The Inpatient Medicine Social Worker provides psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals with acute Mental Health diagnoses from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological) and the differential influences of the environment, society, and culture.
The Social Worker assigned to a Inpatient Psychiatry Unit at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.
The incumbent is responsible for providing care coordination services (including but not limited to biopsychosocial assessment, walk-in/crisis services that may occur in the emergency department, education, provision of self-management resources, care coordination and discharge planning) and other clinical tasks as needed for Veterans receiving services in the continuum of Mental Health Care.
Major duties include, but are not limited to: Complete psychosocial/mental health assessments of Veterans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members, caregivers, and significant others.
Provide current and advanced techniques to the treatment of this Veteran population appropriate to level of licensure and under appropriate supervision, as applicable Work within the interdisciplinary treatment team, to share in the development of a treatment plan with the Veteran based on this assessment. With the treatment team, the social worker will assess and determine needs for high-risk suicide protocol to be implemented.
Developing the discharge plan through collaboration with the Veteran, family members/caregiver, and the interdisciplinary team Establishes plans, goals and evaluates outcomes of interventions for a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds.
Independently assess the psychosocial and mental health functioning and needs of patients and their family members, to formulate and implement a discharge plan, identifying the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed. Assisting in the development of the treatment plan and developing achievable treatment goals with the Veteran and family members/caregiver and collaborating with all additional providers.
Planning and organizing work, coordinating with clinical interdisciplinary staff, other professional and clinical staff, and management personnel. Reviewing and coordinating all phases of the continuing care for Veterans served.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am- 4:30 pm EST Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized 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) 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: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
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/.
WENDY.ESTWICK@VA.GOV · 7134083666
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $77688 – $122790/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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