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Social Worker

4 months ago

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The full-time social worker is based within the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) in the Primary Mental Health Section (North or South). The incumbent in this position independently provides an array of case management, longitudinal care coordination, and clinical psychotherapy/recovery services.



Duties

Major Duties Include, but are not limited to:

The social worker functions in accordance with the policies, principles, professional ethics, and techniques of accepted Social Work practice to include the National Association of Social Work, professional licensing code, and state laws. Additional guides are available in the form of Veterans Health Administration directives, program guides, bulletins, and circulars, HCS memoranda, medical staff by-laws; applicable labor-management bargaining

agreements; and external accreditation agencies utilized by the VA HCS. Incumbent is expected to independently practice and work as part of a multidisciplinary team model. This is not a supervisory position.

Direct clinical and associated administrative responsibilities include:

  • Comprehensive Case Management Assessment and Reassessments.
    • Completes a comprehensive assessment of the concerns, needs, and preferences of the Veteran and their family or caregiver.
  • Goal(s) and Resource Identification.
    • Identifies and prioritizes the Veteran's and their family/caregiver's desired or expected goal(s) and outcome(s), as well as a resource assessment to identify available benefits, assistive options, and appropriate services and resources within and outside VHA. Resources may include existing natural supports, and internal skills and coping mechanisms.
  • Care Planning, Implementation, and Communication.
    • Plans and implements a care plan through coordination and collaboration with the Veteran, the family or caregivers, and VHA and community providers.
  • Therapeutic Engagement and Psychosocial Intervention.
    • Engages, develops, and maintains therapeutic relationships with both the Veteran, families, and caregivers, utilizing resiliency-based, recovery oriented, Veteran-centered communication and practice techniques (e.g., Health Education, Health Coaching, Shared Decision Making, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Work, Psychosocial Problem Solving, Strength-Based work) as well as time-limited psychotherapy to facilitate progress, growth, and positive lifestyle changes.
  • Care Collaboration, Coordination, Referrals, and Transitions.
    • Coordinates effective and timely referrals to ensure the appropriate level and type of care, working collaboratively with VA teams across ECHCS (e.g., PACT, Home Based Primary Care, primary-care mental health integration, Whole Health,

      specialty Substance Abuse Treatment Program and PTSD Clinic, Suicide Prevention Team, Local Recovery Coordinator, Veterans Justice Outreach, Housing and Urban Development Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing; Health Care for Homeless Veterans; Grant and Per Diem, Transition and Care Management, and the Caregiver Support Program), at ECHCS (e.g., inpatient, residential), and across VISN 19.
    • Manages transitions of the Veteran to other interfacility VA programs (e.g., Salt Lake City Tele-mental Health Clinical Resource Hub), as well as other VHA, DoD, federal, state, and local home and community-based services (to include the Office of Community Care).
  • Program and Outcome Evaluation.
    • Uses best practice processes, procedures, tools, and templates in their work to allow for better tracking, monitoring, and reporting of quality and performance metrics.
  • Documentation.
    • Completes all clinical charting and documentation accurately and in a timely manner as required by and according to procedures outlined by applicable accrediting organization, VHA, Medical Center, and Service policies.
  • Professional Responsibilities.
    • Engages in various administrative activities, to include peer review to assess the quality of professional care standards provided in the organization, participating in team-, clinic-, and service-based staff meetings, and engagement in continuing education activities to maintain professional licensure and any certification, to include Basic Life Support.
    • Maintains a level of productivity and quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment and consistent with Social Work standards, Joint Commission standards, and facility standards. Serves on committees, work group, and task forces as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Available

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required