Senior Social Worker - Social Work Service

Summary

The Senior Social Worker is assigned to the Social Work Service with various responsibilities to provide social work services to adult and geriatric Veterans receiving care, as well as provide open access to Veterans seeking these services and timely response to individuals in psychosocial crisis in settings and programs such as Patient Aligned Care Team in CBOCs, Emergency Department, Home Based Primary Care, and Integrative Chronic Pain Program.

Duties

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Senior Social Worker- Emergency Department. The Senior Social Worker of the Emergency Department for the northern Arizona Healthcare System Social Work Services provides social work services in the Emergency Department (ED) and is assigned to provide support and assessment of psychosocial functioning and factors impacting Veteran overall heath and functioning. The Emergency department Services Snr. Social Work must possess the knowledge and ability to independently assess and implement treatment modalities, identify level of functioning, degree of impairment in occupational, social, academic interpersonal and family, evaluate and assess lethality, perform mental status exams (MSE), identify psychiatric manifestations of various medical conditions, possess knowledge of the criteria and state laws for legal commitment and involuntary hospitalizations, ability to assess and intervene with patients suspected of abuse or neglect. Senior Social Worker- (Integrative Chronic Pain Program) The Senior Social Worker is a member of the Integrative Chronic Pain Program team at NAVAHCS as an integral part of the treatment team providing care coordination and clinical counseling to Veterans within the program. The Senior Social Worker works in the specialty medical area providing services to Veterans diagnosed with chronic pain. Services include provision of high-quality case management, clinical treatment, advocacy, and coordination of linkages to other appropriate VA or community service providers and/or agencies as needed by the Veteran. This is accomplished in collaboration with the other team members of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Senior Social Worker (Home Based Primary Care) The Senior Social Worker (GS 12) is assigned to the Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program and serves as an advanced practice clinician responsible for delivering comprehensive social work services to adult and geriatric Veterans with complex medical, psychosocial, and functional needs. This position requires independent clinical licensure and advanced skills in assessment, intervention, and program coordination. The incumbent provides expert-level psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, and case management, and demonstrates leadership in program evaluation, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Senior Social Worker serves as a consultant to other staff, provides clinical supervision to trainees or less experienced social workers, and contributes to policy development and implementation. Senior Social Worker (Patient Aligned Care Team- Community Based Outpatient Clinic) This Senior Social Worker is assigned to Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) in a CBOC with responsibility to provide social work services to adult and geriatric Veterans receiving care in at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System. This Senior Social Worker will provide open access to Veterans seeking these services and timely response to individuals in psychosocial crisis in PACT as well as supporting the behavioral health needs of those in crisis. The incumbent is responsible to provide a variety of services for Veterans, including psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, short-term, solution focused counseling with individuals and families who may be in crisis, education and referral for resources and benefits, and case management. Responsibilities will also include consultation and education to CBOC staff and service providers, the collection and maintenance of statistical data, program planning evaluation and modification, and the supervision of students as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, Tour duty range from 7:00am to 6:00pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates 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) 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: May be available for highly qualified candidates Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

***Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates*** NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until October 26, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be August 6, 2026, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g this part). Education. Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure. Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Grade Determinations: Senior Social Worker, GS-12 (1) Experience/Education. The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent