Summary These positions are located in Social Work Service at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The incumbent provides social work services to the inpatient medical/surgical and Medical Intensive Care Units. The incumbent is responsible for the management, coordination, and provision of social work services to Veterans and their families. Responsibilities Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties of this position will include, but are not limited to: Provide social work services to the inpatient medical/surgical and Medical Intensive Care Units. Responsible for the management, coordination, and provision of social work services to Veterans and their families. Complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the presenting problem, in-home factors impacting the problem, and obstacles to treatment and/or follow through with recommended treatments. Conduct psychosocial assessments as appropriate for treatment planning. Independently provide crisis intervention services if needed, seeking to address cause, as well as the presenting complaint. Coordinate family conferences, and serves as liaison to family members. Formulate a care plan with goals, objectives, barriers, and needs. Effectively manage crises and can effectively use his/her problem-solving skills in an independent manner to assist the Veteran, family, staff, and community providers in solving problems. Demonstrate problem-solving skills in patient-focused discussions with team members, peers, and supervisor. Provide case management services to Veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care. Participate in discharge planning with interdisciplinary team members and will be responsible for ensuring that discharge plans are executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate. Provide treatment intervention in collaboration with the Veteran and family, guardian, caregiver, interdisciplinary treatment team, and community members. Implement treatment modalities to provide supportive counseling for individuals, families, and groups. Establish therapeutic relationships with Veterans and families, mediate difficulties, and measure outcomes of treatment interventions. Assist patients and their significant others with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness, and death. Coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs, and community agency programs. Provide education to community care partners regarding general VA benefits and services during care coordination for Veterans. Follow Veteran/Caregiver through continuum of health care. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 07:30am - 4:00pm 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 Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:923860, 923860 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. NOTE: A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Exception. For assignments at the GS-9 level, VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent, master's level within three years of their appointment as a social worker. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following cri
