Social Worker - Emergency Department​/Acute Psychiatry

Job Title

Social Worker

The social worker is responsible for ensuring appropriate patient centered discharge plans aimed to achieve maximum independence are prepared for Veterans. Work duties are performed with appropriate level of licensure and within the guidelines of state licensure laws. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides a range of duties to include clinical assessment, case management, discharge planning, group work and serves as the subject matter expert related to discharge planning.
• Works within the interdisciplinary treatment team, to share in the development of a comprehensive treatment plan with the Veteran based on psychosocial assessment.
• With the treatment team, the social worker will assess and determine needs for high risk suicide protocol to be implemented.
• The social worker will collaborate with PACT social workers, Suicide Prevention Coordinators, Mental Health Treatment Coordinators, Health Care for Homeless Veteran (HCHV) social workers, SATT Program, Residential Programs and other key internal and external stakeholders as appropriate for the Veterans care. The social worker must have proven and consistent excellence in customer service.
• Develops the discharge plan through collaboration with the Veteran, family members/caregiver, and the interdisciplinary team. The social worker establishes plans, goals and evaluates outcomes of interventions
• Responsible for planning and organizing work, coordinating with clinical interdisciplinary staff, other professional and clinical staff, and management personnel. This social worker is responsible for reviewing and coordinating all phases of the continuing care for Veterans served within scope of practice and level of licensure.
• Responsible for educating the Veteran and family members/significant others/caregivers of the available VA/Community Resources, other various services/programs related to treatment and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on Veterans preference. The social worker will ensure discussion on resources and referrals, along with all interventions are documented same day in the electronic health record.
• Has knowledge of psychosocial and mental health diagnoses and evidence based treatment modalities and has the ability to implement evidence based treatment modalities in working with Veterans and families
• Provides education related to navigating the VA system, use of community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will/Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, and Life Sustaining Treatment Decisions through Goals of Care Conversations
• Assesses, coordinates, and then facilitates the completion of appropriate paperwork for referrals to VA/community referrals to include, but not limited to nursing homes, community residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, medical foster homes, domiciliary, adult day health care, home based health care services, residential treatment and others.
• Provides individual and group evidence-based therapies and treatment appropriate to level of licensure and complimentary to interdisciplinary inpatient treatment to Veterans and their families/caregivers.

Preferred experience:

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams, discharge planning, conducting individual and group behavioral health and/or evidence based treatment.
• Knowledge of VA and community resources, to includes housing resources for homeless and residential treatment options.
• Evidence of exceptional customer service with all internal/external stakeholders.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00AM to 4:30PM Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 52065F / 50464F Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized EDRP Authorized:
Not authorized Additional Benefits Child Care Subsidy:
After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Pay:
Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave:
After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.