Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

01Basic Requirements

United States Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.) English Language Proficiency: Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j, this part.

02Education

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 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work.

03Licensure

Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-185 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/.

04Grade 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.

Applicants must meet the requirements for providing supervision in the state where they are licensed at the advanced practice level and should list these qualifications within the assessment narrative and their resume. Documentation is required if part of your state's requirements for providing supervision for licensure is beyond your licensure only (example: certification of continuing education credits).

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs (submission of a document with written demonstration of KSAs is highly recommended with application). Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring. Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program. Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.

Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s). Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice. All qualifying experience you possess must be clearly described in your application package. We will not make assumptions when reviewing applications. Failure to demonstrate your experience in your resume may result in disqualification. It is strongly recommended that you write to each KSA in your application package.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

05Physical Requirements

You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

The incumbent will serve as the NWI HCS Mental Health Service Line acute unit program coordinator ensuring optimal daily operations on the unit in accordance with VHA directives and accreditation requirements. The inpatient Mental Health acute unit is a 16-bed unit located on the 10th floor of the Omaha VA Medical Center, a 1B facility.

The incumbent will be an integral member of the unit's interdisciplinary treatment team and will work in conjunction with the Nursing supervisor to ensure appropriate unit safety and operations. In addition to the program coordinator role, the incumbent will serve as social worker (SW) on the unit and also supervise the 1.0 SW case manager assigned to the unit.

Major duties include but are not limited to the following: Administrative (45%) The incumbent oversees daily operation of the MH Acute Unit program, develops policies and procedures for program operation, and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice, and service delivery.

The incumbent provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. The incumbent may be responsible for, or contribute to, the programs resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds.

The incumbent is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. The incumbent provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development and continuing education programs for assigned staff. The incumbent initiates and conducts a variety of program or service audits and completes designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity assessments.

The incumbent oversees program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implanting ideas for improvement and evaluating efficiency or improvement efforts. The incumbent will engage in program coordination activities, including consultation, negotiation, and monitoring. The incumbent will write polices, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for relevant areas of the Acute unit.

The incumbent will provide clinical and administrative supervision to MHSL staff assigned to this program (currently 1 SW case manager). The incumbent will provide training, orientation, and guidance to staff on the acute unit, within clinical practice. Clinical (55%) The incumbent provides SW clinical services including completion of admission activities, discharge planning, and ongoing case management.

The incumbent will comply with suicide prevention requirements, including screening and evaluation services as needed. The incumbent may provide clinical therapy services as needed on the unit, including individual and group psychotherapy services, as well as other types of groups to support unit programming. The incumbent will provide SW services to family members of treated Veterans, as appropriate.

The incumbent will document SW interventions and activities in the patient's clinical record in accordance with NWI and VHA policy. The incumbent will support post-discharge contact efforts to ensure a safe and supported transition into outpatient care. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Ad-hocVirtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized