- Provides outreach & crisis intervention services to homeless Veterans, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint to homeless needs.
- Coordinates family conferences & serves as a liaison to family members.
- Has working knowledge & experience in the use of medical & mental health diagnoses, disabilities, & treatment procedures, which include acute, chronic & traumatic illness/injuries, common medications & their effects/side effects, & medical terminology.
- Works closely with other VA medical center programs & services to ensure coordination between entities is facilitated & direct care, referral, & follow up for enrolled Veterans is contiguous & based on a continuum of services. In addition, the incumbent will act as a consultant to other staff/team members.
- Possesses the knowledge & ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families, & groups, within the scope of licensure & training. Incumbent independently conducts psychosocial assessments.
- Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family & with the interdisciplinary treatment team & appropriate community partners. Incumbent possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions & measures outcomes to interventions.
- Coordinates community resources & community-based services, including information & referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs & community agency programs. Incumbent establishes & maintains effective therapeutic relationships with homeless Veterans &, as appropriate, their families.
- Acts as HJCR program "Provider of the Day" to ensure homeless Veterans have timely access to care & services.
- Participates in outreach efforts to encourage homeless Veterans to engage in care. Outreach locations may include the following: homeless shelters, libraries, parks, streets, & homeless camps.
- Assists in tracking data of outreach contacts.
- Assists Veterans who have been referred to non-case managed HUD vouchers in the application process.
- Assists in providing support & resources to Veterans who do not qualify for homeless program services due to being over income.
- Incumbent will work hours to meet the needs of the homeless community. These hours may be outside of the traditional tour of duty.
- Coordinate & respond to requests coming from the National Homeless Hotline.
- Responds to incoming referrals from all sources including but not limited to the following: messages on outreach voicemail, National Homeless Hotline, internal providers, community partners, family members, etc.
- Assists in coordinating a walk-in clinic for homeless Veteran's on VA campus that includes participation of other VA programs & community partners.
- Coordinates & participates in) community events including the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down, Point-In-Time Count, & other events & activities directly related to outreach to Veterans who are homeless.
- Works independently with patients & their families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, & social problems utilizing individual, group, family counseling, & psychotherapy skills, within the scope of licensure & training.
- Provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of homeless Veterans & the impact of psychosocial problems on health care & adherence to the treatment plan, within the scope of licensure & training,
- Utilizes the ability to evaluate his or her own practice through professional peer review, case conferences & other organizational means. Incumbent will communicate effectively, both orally & in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
- Utilizes general knowledge of Veterans' benefits & services relating to special programs, service-connected compensation & nonservice-connected pension.
- Facilitates referrals based upon the Veterans' needs & eligibility.
- Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Incumbent consistently communicates & treats customers in a courteous, tactful, & respectful manner. Incumbent will provide customer with consistent information according to established policies & procedures.
- Handles conflict & problems in dealing with the consumer constructively & appropriately.
- Has working knowledge & skill in the use of word-processing, data management & other computer systems, especially those programs in use by VHA.
- Support the goals & mission of the Homeless & Justice Clinical Recovery Program.
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Description
Summary
The Homeless Outreach Social Worker is responsible for providing clinical services at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Homeless & Justice Clinical Recovery (HJCR) Program. With primary emphasis on assessment of patient needs, care coordination, facilitation of groups, individual psychotherapy, & provision of psychoeducational classes. Has good basic knowledge of Medical Center, VA & community resources needed to meet the needs of Veterans on the social worker's caseload.
Duties
VA Careers - Social Work:
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 52351-O, 52352-O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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