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Job opening: Senior Social Worker (Transplant and Inpatient)

Salary: $103 912 - 135 081 per year
City: Richmond
Published at: Aug 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The incumbent works for the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond, Virginia, as a direct report to the Social Work Service, and is assigned to the Inpatient Team under Social Work Service.

Duties

This position provides direct patient care which includes but not limited to psychosocial assessments, transplant assessments, case management, care coordination, and discharge planning. The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing the complicated bio-psychosocial problems of Veterans. As a part of an interdisciplinary team, the social worker assess the bio-psychosocial stressors that have contributed to a patient's current needs; assists in the formation of the treatment plan; and develops a carefully thought out plan for treatment and discharge. They conduct meetings with patients and their families, and collaborate with outpatient providers and community agencies to realize a plan that utilizes the patient's strengths and existing supports. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am - 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized EDRP: Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

Education. A master's 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 master's degree in social work. To verify that a social work degree meets the accreditation standard for a master of social work, access the CSWE website at http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/organizations.aspx. (Copy of transcript must be submitted). Experience. The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Licensure. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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/.

Contacts

  • Address Central Virginia VA Health Care System 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard Richmond, VA 23249 US
  • Name: Thomas Masters
  • Phone: 757-604-8890
  • Email: [email protected]

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