Description du poste
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
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Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Social Worker serves as a core member of the interdisciplinary Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) treatment team which is a specialized outpatient Patient Aligned Care program. The incumbent works independently to provide psychosocial interventions and case management services to veterans with complex medical, social, and behavioral conditions in which routine clinic-based care is not effective. Patients served under HBPC typically are those who have impaired mobility due to disability or functional limitation, inability to cope with the clinic environment due to cognitive, physical, or psychiatric impairment, and the need for frequent coordinated interventions from multiple disciplines, therefore care is delivered to the patient. Incumbent utilizes advanced practice skills, knowledge, and judgment to develop and measure effectiveness of social work practice and services, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services. Coordination of specialized services and programs is also provided. Encounters/visits are made in the home-setting and government cars are available for travel to the patient's residence. Incumbent must be physically able to maneuver home structures with obstacles, stairs, and pets. VANIHCS is part of VISN 10, VA Healthcare System, and consists of the following care sites: Fort Wayne Medical Center, Marion VA Medical Center, Fort Wayne Annex, Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Muncie Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Hoosier CBOC, Defiance CBOC, and Huntington CBOC. VANIHCS is a complex, integrated health care system with approximately 2,0000 employees, a catchment area covering over 15,000 square miles, servicing over 40 counties, and serving over 45,000 Veterans. Services provided include, but not limited to: audiology, cardiology, Community Living Center, dental, dermatology, diabetes clinic, home-based primary care, home oxygen clinic, ICU, gastroenterology, MRI, Mental Health neurology, occupational therapy, oncology, pain management, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatry, post-traumatic stress disorder care, primary care, prosthetic and sensory aids services, psychology, pulmonology, palliative care, recreation therapy, homeless Veteran services, and speech therapy The clinical social worker coordinates a variety of case management responsibilities including outreach, interdisciplinary activities, psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, consultation/education to other health care facility staff, and community-based service providers. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 mon