Social Worker – Substance Use Disorder – Eugene, OR

The Eugene Medical Center is part of the Roseburg VA Health Care System (RVAHCS) which consists of a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center located in Roseburg, OR, and VA clinics located in Eugene, Brookings, and North Bend, OR. RVAHCS offers primary care, surgical, long-term care, and mental health inpatient and outpatient services to veterans who reside in Central and Southern Oregon (Douglas, Lane, Coos, and Curry Counties) and Northern California (Del Norte County). RVAHCS also operates the Downtown Eugene VA Clinic, consisting of a Homeless Program, a Homeless Housing Program with the Department of Health and Human Services (HUD/VASH), and Substance Abuse and Vocational Rehabilitation services.

The Eugene VA is recruiting for a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Senior Social Worker position within the PTSD Clinical Team/Substance Abuse Treatment Program (PCT/SATP) Specialty Team. The SUD Senior Social Worker primarily treats Veterans admitted to the SATP program, for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders. The social worker will be able to fully assess and diagnose mental health disorders, particularly SUD-related disorders, conduct screenings and/or assessments, and provide Evidence Based Psychotherapy (EBPs ), specifically about the diagnoses of SUD. The social worker will provide individual and group psychotherapy for SUD, which may include Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for SUD (CBT-SUD), Contingency Management, as well as other Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) consistent interventions for SUD. Clinical work may also at times include the use of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) if trained.

What’s it like to live in Eugene, OR?

Eugene, Oregon, is situated between the ocean 60 miles to the west and the Cascade Mountains 100 miles to the east. The city offers the best of both worlds like very few places in the U.S. Self-dubbed “A Great City for the Arts and Outdoors,” Eugene has a thriving local arts and culture scene in concert with sprawling recreational options. Ballet Fantastique, the Eugene Ballet, the Eugene Opera and the Eugene Symphony head up the area’s performing arts options. Visual art spills out from coffee shops and galleries with murals and street art on municipal buildings, in parks and into neighborhoods.