MHRRTP Therapist - Dublin, United States - Veterans Health Administration

Description

As the Social Worker you will develop a thorough psychosocial assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran and family members/significant others.

The goal of the psychosocial assessment is to highlight the veteran's strengths, limitations, and internal/external supports and service needs in order to optimize the veteran's functional status.

You must possess working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnosis, disabilities and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.

You will demonstrate an understanding of the range of treatment and skills needed for all adult patients, being sensitive to human growth and development, age-appropriate needs and concerns of the veteran, and be able to provide current and advanced techniques to the treatment of this veteran population.

It is your responsibility as the Social Worker, working within the interdisciplinary treatment team. An initial psychosocial assessment is required as well as reassessments as defined by policy.

- Treatment Planning/Goal Setting - You are responsible for contributing to the development of the treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran, family members/significant others and other Outpatient Mental Health clinical staff.

You must facilitate discharge planning through collaboration with Veteran and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment ream members.

- Referral to service providers - Throughout the course of treatment, you are the subject matter expert on VA and/or community resources.

You will collaborate with other service providers in reassessing the veteran's needs.

You are responsible for educating the veteran and family members/significant others of the available services and assisting them in establishing the appropriate referrals based on the veteran's preference or that of his surrogate decision-maker.

- Crisis Intervention -experience in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for admission to mental health inpatient programs.

You must meet the demands of a crisis using available resources.

In the event of a medical or psychiatric emergency, staff will follow the protocol of his/her respective mental health unit/program and Carl Vinson VA Medical Center.

- Education/Health promotion and prevention - You will provide education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer veterans and family members/significant others to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.

- Coordination of non-institutional and institutional services -You will review the progress notes from the other providers to accurately determine the strengths and limitations of each veteran.

You will educate the veteran, their family members/significant other and the team of all the options available to them and will collaborate with the veteran and family members/significant other on the preferred option and facilitate discharge planning.

- Supportive counseling -You will provide the veterans and their family members/significant other with ongoing supportive counseling.

The purpose of such counseling is to deal with the psychosocial impact of coping with severe mental illness (es), chronic/disabling illness (es), onset of a catastrophic illness, etc.

- Case Management- As the social worker, you must possess skills and knowledge to provide case management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care.

You must be able to review mental health consults in a timely manner and assist with scheduling appropriate mental health services as needed or when referred.

- Therapy - You will be equipped to utilize various clinical treatment modalities both in individual and group settings including Evidence-Based Psychotherapy (EBP) approaches such as cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance/Commitment Therapy (ACT), Problem Solving Therapy (PST), etc.

The Social worker will attend VA EBP trainings as availability of such trainings allows. Other Administration Duties apply.

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Telework:
Not Available.

Virtual:
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Functional Statement #: 52073F


Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Authorized for eligible.

EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required