Social Worker

The Social Worker at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System will provide assessment and intervention for Veterans in crisis. Responsibilities include discharge planning, crisis intervention, brief evidence-based therapies, and counseling for Veterans and families on acute medicine, surgery, neurology, and ICU units.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Clinical work of this position includes the provision of discharge planning, crisis intervention, short-term solution-focused or problem solving focused evidence based interventions with Veterans and/or their family members/significant others/caregivers on the acute care medicine, surgery, neurology and intensive care inpatient units. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Conduct psychosocial assessments of Veterans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the Veteran, family members, caregivers, and/or significant others. The goal of the assessment is to identify needs and formulate a treatment/discharge plan to meet those needs. Develop discharge plans through collaboration with the Veteran, family members/caregiver, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Establish plans, goals and evaluates outcomes of interventions for a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. Complete crisis assessments, develop and execute crisis management plans in a timely, effective and efficient manner. Work with patients and families who are experiencing emotional, medical, and social problems utilizing individual, group, and family counseling skills. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, staff, and representatives of local community agencies. Collaborate with other service providers in assessing/reassessing the Veteran's needs during inpatient stay and make appropriate warm hand off referrals to the Veteran's assigned PACT, Specialty Clinic and/or other appropriate clinical social worker for follow up post discharge. Document social work interventions and activities timely and as directed by standard operating procedures in the patient's electronic medical record. Serve as a liaison to community agencies and network with agency representatives as related to assigned job duties for facilitating continued patient care in another setting. Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds. Facilitate referrals based upon the Veteran's needs and eligibility by utilizing knowledge of Veterans benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation, and non-service connected pension. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4pm, Monday through Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 50010F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized 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. 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.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.