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Social Worker

4 months ago


San Francisco, California, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) and Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) incumbent at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) identifies and engages Veterans who are homeless, marginally housed, and/or who underutilize VA services. The incumbent provides Veterans with a range of social work services, including assessment and referrals, clinical treatment, short-term case management, advocacy and service coordination, and linkage with VA and community services.



Duties

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, tour of duty to be established upon selection

Telework: Available - regularly teleworks 1-2 days per pay period

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 Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) and Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) incumbent at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) identifies and engages Veterans who are homeless, marginally housed, and/or who underutilize VA services. The incumbent provides Veterans with a range of social work services, including assessment and referrals, clinical treatment, short-term case management, advocacy and service coordination, and linkage with VA and community services. This is accomplished in concert with other members of the Downtown CBOC and SFVA Medical Center interdisciplinary teams. The position is based and provides services at the SFVAHCS' San Francisco Downtown CBOC and San Francisco VA Medical Center as the incumbent acts as a liaison between the two locations.

The incumbent possesses knowledge and is sensitive to the needs of the homeless population. The incumbent is aware of the special challenges in working with Veterans with co-morbid physical, mental health and substance abuse diagnoses, and can work with this Veteran population.

The incumbent has knowledge and experience in the use of medical, mental health, and substance abuse treatment modalities. Can complete a comprehensive psychosocial assessment to identify strengths, needs, social support systems, disabilities, and barriers to accessing housing and available treatment options. Has general knowledge of Veteran's benefits and services related to special programs, service-connected compensation, non-service-connected pensions, and benefits that are available on the federal and state levels, and through city/county social services.

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

  • Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
  • Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds.
  • Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan.
  • Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals.
  • Provide consultation services to new social workers, social work graduate students, and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment.
  • Independently conduct a psychosocial assessment with a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. The assessment includes documentation of identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence, as well as strengths, limitations, coping skills, and internal/external supports and service needs to optimize the Veteran's functional status.
  • Develops the assessment in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, available family/friends/caregivers and collateral sources such as CPRS, HOMES, and agencies with appropriate ROI's.
  • Identifies family/caregiver stressors and provides specific interventions.
  • Provides education on advance directives and advanced care planning.
  • Formulate a treatment plan and implement the plan, identifying problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed.
  • Possesses knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures to formulate a treatment plan and provide therapeutic interventions.
  • Responsible for making appropriate referrals to community and other agencies and coordinating services as needed.
  • Acts as an advocate with appropriate VA and community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the Veteran and family members/caregiver.
  • Provides case management and care coordination to facilitate appropriate delivery of health care services, incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veterans, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
  • Must have and maintain a valid unrestricted driver's license.
  • Other duties as assigned by management.