The Senior Social Worker practices in the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program and serves a patient population with highly complex health and mental health problems. The incumbent serves as a case manager in the VA Supported Housing (VASH) program. The HCHV program may be based at a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) or the main Medical Center, but social workers provide services to clients primarily in the community.
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.