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Job description
Job Title
Allied Health Professional
Duties
Duties to include but not limited to:
Assessment: Complete a biopsychosocial assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the Veteran, the interdisciplinary treatment team, family members, and significant others.
Screening: May participate in the screening and assessment of Veterans referred for admission to the RRTP program.
Case Management: Responsibilities include providing supportive services and assistance in coping with acute conditions, chronic conditions, trauma sequelae, community adjustment, discharge planning, addiction, and other health problems.
Treatment Planning/Goal Setting: Responsible for developing the treatment plan in collaboration with the Veteran, the interdisciplinary treatment team, family members, and significant others as clinically indicated.
Psychotherapy: Provide Veterans with short-term individual and group psychotherapy as clinically indicated and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Group Work: Facilitate psychotherapeutic and/or psychoeducational groups as appropriate.
Referral to Service Providers: Primary coordinator of and point of contact for VA and/or community resources. Collaborate with other service providers in ongoing assessment of the Veteran's need for case management services and/or discharge planning.
Resource Usage/Development: Responsible for using the current social work resource file of VA and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of Veterans.
Advocacy: Acts as an advocate serving the best interest of the Veteran/family. Also acts as an advocate for the VA and need for services in specific geographical areas.
Crisis Intervention: Makes urgent risk assessments and developing crisis management plans.
Education/Health Promotion and Prevention: Provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, and health care planning, and will refer Veterans/families to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
Coordination of Non-Institutional and Institutional Services: Responsible for the coordination of referrals to non-institutional services such as Adult Day Health Care, hospice, respite, and community nursing home care services in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team members.
Supportive Counseling: Provide the Veterans with ongoing supportive counseling.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
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).
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.
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: Ad hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Who can apply
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