Senior Social Worker

1 month ago

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time
The incumbent makes independent professional decisions and recommendations with infrequent recourse to supervisory guidance.

Specific duties are as follows:


Plans, develops and maintains a network of relationships with community resources and other advocates for the homeless to effectively screen and identify veteran members of the homeless population.

Depending upon need, the incumbent makes VA or community-based referrals, advocates for scarce resources, confirms referrals are completed and provides intensive follow-up and coordination with these agencies.

Interviews potential clients interprets VHA guidelines and eligibility requirements and completes a psychosocial history, assessment and Individual recovery plan.

The incumbent establishes procedures and coordinates the screening and admission process for the HUDVASH program by developing and maintaining criteria that recognizes program eligibility, prioritization for program acceptance, and requirements of the PHAs.

The incumbent coordinates the screening and admission multi-disciplinary team and provides primary input for program candidates. Mobilizes HUD/VASH Admissions Committee for consideration of potentially eligible candidates.
Develops an appropriate individual recovery plan.

Using known available resources and the initial assessment, makes initial and continuing decisions regarding the services available and referrals needed.

Decisions are based upon the employee's professional judgment with regards to the individual's rehabilitative potential and possible consequences of less controlled rehabilitative efforts.

Documents the patient assessment and all recovery plans in accordance with the requirements of Medical Center policy and requirements of various accrediting bodies.

Provides clinical services to clients. Provides guidance, emotional support and other assistance. Involves clients in individual or group psychotherapy and/or counseling. Makes provision for referral services to other agency organizations, community resources, or other Governmental resources to resolve problems.

Highly developed professional skills are routinely used to motivate dysfunctional clients to resume more effective control of their own life.

Employs casework methods and techniques to maintain a therapeutic relationship that will help the client work towards the best way of dealing with his/her problems.

Establishes a continuing relationship with the client, evaluating progress towards goals, performing follow-up after referral and adjusts recovery plan when needed.

Monitors client's progress, maintains comprehensive case documentation, including HOMES documentation, and shows competent discretion in the decision to adjust treatment.

The incumbent provides direct social work, mental health, and substance abuse services for veterans and family members or significant others in support of the veteran's treatment.

Gives advice, guidance, emotional support and other assistance and provides individual and group psychotherapy and counseling services as well as crisis management services needed to maintain the veteran safely in their residence.

Assists and encourages veteran and significant others in facing problems, thinking them through, evaluating the situation, considering alternative courses of action and arriving at plans for using resources to resolve problems.

The incumbent maintains individual recovery plans based on clinical assessment for each veteran which are reviewed on a regular basis, with updates as needed.

The incumbent makes routine visits at minimum one time monthly to each veteran's residence to asses their environment and provide on-going clinical services.

Explains client's treatment and progress towards rehabilitation to third parties with jurisdiction, remaining unbiased in the presentation even though consequences are far reaching and potentially permanent.

Demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment and skills needed for all adult patients including geriatric patients related to their physical limitations, psychological needs and age associated illnesses and conditions.

Contributes to policy formulation and participates in establishing procedures within the assigned service area.
May be assigned responsibility for one or more student trainees.

Such responsibility requires ability to provide leadership, conceptualize knowledge, and use extensive knowledge of social work practice and the agency.

When assigned, will teach and mentor staff and students in the specialty area of practice and provide clinical supervision for licensure.

Work Schedule
:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework
: 3+ Days per Pay Period

Functional Statement #
:
PD544830

EDRP Authorized:
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