Senior Social Worker – Substance Use Disorder - Colorful Colorado, Sign-on Bonus

Job description

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provides professional, independent, specialized mental health treatment to veterans who are diagnosed with substance use disorders and who are experiencing a wide range of complex medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems.
Provides individual, group and family psychotherapy interventions used in the treatment of veterans with substance use disorders and comorbid mental health needs.
Conducts psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds.
Tailors treatment plans to individual Veterans needs to differential diagnoses, maladaptive coping skills, available or lack of resources/support, and/or on-going need for psychological support.
Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment identifying strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences.

Requirements:
United States Citizenship
Masters Degree in Social Work
Current, full and unrestricted Social Work license from any US state or District of Columbia
2+ years of post-licensure experience working in Social Work clinical setting

About Grand Junction, Colorado and the VA Medical Center:
The Grand Junction VAMC services those who serve our country providing critical medical services including acute and chronic inpatient and outpatient care. The facility consists of 53-bed capabilities for surgical procedures, specialty care, mental health in/outpatient services, as well as a Community Living Center, and social programs and services. The service area encompasses western Colorado and eastern Utah regions and includes the primary VAMC plus four satellite clinics.

Grand Junction is an outdoor recreational hub; a medium-size metro area set in the high desert and mesas of the Rocky Mountains. Come enjoy the majestic beauty and mild climate of the western Colorado canyons and countryside. Recognized as 2024’s #1 Best Place to Live in Colorado by USA Today, Grand Junction is worth checking out.

• Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm with strong work/life balance at a small facility with a strong patient focus
• Paid Time Off: Accrual of annual leave/PTO and sick leave plus 11 paid federal holidays
• Excellent Federal Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more health benefits Retirement: Social Security plus traditional federal pension (5-year vest), and federal 401K