SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANT

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA at Fort Gordon, GA seeks a medical social worker to advise clinic staff, review case documentation for compliance and quality, and manage routine cases by developing and implementing appropriate assistance plans.

The position requires one year of specialized experience in hospital social work, collecting psychosocial data to determine care needs, and delivering brief counseling to help patients with medical-related stress, including timely progress

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience providing medical social services in a clinical inpatient setting.
• Experience collecting and interpreting psychosocial data to determine care needs.
• Experience delivering brief counseling to assist patients with medical-related stress and documenting progress notes.

Responsibilities

• Advises clinic staff, reviews case documentation for compliance and quality, and manages routine individual cases by developing and implementing appropriate assistance plans.

Skills

Medical social services

Patient assessments

Clinical documentation

Counseling

Care coordination

Education

Graduate-level education in a related field

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located within the Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The purpose of the position is under general supervision, the role advises clinic staff, reviews case documentation for compliance and quality, and manages routine individual cases by developing and implementing appropriate assistance plans.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes experience providing medical social services by supporting hospitalized patients and families in a clinical inpatient setting; and performing patient assessments by collecting and interpreting psychosocial data to determine care needs; and delivering brief counseling by applying social work techniques to assist patients experiencing medical-related stress; and preparing clinical documentation by recording accurate, timely progress notes to support interdisciplinary care coordination. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Education:

One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as [insert applicable field(s) of study].

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.