Senior Social Worker (Care, Treatment & Rehabilitation Services)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Social Worker (CTRS)

• Focus: Care, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Service case management for Veterans and families

Description

Provide Care, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Service (CTRS) case management to Veterans and families in support of stabilization and movement toward permanent housing. Deliver crisis intervention as needed, coordinate referrals to VA and eligible resources, and provide specialized consultation to VA staff on psychosocial needs and treatment adherence. Ensure clinical and administrative compliance, including ethical/confidentiality requirements and accurate documentation, while tracking program census data in HOMES.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management for a highly complex patient population with psychosocial, health, and mental health needs

• Provide crisis intervention as needed

• Coordinate information and referrals to VA programs that support case management services

• Independently consult with VA staff regarding homeless Veterans’ psychosocial needs and the impact on health care and adherence

• Facilitate referrals based on Veterans’ needs and eligibility

• Maintain ethical responsibilities, including confidentiality, release-of-information rules, and protection of personally identifying information

• Document in the patient medical record per medical center policies and regulatory requirements (including The Joint Commission)

• Follow all applicable CERS/CTRS SOPs and participate as part of the CTRS program team

• Track CTRS program census and ensure Veteran data is captured in HOMES

• Serve as a field instructor for MSW student interns or provide support to unlicensed VA staff when requested

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Master’s degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program

• State licensure/certification to independently practice social work at the master’s level (GS-0185 series)

• Advanced practice licensure/certification for the Senior Social Worker level and ability to provide supervision for licensure

• At least 2 years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure; specialized area of practice with 1 year equivalent to GS-11

• Subject to background/security investigation and completion of VA onboarding and required pre-employment steps

• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases

• 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Paid parental leave (after 12 months of employment)

• Child care subsidy eligibility (after 60 days; income-based)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K (up to 5% employee contributions)

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Eligibility for EDRP student loan repayment reimbursement (application required within 4 months)