Senior Social Worker

The Senior Social Worker - Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS) independently provides clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible veterans and their family members. The specific objective of these services is to meet the substance use disorder and mental health treatment needs of veterans residing in the hospital catchment area.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are mot limited to: Interviews veterans and/or their family members/significant others to establish facts about the patient's situation, presenting problems and their causes Interprets and explains VA's treatment and benefit programs related to assistance with identified problems Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment identifying needs and strengths Uses advanced clinical training and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options, summarizing findings in a manner that provides insights Review assessment of individual and environmental risk factors and acuity of need for services Independently and in collaboration with others where appropriate, evaluates the patient's circumstances and clinical presentation Assesses at-risk factors and develops a preliminary disposition plan for addressing them that involves identification of patient and staff responsibilities Completes assessments of serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness, acute psychological reactions to stressors including catastrophic medical conditions, dementia and other high-risk diagnoses Make independent professional decisions and recommendations for patient and professional intervention actions based on accurate assessment of risk factors Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm; subject to change based on needs of the facility 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 desiree.jackson@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 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 01096F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.