Senior Social Worker-Home Based Primary Care

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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and communicates with Veterans, staff, and other parties as appropriate. The incumbent will: Possess and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds. Utilizes knowledge of community resources, makes referrals to the community and other government agencies as appropriate, and coordinates services. The incumbent will: Serve as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources to ensure thorough delivery of services. Independently conducts psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. The incumbent will: Possess advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management interventions used in the treatment of veterans with polytraumatic injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc. Provides consultation, education, and advocacy. The incumbent will: Provide consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and end of life planning. This includes the incumbent's knowledge of the process for accessing and/or coordinating community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs, and community programs. Utilizes a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities in treatment or with specialized Veteran populations, including individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy, and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. The incumbent will: Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on empirical findings. Incorporates complex multiple causation in differential diagnoses and treatment within approved clinical privileges. Develops treatment plan as appropriate. Provides specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of Veteran in Home Based Primary Care, as well as role models effective social work practice skills. The incumbent will: Have the ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. Expands clinical knowledge in the social work profession, writes policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to Home Based Primary Care as directed by the HBPC Program Manager. The incumbent will: Expand clinical knowledge in the profession via: continuing education; demonstrating innovation in the creation of new models of psychosocial assessment; and intervention to identify and address specialized clinical needs. Other duties assig

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"OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans? The VA Western Colorado Health Care System offers a balance of professional and clinical complexity that promotes a strong work/life balance within a positive work environment. If you are interested in a career that offers an integrated patient-centered approach while providing compassionate and state of the art care to Veterans, we welcome you to apply. The VA is located in the heart of Grand Junction, the largest community on Colorado's Western Slope. Grand Junction is an outdoor recreational hub; a medium-size metro area set in the high desert and mesas of the Rocky Mountains. Come enjoy the majestic beauty and mild climate of the western Colorado canyons and