Summary

Incumbents will be assigned and reports to: Social Worker-Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV): Bay Pines - FL Social Worker-Housing and Urban Development (HUD-VASH): Sarasota - FL Social Worker-Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT): Cape Coral - FL The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below.

Duties

• These positions report to the Social Work Service of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
• The duties and responsibilities are carried throughout the Healthcare System including all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the services
• Social Worker-Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) The Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Social Worker supports the VA Homeless Program by providing continuity of care for homeless Veterans between VHA and community-based programs - as the Veteran transitions from homelessness into programs such as HCHV Contract Residential Housing (CRS) - Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs (RRTPs) - and Grant Per Diem Programs (GPD) as well as directly to permanent housing through the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program - the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) - or other forms of housing in the community
• Social Worker-Housing and Urban Development (HUD-VASH) The Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD/VASH) Program is an intensive clinical case management program for homeless Veterans aimed at providing psychosocial services to Veterans while residing in stable housing through HUD's housing choice voucher system
• Social Worker-Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) assists VHA in transforming Veterans' care by providing patient-driven - proactive - personalized - team-based care focused on wellness and disease prevention resulting in improvements in Veteran satisfaction - improved healthcare outcomes - and costs
• Social Worker duties include - but are not limited to: The incumbent provides case-appropriate professional social work services for Veterans and families/significant others in compliance with VA - VISN - station - and Social Work policies and memorandums
• Casework - group work - case management - and/or community organization social work methods will be utilized in the delivery of the services
• Incumbent provides highly developed professional social work services
• The incumbent independently performs case finding functions and outreach - identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs
• The incumbent must possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities - provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals - families - and groups in the outpatient mental health clinic
• The incumbent can work with patients and families who are experiencing a basic emotional - medical - and social problems - utilizing individual - group - and family counseling skills
• The incumbent can assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members - and to formulate and implement a treatment plan - identifying the patient's problems - strengths - weaknesses - coping skills - and assistance needed
• The incumbent has basic knowledge of psychosocial treatment modalities and ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals - families - and groups to achieve treatment goals
• This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive - problem solving - or crisis intervention techniques
• The incumbent must possess the ability to organize work - set priorities - meet multiple deadlines - and evaluate assigned program area(s)
• The incumbent carries full responsibility for cases - presenting a wide range of social - emotional - and environmental problems and will provide services according to the assessment of the Veteran's needs - encompassing even the most difficult cases
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm Travel: You may be expected to travel for this position
• Functional Statement #: 20031F - 20027F - 20033F VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU