Senior Social Worker (GeriPACT)

The VA Long Beach Health Care System seeks a Senior Social Worker to support the Geriatric Consultation Program and Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Team. The position provides comprehensive psychosocial assessment, care coordination, and geriatric-focused services to Veterans with cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, complex chronic conditions, and functional limitations.

Duties include, but are not limited to: Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments and follow-up assessments for Veterans receiving GeriCL and GeriPACT services. Identify Veterans' strengths, limitations, support systems, and service needs to promote independence and safe community living. Develop and review individualized treatment plans and achievable goals in collaboration with Veterans, families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams. Establish therapeutic relationships and provide clinical interventions for complex medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal, and psychosocial concerns. Provide supportive counseling, psychotherapy, psychoeducation, classes, and support groups for Veterans and their families or caregivers. Coordinate referrals, services, and community placements with VA providers, government agencies, community organizations, Veterans, and caregivers. Educate Veterans and families about VA benefits, entitlements, community resources, advance directives, and long-term care planning. Provide caregiver support, advocacy, and guidance to promote Veteran and family independence and empowerment. Participate in care conferences, family meetings, interdisciplinary team huddles, and treatment planning activities. Screen and assess suicide risk and social determinants of health; develop safety plans and document findings and interventions in the electronic health record. Consult with treatment team members regarding psychosocial concerns, treatment compliance, health care planning, and barriers to care. Maintain effective relationships with VA and community partners, participate in performance improvement activities, and provide community-based services in accordance with VHA requirements. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Ad hoc telework as determined by agency policy and supervisor discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):

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. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. 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 1 or 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.