Senior Social Worker - Contract Residential Treatment and Outreach

Full Job Description

The North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System's Mental Health Service Line, Community Reintegration and Recovery Service, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Social Worker.

Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards, as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program.

You must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

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 http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the 4 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.

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.

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

The candidate must have at least two years of experience 9 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.

Preferred Experience: Prior or current homeless and mental health experience.

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 GS-12. Physical Requirements: The work requires extreme patience and controlling of emotions.

the work may require using appropriate techniques to physically restrain patients who present dangers to self or others. The work may also require assisting physically disable Veterans.

Day to day work involves sitting, walking, standing and carrying light objects.

The work is typically performed in a clinical setting that exposes the incumbent to the communicable diseases common to the homeless populations.

Much of the work is performed in a setting away from the office, where the environment cannot be controlled.

The incumbent must be able to safely operate a government owned vehicle for the purpose of community work and transportation. Major Duties:

Duties include but not limited to: Provides outreach and case management to Veterans in VA funded housing programs, shelters, and the streets.

Utilizes various treatment modalities of individual and group work, casework, community organization, and community outreach activities.

Monitors the clinical care and assesses the compliance of the programs receiving payments.

Provides services and oversight of the VA funded Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program's Contract Residential Treatment.

Maintains admission and discharge dates of participants for billing purposes.

Facilitates and participates in program site inspections for VA funded programs Coordinates care including serving as an advocate on behalf of Veterans Participates in Medical Center research.

Provides professional services to individuals or families. Monitors client's progress, maintains comprehensive case documentation. Develops appropriate treatment plans.

Authorizes benefits, gives advice, guidance, emotional support and other assistance. Develops working relationship with community agencies and other governmental agencies. Other duties as assigned.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor.

The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs). Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #:52067F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized