This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

Work Schedule: Full Time; Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency Telework: Authorized; if approved, would be on a regularly scheduled basis but this is not a remote position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Effective 6/16/2023 - This is no longer authorized. EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required The Women Veterans Program Social Worker (WVPSW) is a professional social worker assigned to the Women Veterans Program (WVP) under the Chief of Staff. The position is located at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in an outpatient setting and functions a member of the multidisciplinary Women Veterans Program team. The incumbent is responsible for clinical Social Work practice in the Women Veterans Program, a specialized treatment assignment with complex cases. Social Work Services are carried out in full accordance with specific program goals and broad objectives of the VA health care system. Major duties for the position include but are not limited to: Uses the social work process (psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, and treatment) in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to develop a care management plan and develop and implement psychosocial interventions. Completes thorough biopsychosocial assessments, including psychosocial diagnosis and high-risk assessments, to determine Veterans' and their families' psychosocial functioning and needs. Evaluates the need for mental health services, makes appropriate referrals for individual, group, marital, and family treatment services, uses knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities, and provides educational classes and support groups for Veterans and families Serves as a liaison between women Veterans and their families and VA and community resources to ensure thorough delivery of services. Participates fully in developing, planning, implementing and evaluating the interdisciplinary treatment plan, providing consultation to the treatment team and other staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning and compliance with treatment. Provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits, specialty programs, and advance directives. Provides intervention services, seeking to address the cause, and the presenting complaint and coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Conducts and participates in research and program evaluation as appropriate. Conducts outreach, needs assessments, program development, and planning activities to develop programs to address women Veterans' needs across the health care system. Partners with VA Whole Health Team to coordinate and facilitate women Veterans' awareness of and access to Whole Health System of Care, expanding available Whole Health services available to women Veterans. Participates in active outreach and establishes a collaborative relationship with military service members or newly enrolled women Veterans to increase their access to VA women healthcare services and utilization of these services. Builds, oversees, and monitors holistic care expansion to ensure quality, accessible services for women Veterans, with a special emphasis on women Veterans in menopause and experiencing other transitions of aging. Creates and provides educational presentations to VA and community organizations related to position and program. Attends training sponsored by the Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN), VA Medical Center (VAMC), and other NASW-recognized training programs to enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities. Serves on committees, workgroups, and task forces at the facility as deemed appropriate by the supervisor. Assists with the orientation and learning of less experienced social workers and, if interested, serves as a preceptor for social work students. Must have and maintain a valid unrestricted driver's license. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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: 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. 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: GS-12 Senior Social Worker 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 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard, GS-0185, Veterans Health Administration, dated September 10, 2019. Driver's License: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid California Driver's License to operate a government vehicle. Basic Life Support (BLS): Required for all direct patient care positions per local policy. Incumbent will be self-directed in completing orientation and ongoing mandatory education. Will actively participate in quarterly competency assessment and validation. Preferred Experience: Knowledge of VA and community resources related to women Veteran patient populations across NCHCS-wide catchment area. Solid clinical assessment and therapeutic skills. Internal and external customer-service orientated. Ability to organize, prioritize, and multi-task efficiently and work as a part interdisciplinary team. Strong interpersonal skills to work with a diverse Veteran population with varying levels of health literacy. Comfort and skill in utilizing technology in everyday work, including independently navigating virtual individual and group visits, and utilizing software and programs related to systems of care, tracking, and program evaluation. The full performance level of this vacancy is 12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-12. Physical Requirements: May on occasion require lifting and carrying of items (50 lbs. and under) for outreach events, pushing/pulling program materials in a hand cart, and standing for periods of time when conducting outreach. Most of the time is spent sitting in front of a computer which can cause muscle strain and /or eye strain.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA Northern California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way Mather, CA 95655 US
• Name: Roger Brown
• Phone: (415)221-4810 X24484
• Email: [email protected]