Senior Social Worker

This position is located within the Social Work Service Line at the Beckley VA Medical Center and outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). This role serves as the Senior Social Worker functioning as an advanced practice mentor for PACT Social Workers, with administrative and clinical responsibility for clinical program and intervention development, evaluation, and modification within Primary Care Social Work. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Primary duties include but are not limited to the following: Administrative Duties Managing all Beckley VAMC Social Work consults, tracking timeliness of completion, and working with the Social Work Supervisor to create action plans to ensure compliance, including reviewing consults to identify and address outliers Leading daily huddles and reporting outcomes Leading all PACT Social Workers in reviewing and monitoring high-risk Veterans in need of case management, utilizing high-risk identifiers such as CAN scores and Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, and assigning work based on these identifiers Reviewing and supporting revisions of policy, procedures, and practice guidelines pertaining to service delivery, and reporting recommendations Expanding clinical social work knowledge through consultation and guidance to colleagues and role-modeling effective social work practice skills Mentoring less experienced social workers and collaborating with the Social Work Supervisor and Senior Social Workers to facilitate orientation of new employees, acting as clinical expert in case consultation, and maintaining the PACT SW onboarding document as a current resource Coordinating PACT Social Worker coverage of the Emergency Department (ED) during normal business hours, including training PACT Social Workers on ED coverage and educating ED staff on how to contact Social Work for assistance Working with the Social Work Supervisor to develop best practices ensuring consistency and excellence in social work practice within assigned areas(s) Representing VA Social Work at community meetings, workshops, and conferences, and actively nurturing new community partnerships Mentoring or serving as a field instructor for trainees, and providing clinical supervision for social work licensure or certification Clinical Duties Establish/ maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic and/or their families, working independently with Veterans and families experiencing complex medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal, and psychosocial problems, often over a series of visits Assessing suicide/homicide risk factors using standardized and validated measures, identifying protective factors, interpreting safety and recommended level of care, and collaborating with the Suicide Prevention program for Veterans at increased risk Providing immediate psychosocial assessments to individuals and families presenting to the Emergency Department, consultation to ED staff, and assistance with creating an appropriate plan of care Independently completing thorough psychosocial assessments to determine psychosocial functioning and needs, utilizing assessments to facilitate the Veteran's maximum use of treatment, and documenting interventions using the national template Social Work notes Leading interdisciplinary treatment team discussion on social work needs and collaborating with Veterans, families, and treatment team members in developing and implementing treatment goals and interventions Maintaining working knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses, substance use disorders, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authori

Salaire : $93,530 – $121,591/Per Year | Avantages : http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who 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 whole health care to Veterans? Beckley VA Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level II facility serving Veterans in 11 counties in southern West Virginia. The medical center opened its doors to Veterans on March 1, 1951, and today is a 13-bed general medical/surgical and 5-bed intensive care facility with a 40-bed community living center.