Social Worker-Community Nursing Home (CNH)

The CNH Social Worker independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening patients for psychosocial needs. Incumbent must possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups. The CNH Social Worker independently conducts psychosocial assessments and develops treatment plans in collaboration with the Veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team. Incumbent possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and measures outcomes to interventions. The Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, recertification for continuation of VA authorized community-based services, other government programs, and community agency programs. The CNH Social Worker has general knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, servi