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Senior Social Worker

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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Posted:

March 28, 2021

Location:

Los Angeles, California

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Salary:

Open

Discipline:

Mental Health/Social Services

The Greater Los Angeles (GLA) VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Senior Social Worker in the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS). The Senior Social Worker is responsible for providing HUD-VASH case management to Veterans and families in the HUD-VASH program. The VA is recruiting for 6 positions at the GLA campus, 1 position in the LA Ambulatory Care Center, 1 position in the Oxnard area and 1 position in the Sepulveda area. The Senior social worker provides case management services to a special patient population that demonstrates highly complex psychosocial, health or mental health problems. Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides consultation services to other VA staff regarding the psychosocial needs of homeless Veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plans; Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds; Knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service-connected compensation and non-service-connected pension; Communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous. tactful, and respectful manner; Responsible for tracking census of veterans within the program and ensure that Veteran data is captured in HOMES; Work as a field instructor with MSW student interns or clinical supervisor for unlicensed VA staff. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Internal Number: 596498100

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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.