Social Worker - Chicago, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Duties:

The incumbent serves as the PACT Social Worker Supervisor and assumes all of the technical and administrative responsibility for management of the social work services provided to PACT patient, This include but is not limited to:

Provides administrative oversight of the PACT social work staff to include planning, establishing, and implementing policies, and procedures; developing program goals and objectives; and monitoring, operating, and evaluating the functioning of the program.
Coordinates comprehensive program elements and services for preventive mental and physical health evaluations for patients in PACT.
Identifies unmet needs of the PACT patients to work collaboratively with.
Explores and analyzes community resources including family

- friendly delivery system.

Ensures that patients are screened for the need for case management services and that those in need of nurse and/ social worker case managers are assigned accordingly particularly those who are severely injured or ill.
Coordinates the assembly of interdisciplinary meetings and collaboration when needed.
Performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs.
Provides consultation to other staff on the special needs of PACT patient populations.
Establishes and maintains an ongoing education program for patients, community agencies, student, and staff to facilitate understanding of medical treatment, including clinical practice guidelines, mental health issues, readjustment issues, psychosocial problems, and care giver issues.

Work Schedule: 07:30am

4:00pm

Telework:
Ad-HOC

Travel:
Up to 25% may be required.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

NOTE:
Prior to accepting a final employment offer, all selected applicants will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding deployment responsibilities

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Must pass preemployment physical examination and maintain CDT physical readiness.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)
See "Additional Information" below for details.
Must be able to meet physical demands which include strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distances over difficult terrain, running, climbing, working long hours in primitive or arduous conditions, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

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United States Citizenship:Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
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English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
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Licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

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 termi