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This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Southeast Network (VISN 7), VA Augusta Health Care System (VAAHCS) in Augusta, Georgia located in the Mental Health Service. The Senior Clinical Social Worker functions at the advanced license level, independently, and provides clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible Veterans and their family members to meet biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs.
Major duties of the Senior Social Worker in these clinics include, but are not limited to:
- Providing individual/group evidence-based treatments to Veterans.
- Participating in a shared decision-making model of care to collaboratively determine which psychotherapy modalities are most appropriate based on the Veteran's individual and intersecting cultural factors, goals, strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences.
- Ensuring appropriate documentation to include measures of effectiveness and Veteran response using clinical judgment and standardized assessment instruments.
- Developing, implementing, and documenting the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients, including prompt of clinical reminders.
- Delivering services both in person and via video technology.
- Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the psychological characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding their patients.
- Providing clinical supervision to health profession trainees.
- Actively participating in Mental Health Service Line, facility, and program meetings
- Assisting in ongoing process improvement initiatives.
- Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces as discussed with supervisor.
- Actively participating in local, state, and national professional organizations.
- Performing all other duties as assigned.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Lena Gowder, lena.gowder@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more 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)
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, (subject to change based on agency need; alternate work schedules available for qualified candidates).
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized.
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 56280F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Starting at $90,446 Per Year (GS 12)
