Social Worker (Program Coordinator)
What you'd do
The Post-9/11 Military 2 VA (M2VA) Program Coordinator who provides program oversight and clinical social work services at an advance practice level. The duties and responsibilities relate to the care management of severely ill, polytrauma and/or injured Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation New Dawn (OND) service members, medically retiring/transferring from Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF), and Veterans.
Major duties
Clinical Functions Posses an advanced level of skill and expertise to establish and maintain an effective therapeutic relationship with Veterans and/or their families, caregiver, or survivors. Works independently with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems using his/her education training, clinical experience, VA policies and accreditation standards in administering direct services. Demonstrate use of advanced skills and sophisticated knowledge of Veteran treatment and disposition in accordance with criteria for care planning across the Veteran care continuum and in a variety of clinical settings and levels of care. Demonstrate an ability to complete thorough assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families, caregivers, or survivors. Experience in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans for deferral of or admission or to mental health inpatient programs. Provides mentorship and clinical supervision to enrich social work knowledge and skills to competently provide quality care and improved clinical outcomes. Administrative Functions Attend all appropriate staff meetings. Collaborate in performance improvement processes and comply with performance measures as required by the VA for their specific population and/or program. Participate in the monthly Peer Review process. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Available. Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00351F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social work. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Grade Determinations: Social Worker (Program Coordinator), GS-12 Experience and Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidate may have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience. Licensure/Certification: Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring. (b) Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program. (c) Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program. (d) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s). (e) Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice. Preferred Experience: Demonstrate understanding of military culture and the unique needs of service members and Veterans. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.
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