Social Worker-Rehabilitation and Extended Care
4 weeks ago
The Rehabilitation and Extended Care (REC)
Behavioral Health Social Worker is a Social Worker whose primary responsibilities are:
providing evidence-based clinical services and interventions; providing education to caregiver, Veteran, families, and VA staff; developing clinical resources; and working in collaboration with other programs at St.
Cloud VAHCS to provide comprehensive care for Veterans.Duties
VA Careers - Social Work:
The incumbent must be a skilled communicator capable of developing effective partnerships with Veterans and caregivers in REC programs. The incumbent provides assessment, care planning, and psychotherapy services within the scope of the REC Integrated Care Community (ICC).
This includes care for Veterans in the Community Living Center (CLC), Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), Adult Day Health Care and outpatient REC Clinic settings.
The incumbent conducts clinical interventions to facilitate the identification of Veteran or caregiver stress, psychiatric illness, emotional distress and social needs as treatment issues.
Professional judgment, including the knowledge of normal and abnormal behavior, is an inherent competency applied in daily interactions with caregivers and the Veterans they care for.
The Behavioral Health Social Worker will:
a. Participate in direct Veteran contacts to identify and assess behavioral health needs.
b. Create/develop educational tools, programs and training focused on specific Veteran needs/issues. Distribute educational materials provided by VA, local, state and national organizations.
c. Develop and facilitate support groups and educational programs.
d.
Utilize evidence-based practices to provide clinical services to Veterans through direct psychosocial treatment, care planning, and care coordination to eligible Veterans.
e. Provide linkage and referral to other appropriate VA and community services.f.
Maintain a knowledge base of current theory and treatment modalities by reading professional journals, attending conferences, clinic seminars and teleconferences, and materials distributed through VA and private sector sources.
g. Participate in monitoring data and measuring efficacy of clinical programming. Evaluates individual andprogram progress and outcomes and utilizes data to continuously modify and improve the program and
processes.
h.
Participate in assessment and monitoring of participants in REC programs, addressing psychological and psychosocial stressors experienced by Veterans and their caregivers.
i. Incumbent operates a government vehicle as part of his/her regular and recurring duties. This does not include operating a government vehicle solely for business travel and the incumbent will not transport patients. The incumbent is required to have and maintain a valid state driver's license.Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm
Telework:
Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Maybe authorized for highly qualified applicants.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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