<p>The PCMHI-SUD Social Worker provides education and brief interventions to patients, monitors response to and side effects from treatment, and provides education and support to patients; provides "on-time, on-target" information to Primary Care Providers (PCPs), (SUD) Substance Abuse staff, and Behavioral Health Services (BHS) staff.</p> <p>VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU</p> <p>The PCMHI-SUD Social Worker functions as a treatment advocate and guide, consultant, counselor and educator while providing integrated health care to Veterans in outpatient care in Primary care and Behavioral Health Services.</p> <p>The incumbent is responsible for completing the following duties:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Uses a high level of skill in independently assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans. Social Work responsibilities include the assessment of psychosocial problems often at a time when the Veteran is experiencing crisis and include the provision of short-term, solution focused counseling with Veterans and/or their families.</p> </li><li> <p>Completes thorough assessments to determine the presenting problem, to determine in-home factors impacting the problem, and to determine obstacles to treatment and/or follow through with recommended treatments. Case management with members of the PCMHI team and the Veterans PACT, PCP, or BHS team is provided in order to coordinate a collaborative effort to meet the agreed upon goals for a Veteran's treatment needs and include liaison with community professionals regarding needed services for Veterans and/or their families.</p> </li><li> <p>Supports Veterans access to specialty behavioral health services by facilitating treatment in the most therapeutic milieu possible. This position shall coordinate consult management that ensures appropriate service options are offered, as well as the prevention of Veterans being lost to services when referred for specialty behavioral health services. The services include but is not limited to: initial clinical review for service appropriate ness; compliance tracking; completing assessments.</p> </li><li> <p>Serves as one of the points of contact for patients being referred to PCMHI and will triage and forward to the appropriate service and serve as one of the points of contact for patients returning to PCMHI if it is determined that BHS care is no longer necessary.</p> </li><li> <p>Clinical Functions:</p> </li><li> <p>Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and/or their families.</p> </li><li> <p>Must independently complete thorough psychosocial and SUD assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.</p> </li><li> <p>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.</p> </li><li> <p>Possesses a working knowledge and experience in use of medical, SUD diagnoses and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects and medical terminology.</p> </li><li> <p>Facilitates action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides patient education in areas such as depression, anxiety and substance misuse to patient with an emphasis on health promotion and functional restoration.</p> </li><li> <p>Other related duties as needed.</p> </li></ul> <p>Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm</p> <p>Compressed/Flexible: Not Available</p> <p>Virtual: This is not a virtual position</p> <p>Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized</p> <p>EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHAVISN04HREDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more</p> <p>Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA</p> <p>Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)</p> <p>Functional Statement #: PD000000</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p> <p>Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required</p>