Benefits Coordinator Social Work Dept

Benefits Coordinator for Social Work Dept.

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• Title:
  
  Benefits Coordinator for Social Work Dept.
• State Role
  
  Title:
  
  Direct Service Associate III
• Hiring Range: starting at $45,000 (commensurate based on experience)
• Pay Band: 3
• Agency:
  Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
• Location:
  
  Western State Hospital
• Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
• Recruitment Type:
  General Public - G

Western State Hospital is seeking a full‑time Benefits Coordinator for the Social Work Department to evaluate patients’ needs and eligibility for financial benefits; assist patients with benefits applications; educate staff and patients regarding entitlement programs; review the status of incoming patients to determine eligibility for SSDI and SSI benefits; receive referrals for patients needing Social Security benefits; assess newly admitted SSI recipients for eligibility for continuing payments (TIRE);

prompt notification to SSA of patients whose benefits should be suspended because of specific legal codes; provide continuous tracking of applications until a decision is made or until the time of patient discharge; enroll patients in Medicare D programs; and provide education in PSR groups in Webb and Harvest Treatment Malls when requested.

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Retirement with cash match
• Paid time off; sick time; family/personal time; and community service time
• Life insurance

• Associate’s degree in a social services/human services field
• Professional work experience with adults with serious mental illness and/or other disabilities
• Work experience in determining clients’ eligibility for federal benefits and other government financial assistance and assisting clients through processes necessary to access these services

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with the use of Electronic Health Record
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computer programs to determine eligibility
• Veteran and veteran spouse
• Bilingual

Western State Hospital is a tobacco‑free facility in all state buildings and on facility grounds. If you are selected, a confirmation number will be provided. Please ensure all contact information is current. Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview processes are available upon request under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. WSH is an EEO compliance facility.

In accordance with Executive Directive #18, a Commonwealth of Virginia requirement, all Executive Branch employees, including new hires and contract workers, must disclose vaccination status. Proof of vaccination is required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Employees that are not vaccinated must be tested weekly.

To support inclusion, individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. Candidates must provide a Certificate of Disability (COD) or an AHP Letter from the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans may submit disability documentation to DARS/DBVI to obtain a COD or AHP Letter.

The most recent CODs (dated between April 1 2022 and February 29 2024) can still be used for the process.

Name:
Samantha Leep

Phone:

Email: samantha.leepginia.gov