North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System is looking for Senior Social Worker (Caregiver Support) for Tallahassee Out Patient Clinic. The Senior Social Worker's primary responsibilities are to provide clinical evidence based case management services and interventions; application processing management; caregiver, Veteran and staff education on caregiver issues; community outreach; resource development; continuous quality improvement activities; and evaluation/consultation.

Duties

The Senior Social Worker providers overall clinical support for the NF/SGHVHS Caregiver Support Program and works as part of a large team consisting of licensed clinical social workers and registered nurses. Work will be performed across the multiple needs of the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. Work will include providing wellness visits and ongoing case management for Veterans and their family caregivers enrolled in the program, supporting the needs of the application process, providing specialized clinical programming for Veterans and their family caregivers, and supporting special projects as required. General work includes assessment, patient/caregiver centered goal development, treatment planning, execution of treatment plans; individual, family and group therapy appropriate to level of licensure. The Senior Social Worker may be offered telework, but will come to VA facilities to carry out primary clinical responsibilities or complete administrative task as required for the position. Normal work hours will start when the Senior Social Worker is at their designated duty station of the day. The Senior Social Worker will be required to travel throughout the patient service area the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System to provide education, provide direct care to Veterans and family caregivers, and conduct outreach/educational meetings related to the program. The Senior Social Worker participates in direct caregiver and Veteran face-to-face home visit and clinic contacts, telephone contacts, Video contacts and other ways of communication to generate workload to conduct program assessment new and routine, identify and assess caregiver stress/burden, and the development and application of directed clinical treatment interventions. The overall programs clinical goals are to provide case management through supportive contacts, information/education/resources, and support to Veterans and their caregivers enrolled in the caregiver programs. The Senior Social Worker will serve as an interdisciplinary team member and must be a team player. Advises and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams throughout the medical center on caregiver issues. Creates educational tools, develops programs and implements training focused on specific caregiver needs/issues. Provides education and in-service training to VA employees, Veterans, families and caregivers, and other governmental and non-governmental community partners. Facilitates caregiver support groups (face-to-face or VANTS telephone line) and educational programs in collaboration with the Caregiver Support Program Manager and Program Coordinators. Distributes educational materials provided by VA, local, state and national caregiver organizations. The Senior Social Worker must have skill in presenting orally and in writing to a wide range of internal and external customers at all levels of organizations. Skill in Microsoft Office programs, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook is essential for the position. Expertise in execution of data management/evaluation is critical to this position. The position requires frequent day travel to other sites within the NF/SGVHS. The Senior Social Worker will exercise mature professional judgment and use a wide range of clinical skills. The Senior Social Worker will attend and participate in administrative and clinical staff meetings. The Senior Social Worker will comply with all policies/regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senior Social Worker may also participate in the student training program, new employee orientation, as well as, serve on facility, VISN, and national committees and workgroups with supervisory approval. Work hours will be set hours, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and may include night and weekends as required for the work to be accomplished. The Senior Social Worker is required to travel on a regular basis and may be required to travel to other locations of care within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System as required. The Senior Social Worker is required to drive and/or travel using personal vehicle or government vehicle to other sites of care within the NF/SGVHS, as well as, to community partners, as necessary to accomplish work assigned. Travel will be for long periods of time, up to three hours each way. Travel is expected at least 50% of work week. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with rotating tours of duty as needed Telework: Yes - as determined by the agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: Senior Social Worker (Caregiver Program Program) Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational, or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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. English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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/. 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 meeting the basic requirements stated above, the following qualifications criteria must be met in determining the appropriate grade assignment of candidates. GS-12 Senior Social Workercandidates must have the following: Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two (2) years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one (1) 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. While we no longer require essay-style responses to our Knowledge's Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAOs), you must be able to demonstrate that you possess the (below) competencies which are necessary to perform the work of the position. Please ensure your resume/CV/application contains sufficient information to support the level of experience/education/training; otherwise, we will not be able to award you credit for the experience/education/training you claim. These are the KSA's for this subject position: 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 Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard. Physical Requirements: The physical demands of the work requires use of fingers; moderate walking and standing; near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far vision correctable in on eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; hearing aid permitted; clear speech; emotional stability; moderate duty. Ability to drive/operate a government car.

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.

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 Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Kathryn Miller
• Phone: 407-793-6273
• Email: [email protected]