Senior Emergency Social Worker - Crisis & Acute Care

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center seeks a Senior Social Worker to provide crisis-focused psychosocial and mental health assessments in the Emergency Department, with warm handoffs to appropriate care levels.

Responsibilities include multidisciplinary treatment planning, individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, and evidence-based group treatments, with support for Acute Psychiatry coverage and on-site care delivery oversight.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program.
• Licensed or certified by the state to practice social work at the master level.
• Experience in crisis intervention and emergency department settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct crisis-focused psychosocial and mental health assessments in the ED.
• Develop multidisciplinary treatment plans and coordinate care.
• Provide individual and family counseling, and crisis intervention.
• Deliver evidence-based group treatment and support Acute Psychiatry coverage.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Psychosocial assessment

Individual counseling

Family counseling

Group therapy

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

MSW CSWE-accredited

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center seeks a Senior Social Worker to provide crisis-focused psychosocial and mental health assessments in the Emergency Department, with warm handoffs to appropriate care levels.

Responsibilities include multidisciplinary treatment planning, individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, and evidence-based group treatments, with support for Acute Psychiatry coverage and on-site care delivery oversight.