Social Worker- Inpatient Medicine

US Department of Veterans Affairs · Kansas city, United States

VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker

The Social Worker - Inpatient Medicine includes working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, substance abuse disorders, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology. Duties of this position include, but not limited to:

• Assesses and treats the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans and their families/significant others.
• Apples clinical judgement with screenings, assessments, safety planning, treatment planning, discharge planning, and care collaboration.
• Utilizes assessments in facilitating the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable.
• Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals and interventions.
• Provides direct patient care services to Veterans on the inpatient medicine and surgical unit.
• Collaborates with team to assure information is obtained to meet the Veteran's needs and services.
• Initiates and advocates for appropriate needs, document to meet standards and to assure up to date changes, decisions are reflected in the chart so other team members or services can find needed information.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Work Schedule:

One vacancy will be: Thursday - Monday, 7:30am - 4:00pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm

Second vacancy will be: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior (work experience) or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #:

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized