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This position is located in a Mental Health Program in the Social Work Service at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York. The Social Worker functions as part of the Mental Health staff. The Social Worker may provide services in more than one program or clinic and may be required to travel depending on assignment. The Social Worker functions as part of the staff on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, providing social work screening and discharge/treatment planning for those admitted to the Inpatient Psychiatric unit. The primary job functions of the Social Worker include provision of culturally sensitive psychosocial assessment and intervention, direct patient care, brief solution focused counseling with individual patients and families who may be in crisis, education/referral for