Master Social Worker - Western Nebraska Veterans' Scottsbluff

Master Social Worker – Western Nebraska Veterans' Home, Scottsbluff (Open)

Veterans Affairs – Agency 28

Location:

Scottsbluff, NE

Salary: $27.576 per hour (Exempt Position)

Job Posting: JR

Under general supervision, performs Master’s level professional work developing and implementing social work therapy and services. Incumbents serve on interdisciplinary teams that determine appropriate programs for client needs. Provides clinical guidance to social workers, direct care staff, practicum students, and volunteers.achtach performs related work as required. The position work schedule is 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; schedule subject to change due to facility needs.

Collects social history data to assess educational, vocational, and social needs and to determine client eligibility for various services. Serves as an advocate by coordinating referrals to service agencies. Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to provide social history assessment data for planning client programs; implements client care plan interventions. Reviews confidential psychiatric evaluations and assessment data to determine a treatment approach.

Conducts individual, group, and family counseling and social skills classes and programs to assist clients in transitioning to nursing homes and residential settings. Includes the client’s family or guardian in assessment, planning, implementation, and referrals. Recommends and develops client discharge plans, completing referrals to placement and after‑care agencies, assisting with financial arrangements, and submitting the Notice of Discharge to the Mental Health Board.

Documents and reports client activities and maintains necessary records in the files. Develops therapy knowledge and practice through continuing education and clinical experiences. May conduct research of case files, reports, journals, and other documentation to facilitate therapeutic goals.

• Master’s degree in social work.
• Valid driver’s license.

• Knowledge of:(label omitted: the theory and behavior of organizational and social systems; models of psychosocial assessment and intervention; models of differential diagnosis; theories of group interaction and therapeutic intervention; theories of human growth and development; professional terminology related to therapy, psychology Forward; sources of professional and scientific research applicable to practice)
• Skill in: observing and interpreting verbal and non‑verbal behavior; interviewing clients to collect essential information and assess needs and progress; listening and understanding information from others; communicating clearly; formulating and setting goals; creating innovative solutions to client needs; developing professional relationships; interpreting research findings and literature.
• Ability to: relate theory to practice; generate hypotheses; recognize appropriate therapeutic techniques; write concise, accurate reports and correspondence; differentiate personal values from therapeutic goals.

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