The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, a Complexity Level 1A VHA facility, serves as the primary health care provider for more than 120,000 Veterans in southeast Texas. It is home to a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic; a Network Polytrauma Center; an award-winning Cardiac and General Surgery Program; a Liver Transplant Center; and one of the VA's six Parkinson's disease Research, Education, and Care Centers.
If you are not a current, permanent VA nor Federal employee, you should apply under CBST-13105754-27-TDH. Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf The Home Based Primary Care Program enables a patient and their family to assume responsibility for the health care of the veteran at home.
The primary objective of the program is to maintain the veteran at home in familiar surroundings with his family by developing a suitable home environment and training of family members to care for the patient's personal and physical needs. The HBPC treatment consists of the following: a physician, nursing staff at various levels, rehabilitation therapists, psychologists, dieticians, social work staff and a pharmacist.
The Home Based Primary Care Senior Social Worker is an independent practitioner and is responsible for performing comprehensive initial clinical assessments, education and screenings, discharge planning and case management services to eligible veterans and their family members to meet biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs.
They effectively participate as member of the HBPC interdisciplinary team and as such will contribute to the development of goals of care. Healthcare, psychosocial problems and needs are complex and require clinical oversight, coordination and creative problem-solving.
A Home Based Primary Care Senior Social Worker is accountable and responsible for: Responsible for case finding functions, outreach, screenings, initial intake, detailed psychosocial assessments, and creating a working diagnosis Identifies high-risk patients and provides case management services. Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members.
Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families. Independently work with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills.
Provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds. General knowledge of veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service-connected compensation, nonservice connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon veterans needs and eligibility.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (subject to change based on facility need) Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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) 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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 580-01286-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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/.
Tonya.Hagins@va.gov · 719-413-9330
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $113165 – $147118/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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