These positions are located in the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs (MHMHRRTP) within Social Work Service at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS) in Cleveland, Ohio.
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The major duties include but are not limited to: Performs regular and random health and welfare inspections of public areas and resident rooms to detect contraband and unsecured medication; Conducts daily resident room inspections and two-hour rounds of all public spaces: Performs inspections of patients' belongings at admission and upon return from pass; Conducts breathalyzers, collects specimens and ensures timely delivery to VA nursing; Ensures shift reports occur verbally and in writing; Provides administrative support including preparing program materials such as handbooks, orientation packets and discharge documents and processes residents for admission and clearance; Conducts weekly locker inspections and performs bed checks, Reports absences and conducts building and domiciliary searches for missing patients; Develops and maintains professional helping relationships with residents; Provides orientation, maintains contact to support behavior and adjustment, and assists residents with physical, mental, emotional or behavioral challenges; Identifies and resolves resident concerns or refers to appropriate staff; Provides crisis intervention during medical, psychiatric, or behavioral emergencies, assessing situations promptly and securing appropriate care; Coordinates, prioritizes and integrates their work while leading the work of Domiciliary Assistants.
Leads the team and provides day-to-day (shift) work direction and oversees final work product for accuracy and completeness; Monitors and reports on the progress of the team's work and provides updates to the supervisor; Provides information to the supervisor relative to individual and team performance standards, ratings, promotions and awards; Resolves simple informal issues of team members and refers others to the supervisor; Oversees general administrative issues regarding subordinates' leave, scheduling appointments, etc.; Coordinates coverage for emergency leave (up to three days) and limited amounts of sick leave (for medical appointments) for team members and maintains the team leave calendar; Secures contraband in designated lockers and secures valuables of deceased, hospitalized, or irregularly discharged residents; and Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Variable shifts Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov · (844)456-5208
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $47414 – $61638/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-23.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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