This position is located within Social Work Service at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Houston, TX. The Social Work Associate assists in the administrative and clinical operation of the Social Work Service Line.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The position requires engagement in five major components of Social Work Service: Case Management - Identifies case management needs. The intake assessment evaluates the range of the veteran's health care and resource issues. In coordination with the Social Work and Nurse Case Managers, identifies those veterans who can benefit from case management services. As part of this function, serves as the primary staff person in the program's case management consult process. Receives all external and internal consults for Social Work Service case management. Staff Education - Completes initial case management screens on veterans who are new to the VA. Participates in the program's process improvement initiatives. This includes presenting proposals, refining processes and engaging in implementation of process improvement initiatives. Program Evaluation - Complies with agency directives, circulars, procedures and policies. Maintains records and statistics, completes reports, prepares correspondence, evaluates program activities, and carries out special project assignments as required. Provides consultations to other professional hospital staff. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicant(s) must possess all of the following qualifications: BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in major fields of study such as: social welfare, sociology, psychology, public administration, philosophy, education, anthropology, history, economics and/or English. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript with your application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Two years of experience as a social welfare worker or social work assistant in a voluntary, public, social, or health agency. One year of this experience must have been in a medical setting and equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-7) in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include: providing assistance and service support as prescribed by social workers in conjunction with patients' treatment plans; coordinating outreach events; interviewing patients; assisting with enrollment and intake assessments; and identifying case management needs. NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: CommunicationsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Organizational AwarenessOrganizational StewardshipPlanning and Evaluating IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: There is a basic educational requirement for this position. Therefore, a transcript must be submitted with your application.

There is no education substitution for specialized experience.

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 Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]