Social Worker Care Coordination & Integrated Case Management Post 9 11 Military To Va

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Care Coordination & Integrated Case Management Post 9 11 Military To Va in the Veterans Health Administration based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). Education: Have a masters degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may NOT be substituted for the masters degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Exception. VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS9 grade level. For the GS11 grade level and above the candidate must be licensed or certified. At the time of appointment the supervisor chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline. Grade Determinations Social Worker GS9 Experience Education Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to work with Veterans family members from various socioeconomic cultural ethnic educational other diversified backgrounds utilizing counseling skills Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning needs of Veterans their family members to formulate implement a treatment plan identifying the Veterans problems strengths weaknesses coping skills assistance needed Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals families groups to achieve treatment goals. This requires judgment skill in utilizing supportive problem solving or crisis intervention techniques Ability to establish maintain effective working relationships communicate with clients staff representatives of community agencies Fundamental knowledge of medical mental health diagnoses disabilities treatment procedures. This includes acute chronic traumatic illnesses/injuries common medications their effects/side effects medical terminology Social Worker GS11 Experience Licensure: Requires completion of a minimum of one year of postMSW experience equivalent to the GS9 grade level in the field of health care or other social workrelated settings (VA or nonVA experience) licensure/certification in a state at the independent practice level. OR Education: In addition to meeting basic requirements a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting. AND Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of community resources how to make appropriate referrals to community other governmental agencies for services ability to coordinate services. Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic cultural ethnic educational other diversified backgrounds. Knowledge of medical mental health diagnoses disabilities treatment procedures (i.e. acute chronic traumatic illnesses/injuries common medications their effects/side effects medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan. Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals families groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric medical social problems to achieve treatment goals. Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers social work graduate students other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients the impact of psychosocial problems on health care compliance with treatment. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Must be in overall good health able to sit at a desk working at a computer engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting walking bending and carrying supplies. Social Worker must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands exercise patience and control emotions with reasonable accommodation if necessary without endangering the health and safety of the social worker or others. This position requires a valid state drivers license and local travel to provide communitybased care to Veterans. The position requires significant travel in the community through use of a government vehicle or other individual arrangements to meet with representatives/stakeholders who provide assistance and support to Veterans in clinics medical centers Community Clinics etc. This position also requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures transcribing viewing a computer terminal extensive reading and repetitive motions of the wrists hands and/or fingers.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.