Social Worker - Substance Use Disorder Services

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited school
• Licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• Completion of one year of post-MSW experience in a clinical setting (or equivalent) with licensure or certification at the independent practice level

Skills

Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various backgrounds utilizing counseling skills.

Assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, and formulate and implement a treatment plan.

Implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients, staff, and representatives of community agencies.

Independently conduct psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds.

Formulate a treatment plan based on medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures.

Independently implement different treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems.

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 treatment compliance.

Understand and utilize best practice evidence-based treatments and a wide range of treatment modalities including motivational interviewing or motivational enhancement, crisis intervention, individual case work, group psychotherapy, group psycho-education, etc.

Provide educational, facilitative, and therapeutic leadership with Veterans' group and individual therapy treatments.

Complete all components of the intake and assessment process and develop a treatment plan pertaining to all assessed needs (substance use disorders, other DSM 5 disorders, as well as other social and medical issues).

Provide emergency care as needed for all veterans receiving outpatient substance use treatment in mental health, including referring patients for emergency primary care treatment, psychiatric medication evaluations, or non-medical detoxification.

Participate actively in staff meetings regarding clinical, administrative, and staff development issues.

Participate in program planning and development, making recommendations for changes in policies and procedures as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Total rewards package including:

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance
• Childcare subsidy
• Parental leave
• Retirement benefits

Paid time off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).

Telework: Ad Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.