The Social Work Executive is located at the St. Cloud VA Health Cared system. Serves as the social work professional practice consultant and as the facility contact point for the VHA Care Management and Social Work Service at VA Central Office, and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) offices.

Duties

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Serve as the social work professional practice consultant and as the facility contact point for the VHA Care Management and Social Work Service at VA Central Office, and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) offices. Ability to provide technical social work guidance in order to complete job assignments. Skill in applying legal, ethical, and professional standards to social work practice. Knowledge of social work practice, policy, and accreditation standards across the continuum of health care. Skill in providing consultation to facility leadership, service line managers, supervisors of social workers, and other staff on social work qualification standards, practice, competency, productivity, continuing education requirements, and performance. Skill in developing, implementing, and maintaining social work practice standards. Skill in administrative oversight to ensure compliance with social work licensure requirements. Ability to develop and implement a Social Work professional practice review system. Ability to develop, maintain, and oversee social work programs in all settings. This includes identifying needs for social work assessment, evaluation, and treatment; determining priority needs for social work services; and recommending adjustments to staffing levels accordingly. Participate in the development and coordination of health care system plan for patient care and is involved as a consultant in decisions where Social Work practice is impacted. Ability to recruit and retain qualified social workers, to include participating in development of social work functional statements, interviewing, selection, and orientation. Track, in collaboration with Human Resources or other offices responsible for credentialing, required licensure and/or certification for all social workers, including continuing education requirements, license renewal, and other requirements social workers must meet to deliver appropriate care. Assist with credentialing and primary source verification of degree and license or state certification. Ability to provide supervision for social work licensure and practice supervision for facility social workers. Serve as a vital professional influence and resource to facility leadership in their compliance with standards defined by accrediting organizations, such as The Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation (JCAHO) and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) standards applicable to Social Work. Collaborate with the health care system Education Department to maintain academic affiliations for social work practice and to arrange and coordinate Social Work Field Practice placements at the health care system. Consult with other Services, program managers, or care line managers on issues pertaining to Social Work ethics, ethical dilemmas in the delivery of care, and ethical issues within the larger organization. Ability to develop, evaluate, and maintain social work performance standards. Ability to provide oversight for all social work committees and sub-committees. Ability to ensure that social workers receive the appropriate levels and types of supervision based on state licensing requirements. Ability to develop succession planning for social work career advancement and leadership development. Ability to assess health care system social work staffing needs, participate in decisions to redeploy social work staffing resources, and plan for optimal social work coverage in all areas. Work Schedule: Administrative Days-8am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the 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. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Grade Determinations: Social Worker Executive- GS-13 Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidates 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. (a) Ability to provide technical social work guidance in order to complete job assignments. (b) Skill in applying legal, ethical, and professional standards to social work practice. (c) Knowledge of social work practice, policy, and accreditation standards across the continuum of health care. (d) Skill in providing consultation to facility leadership, care/product line managers, and other staff on social work qualification standards, practice, competency, productivity, and continuing education requirements. (e) Skill in developing, implementing, and maintaining clinical social work practice standards. (f) Skill in administrative oversight to ensure compliance with social work licensure requirements. *REMINDER: You must attach a separate document demonstrating the KSAs for this position in your application. See required documents. All qualifying experience you possess must be clearly described in your application package. We will not make assumptions when reviewing applications. Failure to clearly demonstrate your experience in your application package may result in disqualification. References: VA Handbook 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 Physical 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.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application

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 St Cloud VA Medical Center 4801 Veterans Drive St Cloud, MN 56303 US
• Name: Glenda Abfalter
• Phone: 3202556480 X5201
• Email: [email protected]