Department of Veterans Affairs

Social Worker- Clinical Assessor (Caregiver Support)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Sponsorship not specified$70k-$111kDetected 22 hours ago

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About the role

Position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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.
For the GS-11 grade level and above, the candidate must be licensed or certified.
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.
In addition to meeting basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting.

Social Worker, GS-9 Experience, Education, and Licensure.
This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology.
Ideal candidates will have experience in both mental health and rehabilitation medicine in order to effectively assess Veteran's functional needs and appropriately respond to the psychosocial needs of their patients.

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

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