Social Worker at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Iron Mountain, MI

Social Worker job at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration. Iron Mountain, MI.

This position is located at the VA Medical Center Iron Mountain
- Michigan
- Nursing and Patient Care Service. The incumbent is a professional clinical social worker providing direct services to individuals and families - including work with individuals in groups. The incumbent is assigned to the Outpatient
- Primary Care Department and CBOCs (Community Based Outreach Clinics) and Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management (CCICM).

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education:
  
  Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited
• A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work
• Verification of the degree can be made by going to to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work
• (Transcripts Required) Licensure:
  Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• Current state requirements may be found by going to
• (Copy of License Required) Exception
• VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified - pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations
• This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level
• For the GS-11 grade level and above - the candidate must be licensed or certified
• At the time of appointment - the supervisor - chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification - including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline
• Grade Determinations:
  In addition to meeting the basic requirements - you must meet the following grade requirements
• GS-09 Grade Level (Entry Level):
  At the GS-09 level - position requires the ability to conduct psychosocial assessments of a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic - cultural - ethnic - educational - and other diversified backgrounds
• Position requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) - and the differential influences of the environment - society - and culture.
  
  The patient care activities are carried out in full-accordance with the broad program goals of the VA health care system
• Within these broad categorizations - the incumbent must tailor patient care/support services to meet the needs of individual patients
• This includes responsibility for assessment of each patient's needs - and delivery of services - which are responsive to the concerns of individual patients to the extent possible
• Experience
  - Education - and Licensure:
  None beyond the basic requirements
• Demonstrated Knowledge
  - Skills - and Abilities:
  In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic - cultural - ethnic - educational - and other diversified backgrounds utilizing counseling skills
• Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members - and to formulate and implement a treatment plan - identifying the Veterans problems - strengths - weaknesses - coping skills - and assistance needed
• 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
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients - staff - and representatives of community agencies
• Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities - and treatment procedures
• This includes acute - chronic - and traumatic illnesses/injuries
• common medications and their effects/side effects
• and medical terminology
• GS-11 grade level (Full Performance Level):
  Experience and…