absentees.

The nurse manager is the designated first-line supervisory authority and is responsible and accountable for the 24/7 operation of their assigned units and provides coverage for other NMs as needed. The NM is responsible and accountable for the direction and supervision of specific orientation, training, development of staff, and evaluation of individual staff performance. They function as a role model, educator, practitioner, and supervisor providing leadership to the team. They enhance care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team to remove barriers and implement new evidence-based cutting-edge programs/processes.

The NM seeks knowledge from professional organizations to enhance leadership and career growth. They adhere to ethical principles in decision-making, fostering accountability at personal, organizational, and staff levels. They equip staff with tools for culturally competent care and promotes a culture of accountability for high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. They cultivate alliances across the care continuum, building trust through active listening, engagement, and emotional intelligence.

The NM participates in the development of care delivery models and environmental design, ensuring evidence-based, accessible, affordable, and equitable patient care. Ensures compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Aligns nursing/clinical objectives with organizational strategic outcomes, participating in strategy planning and execution. They promote an inclusive workplace valuing diversity to achieve the organizations vision and mission.

The NM maintains knowledge and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards, Directives, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP).

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
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)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30a-4:p00, 8:00a-4:30p
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The LPMHC works within the RRTP program providing treatment coordination and therapeutic interventions. This position focuses on helping Resident Veterans experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, addiction, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems. The position's goal is to maximize rehabilitation and treatment potential while assisting Veterans in achieving abstinence, emotional, economic, and housing stability before returning to their community of choice.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
1. Incumbent must be able to independently implement the recovery model of treatment. The incumbent will carry a caseload and develop treatment plans, and will utilize the initial assessment to mutually develop treatment goals with the Veteran and guides the plan of care towards meeting those goals.
2. Requires a high level understanding of treatment coordination and discharge planning, working within the VA system to assist Veteran in re-engaging in their community of choice upon discharge. Provides ongoing treatment coordination services from admission until discharge coordinating closely with the entire treatment team.
3. Provides treatment coordination to a caseload of Residential Veterans. Daily 30 minute group treatment coordination meetings for assigned caseload. Meets individually with Veterans on assigned caseload a minimum of once every other week.
4. Provision of a minimum of 5 group hours a week and supplemental individual sessions as needed and recommended by the treatment team.
5. Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
6. Independently identifies high-risk patients. Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
7. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Incumbent is able to independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
8. Independently provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
9. Ability to evaluate incumbents own practice through professional peer review, case conferences and other organizational means. Incumbent is able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
10. General knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation, non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility.

Work Schedule: Monday -Friday 0800 - 1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #:000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment and Relocation Incentive authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact V20CompensationTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

The LPMHC works within the RRTP program providing treatment coordination and therapeutic interventions. This position focuses on helping Resident Veterans experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, addiction, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems. The position's goal is to maximize rehabilitation and treatment potential while assisting Veterans in achieving abstinence, emotional, economic, and housing stability before returning to their community of choice.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
1. Incumbent must be able to independently implement the recovery model of treatment. The incumbent will carry a caseload and develop treatment plans, and will utilize the initial assessment to mutually develop treatment goals with the Veteran and guides the plan of care towards meeting those goals.
2. Requires a high level understanding of treatment coordination and discharge planning, working within the VA system to assist Veteran in re-engaging in their community of choice upon discharge. Provides ongoing treatment coordination services from admission until discharge coordinating closely with the entire treatment team.
3. Provides treatment coordination to a caseload of Residential Veterans. Daily 30 minute group treatment coordination meetings for assigned caseload. Meets individually with Veterans on assigned caseload a minimum of once every other week.
4. Provision of a minimum of 5 group hours a week and supplemental individual sessions as needed and recommended by the treatment team.
5. Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
6. Independently identifies high-risk patients. Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
7. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Incumbent is able to independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
8. Independently provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
9. Ability to evaluate incumbents own practice through professional peer review, case conferences and other organizational means. Incumbent is able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
10. General knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation, non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility.

Work Schedule: Monday -Friday 0800 - 1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #:000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment and Relocation Incentive authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact V20CompensationTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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

The Social Worker works within the RRTP program providing treatment coordination and therapeutic interventions. This position focuses on helping Resident Veterans experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, addiction, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems. In addition to working individually with Residents, group psychotherapy is also expected. The position's goal is to maximize rehabilitation and treatment potential while assisting Veterans in achieving abstinence, emotional, economic, and housing stability before returning to their community of choice.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
1. Incumbent must be able to independently implement the recovery model of treatment. The incumbent will carry a caseload and develop treatment plans, and will utilize the initial assessment to mutually develop treatment goals with the Veteran and guides the plan of care towards meeting those goals.
2. Requires a high level understanding of treatment coordination and discharge planning, working within the VA system to assist Veteran in re-engaging in their community of choice upon discharge. Provides ongoing treatment coordination services from admission until discharge coordinating closely with the entire treatment team.
3. Provides treatment coordination to a caseload of Residential Veterans. Daily 30 minute group treatment coordination meetings for assigned caseload. Meets individually with Veterans on assigned caseload a minimum of once every other week.
4. Provision of a minimum of 5 group hours a week and supplemental individual sessions as needed and recommended by the treatment team.
5. Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
6. Independently identifies high-risk patients. Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
7. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Incumbent is able to independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
8. Independently provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
9. Ability to evaluate incumbents own practice through professional peer review, case conferences and other organizational means. Incumbent is able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
10. General knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation, non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility.


Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0800-1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment and Relocation authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact V20CompensationTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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

The Social Worker works within the RRTP program providing treatment coordination and therapeutic interventions. This position focuses on helping Resident Veterans experiencing a wide range of complicated mental, addiction, behavioral, physical, psychosocial, and environmental problems. In addition to working individually with Residents, group psychotherapy is also expected. The position's goal is to maximize rehabilitation and treatment potential while assisting Veterans in achieving abstinence, emotional, economic, and housing stability before returning to their community of choice.

FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
1. Incumbent must be able to independently implement the recovery model of treatment. The incumbent will carry a caseload and develop treatment plans, and will utilize the initial assessment to mutually develop treatment goals with the Veteran and guides the plan of care towards meeting those goals.
2. Requires a high level understanding of treatment coordination and discharge planning, working within the VA system to assist Veteran in re-engaging in their community of choice upon discharge. Provides ongoing treatment coordination services from admission until discharge coordinating closely with the entire treatment team.
3. Provides treatment coordination to a caseload of Residential Veterans. Daily 30 minute group treatment coordination meetings for assigned caseload. Meets individually with Veterans on assigned caseload a minimum of once every other week.
4. Provision of a minimum of 5 group hours a week and supplemental individual sessions as needed and recommended by the treatment team.
5. Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
6. Independently identifies high-risk patients. Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
7. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Incumbent is able to independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
8. Independently provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
9. Ability to evaluate incumbents own practice through professional peer review, case conferences and other organizational means. Incumbent is able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
10. General knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation, non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility.


Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0800-1630
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment and Relocation authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact V20CompensationTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

• Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
• Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.
• Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.
• As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.
• Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Oversees, guides, manages and integrates supply chain operations across the organization;
• Plans and coordinates fiscal, acquisition, clinical and administrative operations;
• Establishes, monitors and manages the performance and measurement of logistics functions for all aspects of the supply chain;
• Conducts logistics audits, compliance reviews and program effectiveness/efficiency reviews;
• Manages all activities involved in the supply chain management to include sourcing, procurement and logistics management activities;
• Responsible for linking major business functions and processes within the organization into a cohesive and high performing business model;
• Forecast planning and budget execution for supplies, subsistence, durable medical equipment, medical gases, expendable/non-expendable and capital equipment, inventory management, warehouse operations, transportation and distribution;
• Leads and/or participates in regular meetings, ensuring logistics needs and requirements are being met;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Some of the duties included in this series include, but are not limited to the following:

• Directs and manages the application of all federal, state and local laws regarding health care and the eligibility provisions of the VA; directs human resources responsibilities within the HAS; provides assistance in budget and planning processes within the VAMC; participates expert advice and direction regarding the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), and serves as an integral part of the health care systems management team.
• Develops the need for and maintains an awareness of available resources, and makes recommendations to Medical Center management regarding needs, distribution or redistribution of these resources.
• Develops both long and short-range policies and plans for the organization by coordinating the medical administration needs of the medical center and indirectly with VISN I 9. Incumbent is responsible for making and implementing decisions directly affecting patient care and makes final administrative planning decisions for a large Health Care System.
• The HAS is the largest of any of the administrative services in the hospital. This situation requires the incumbent to give considerable attention to human resource management, and this activity creates the need for broad knowledge of government-wide and agency human resources management requirements, policies, and systems.
• Establishes minimum standards for quality and productivity and directs program implementation of said standards. Directs quality and productivity programs for the Medical Center. The incumbent develops, interprets, applies and integrates objective criteria and acceptable standards for use in monitoring activities.
• Work includes a wide variety of duties requiring many different and unrelated processes and methods applied to a broad range of activities involving several facilities, sites, programs, etc. (e.g., planning and conducting/coordinating inspections to identify and evaluate violations in a variety of complex establishments throughout a multistate area), or intensive analysis and problem solving as a recognized expert in a program or functional area.