Supervisory Social Worker
What you'd do
The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Tulsa Outpatient Clinic, Social Work Service is currently hiring one Supervisory Social Worker position located in Tulsa, OK.
Major duties
VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System - Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Major Duties and Responsibilities: Independently organizes work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. The incumbent will assess workload demands and adjust assignments to ensure timely completion of responsibilities. Balance competing deadlines and manage multiple ongoing projects effectively. Prioritize urgent issues and triage tasks to meet program and patient needs. Monitor progress towards goals and adjust plans as necessary. Conducts a range of supervisory duties which include clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Provide regular clinical supervision to assigned social work staff, including case consultation and support. Serve as a consultant on complex cases, offering guidance and recommendations to staff. Collaborate and negotiate with other service lines or departments to resolve issues and coordinate Veteran's care. Lead or participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes. Ensures provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. Oversee and review case work and documentation to ensure compliance with clinical and regulatory standards. Monitor caseloads and service delivery to ensure Veterans' needs are met. Support staff in the development and implementation of treatment plans. Intervene and provide direct support for crisis situations as needed. Provides staff training and development. Assess training needs and develop orientation and continuing education opportunities for Social Work Staff. Arrange for or deliver in-service trainings and professional development workshops. Mentor staff and facilitate opportunities for skills enhancement and career growth. Promote adherence to evidence-based practices and ethical standards. Delegates authority, manages priorities, coordinates work, and follows up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. Mediate conflicts and facilitate resolution to maintain a positive work environment. Monitor program and staff performance metrics and analyze trends. Identify barriers to workflow efficiency and develop solutions to address them. Implement process improvements using data-driven decision making. Prepare reports and present findings to leadership as required. The incumbent will participate in the on-call rotation. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed: Available Telework: as determined by the agency policy. Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 615480
What you need to qualify
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Basic Requirements: Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. 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/. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13: Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. 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 supervisory social workers 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) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. (b) Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. (d) Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. (e) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service. (f) Ability to provide staff training and development. Preferred Experience: Program Management/Coordination experience, experience in developing and or providing staff education, training, or mentoring. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is 11. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: Must be in overall good health, able to sit at a desk working at a computer, engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies. Social Worker must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally moderate physical demands, exercise patience, and control emotions, with reasonable accommodation, if necessary, without endangering the health and safety of the social worker or others. The incumbent must possess and maintain a current, valid state driver's license local travel to provide community-based care to Veterans. The position requires significant travel in the community, using a government vehicle or other individual arrangements, to meet with representatives/stakeholders who aid and support Veterans in Medical Centers, Community Clinics, etc.
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