Senior Social Worker-HUD/VASH

Responsibilities

• To be the clinical case manager for a caseload of Veterans admitted into the HUD-VASH program - working with a multi-disciplinary team to assist the Veteran to secure and maintain permanent housing
• To determine the stage of case management for each Veteran and confirm that the multi-disciplinary team is meeting face to face with the Veteran at the frequency required by the given stage
• The incumbent understands that these face to face meetings should take place in Veteran's residence unless otherwise indicated
• To ensure that the team's interventions adhere to the treatment plan created with the Veteran
• To complete the other documentation requirements of the HUD-VASH program - including psychosocial assessments - HOMES database updates - measurement based care tracking - pain - nutrition - and suicide screenings
• To submit paperwork to place psychiatric holds on Veterans when indicated as certified by the county where they are assigned cases
• 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
• Has the 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
• Must be able to provide supervisionthis is not necessarily part of the assigned duties but could be as needed by agency need and/or incumbent interest

Qualifications

• Current and Valid CA Driver License with good standing is required
• Must be able to provide supervisionthis is not necessarily part of the assigned duties but could be as needed by agency need and/or incumbent interest