Senior Social Worker

Full Job Description

The Phoenix VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Senior Social Worker (Post 9/11 Military 2 VA).

The incumbent oversees all transition activities and the coordination of care and services of separating service member and recently discharged Post 9/11 Veterans 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.

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 the CSWE website to verify that the Social Work degree meets the accreditation standards for a Master's 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.

English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Grade Determinations:Senior Social Worker, GS-12 Experience/Education.

The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.

Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice.

Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty.

Licensure/Certification.

Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations.

This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management.

Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.

Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes.

Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills.

Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area.

References: VA Handbook 5005/12, Part II, Appendix G39 Physical Requirements: Traveling throughout the medical center and the community is required, as is performing activities involving sitting, walking, and standing, bending and carrying such items as books, papers, and files.

In carrying out responsibilities it may be necessary for the incumbent to travel into the community where he/she conducts interviews with the Veterans, their families, representatives of the community.

The incumbent must possess current driver's license and drive a government vehicle in carrying out professional duties when deemed necessary Major Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to: Interviews Clients and Conducts Psychosocial Assessments Makes Psychosocial Diagnoses Plans Effective Treatment Implements Treatment Evaluation, Education, Supervision, Coaching, and Mentoring Provides clinical supervision to lesser experienced social worker staff members.

Outreach Comprehensive Case Management Program Coordination The incumbent takes responsibility for improving professional skills, participating in planning and executing specific staff development projects, attending seminars and institutes, and participating in training programs of other disciplines as requested Incumbent maintains productivity at the established required level The incumbent will coordinate treatment and communicate with the care lines to facilitate continuity of care for Veterans.

The incumbent will document social work interventions and activities in patient's clinical record and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring of patient care The incumbent at times may participate in a rotation of on-call social workers, including modification of tour of duty to accommodate patient care needs on weekends Travels where necessary, or as assigned in the capacity of community outreach support.

The incumbent will maintain a current, unrestricted driver's license Acts as a liaison between VA and community resources, to include marketing and public relations duties as needed Has advanced level of knowledge and understanding of the services and benefits available from community, State and Federal agencies.

Performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, Flex tours available. Telework: Available on an Ad-Hoc basis. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required