Senior Social Worker

1 month ago

Martinez, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC) is an outpatient service with the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR )program within the Mental Health service at the VA Northern California Health Care System. The Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC) provides state-of-the-art behavioral health programming and services for Veterans based on the psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery model.



Duties

Work Schedule: Full Time; Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST; Subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency
Telework: Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

The Senior Social Worker works collaboratively and collegially within a multidisciplinary Veteran-centered team, providing psychosocial rehabilitation services to Veterans living with severe mental illness using evidence-based practices in a recovery-oriented treatment setting with a focus on community integration. PRRC services include: 1) a wide range of rehabilitation and recovery services for Veteran with serious mental illness (SMI); 2) collaboration and advocacy for Veterans with SMI and their family members; and 3) education and training of staff, Veterans, families, and community members to promote the transition from maintenance models of treatment to the contemporary rehabilitation and recovery model.

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

  • Act as the primary mental health provider for Veterans with SMI.
  • Provides specialized services, meeting with Veterans individually to complete assessments, develop/update recovery treatment plans, plan for transition/discharge, and perform other care management functions.
  • Provides individual and group therapy to Veterans with SMI.
  • Provides psychoeducational and skill-building groups for Veterans with SMI and their families.
  • Provides wellness and prevention education and facilitates Veteran/family support groups as appropriate.
  • Provides consultation/education to Veterans and families on community and VA resources.
  • Make referrals to a variety of VA and non-VA resources in support of the rehabilitation objectives of the Veteran.
  • Provides services to advance appropriate vocational skills development in accordance with the Veteran's rehabilitation goals.
  • Acts as a consultant to other staff members in the PRRC and in the Mental Health Service Line on psychosocial rehabilitation.
  • Assists Veterans and their families in the preparation of materials needed for applications to various agencies for entitlements.
  • Serves as the PRRC consultant for information on negotiating processes Veterans/families encounter when interacting with government and community agencies.
  • Works assertively and consistently with inpatient and other behavioral health teams to assure continuity of care by providing consultation regarding clinical needs, plans of care, and care management for Veterans enrolled in PRRC.
  • Attends and participates in PRRC and Mental Health Clinic staff meetings and participates on committees within PRRC as necessary.
  • May supervise and participate in the training of social workers, social work associates, peer support staff, volunteers, and students.
  • Assists the PRRC Program Manager in designing and developing psychosocial rehabilitation services for the PRRC.
  • Assists the PRRC Program Manager to collect PRRC outcome data and to maintain program data in a manner which adheres to Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), The Joint Commission, VHA, and medical center standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Completes assigned Performance Improvement activities at the program, service line and medical center level.
  • May participate when indicated in PRRC specific MH outreach activities and events.
  • Other duties as assigned.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and may be posted up to September 30, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be February 1, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st and 15th of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

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