Social Worker - Community Housing and Outreach Services

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval - award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for the incentive. For questions contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent case management throughout the continuum of care for a caseload of Veterans in the HUD‑VASH program.
• Provide a full range of clinical services including case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other appropriate services.
• Perform case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening Veterans for mental health status, housing status, access to resources, and other needs.
• Provide independent evidence‑based psychotherapeutic interventions (individual, family, group psychotherapy) and measure outcomes.
• Provide a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnose mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
• Assume complete professional responsibility for clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
• Evaluate own practice through case conferences and other organizational means.
• Participate actively in the development of treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Coordinate community‑based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs, and community agency programs.
• Independently identify high‑risk patients.
• Provide complex crisis intervention, clinical assessment, and case management services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint.
• Coordinate family conferences and serve as liaison to family members.
• Use working knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities,