Senior Social Worker (Military2VA)

About the role

The Greater Los Angeles Health Care System is recruiting for a Senior Social Worker - to serve on the Post-9/11 Military 2 VA Team. The incumbent provides clinical and administrative leadership for services to transitioning and established Service Members - Veterans - and their families - including assessment - therapy - care coordination - crisis intervention - referrals - advocacy - outreach - education - and program development.

Responsibilities

• Provides specialized social work services to Post-9/11 Service Members - Veterans - and their families with complex medical - mental health - and psychosocial needs
• Completes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develops individualized treatment and case management plans
• Provides individual - group - and family psychotherapy - supportive counseling - and advanced case management interventions
• Coordinates short- and long-term care across VA programs - other agencies - and community providers
• Develops and maintains comprehensive plans addressing patients' biological - psychological - social - and environmental needs
• Provides crisis intervention - risk assessment - prevention - education - and timely referrals to specialty services
• Advocates for Veterans and families in accessing VA - community - health care - housing - financial - and social services
• Conducts outreach at events such as Post-Deployment Health Reassessments - Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Programs - and demobilizations
• Identifies - develops - and utilizes community resources to enhance continuity of care and access to services
• Tracks patients and services through appropriate systems and databases and maintains required documentation and workload records
• Consults with and provides guidance - teaching - mentoring - and professional support to colleagues and students
• Assesses program outcomes - participates in performance improvement activities - and recommends service enhancements based on findings
• Practices independently - exercises professional judgment - and collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary teams

Requirements

Citizenship: Must be citizen of the United States

English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English

Education: Must have 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. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to