Senior Social Worker (Women's Trauma Therapist)

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 Provides clinical psychosocial and Evidence Based Therapies to eligible Veterans and their family members. Provides specialized treatment for Veterans who have experienced trauma which includes but is not limited to Military Sexual Trauma (MST). Work in close collaboration with the Women's Health Coordinator to develop and provide services that are especially helpful for Women Veterans and their health needs. Serve as the women's health champion for Mental Health, will represent AK VA HCS for national women's health initiatives related to mental health, and be responsible for development, operation, reporting, and management of women's veteran mental health data collection, action plan development, and consultation to advance high quality gender-specific MH services. Functions Interviews Clients and Conducts Psychosocial Assessments Interviews veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the veteran's situation. Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment identifying needs and strengths. Serve Veterans who tend to have frequent and severe crises, lack family or an adequate community support network, be poor at self-monitoring, frequently fail to comply with instructions and treatment, or have significant deficits in coping skills and require continuing professional psychosocial support. Makes Psychosocial Diagnoses Evaluates the client's situation. Performs insightful assessment of serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness. Finds a suitable means of treatment to help veterans and/or significant others copes with stressful situations. Plans Effective Treatment Develops psychosocial treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team members. Independently concludes the appropriate action. Makes adjustments to the psychosocial treatment plan and interventions. Consults with other specialists in planning treatment for veterans and with co-morbidities. Implements Treatment Provides clinical services to veterans and family members/significant others. Regularly treats veterans with serious medical and psychiatric problems through counseling or referral. Receives and completes requests for services from interdisciplinary team members and from other Social Workers. Also provides consultation to Social Workers and interdisciplinary team members. Evaluation, Education, Supervision, Coaching, and Mentoring Establishes a continuing relationship with the veteran, evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan as appropriate. Documents independently in the medical records utilizing paper and/or electronic formats, including psychosocial assessments, diagnostics, treatment, progress notes, follow up, and referral. Explains veteran's treatment and progress to third parties as appropriate. Directs/coordinates clinical and psychosocial services and is accountable for the overall effectiveness of the services provided. Provides orientation and on-going training to Social Workers and interdisciplinary team members. Serves as a mentor to other Social Workers, particularly those at the entry level. Offers patient and family/significant other educational services. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramS

Salaire : $106,811 – $138,857/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? The Alaska VA Healthcare System (AVAHS), complexity level 3 facility, serves Veterans throughout Alaska. The parent facility is in Anchorage and we have four VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). Anchorage has no income or sales tax, offers all the modern amenities, including shopping, dining, cultural opportunities, entertainment, and public transportation. Hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating, skiing, climbing, golf, tennis, recreational leagues and wildlife photography are all pursuits available in or near Anchorage. The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define