Social Worker

Duties

• Independently performs outreach and facilitates eligibility determination by securing military discharge papers when necessary and facilitating enrollment for care with VA eligibility staff and determining HCHV eligibility in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2002(1) and The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act - as amended by S896
• Coordinates community-based services - including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs - other government programs and community agency programs
• Provides crisis intervention services - seeking to address the cause as well as presenting complaint - engaging family and other support systems as appropriate
• Has functional knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities and treatment procedures - including acute - chronic and traumatic illnesses and /injuries - common medications and their effects - side effects - and medical terminology
• Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans' needs and eligibility
• Has working knowledge and skill in the use of word processing - data management and other computer systems - especially those programs in use by the VA

Qualifications

• Knowledge of community resources - how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services - and ability to coordinate services
• Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic - educational - and other backgrounds
• Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities and treatment procedures (i.eacute - chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries - common medications and their effects - and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan
• Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals - families - and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric - medical - and social problems to achieve treatment goals
• Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers - social work graduate students - and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment