The Supervisory Social Worker serves as the Suicide Prevention Clinical Program Manager overseeing the administrative and clinical aspects of clinical staff within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) Suicide Prevention Team. The incumbent is administratively responsible for the clinical programs to ensure program compliance with national, local, and Joint Commission guidelines and directives.

Duties

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Major duties include: Management of the Veterans Crisis Line, Suicide Prevention Case Management, Reach Vet, and Suicide Prevention Coordination of High Risk Flag Placement. Oversees the day to day administrative and clinical duties of staff providing the aforementioned duties. Assists the Suicide Prevention Program Manager in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual and/or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, evaluating, coordinating and overseeing assigned staff. Coordinating staffing, work assignments and the treatment services provided by assigned staff. Performs the administrative and personnel management function relative to the staff supervised. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes the staff's performance, completes documentation reviews and provides performance feedback. Assures the staff supervised are aware of and adhere to all current directives of Veteran Heath Administration (VHA) and meet current Joint Commission standards, State Licensure standards, and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) expectations. Conducts ongoing intensive reviews and appraisals to ensure the accomplishment of objectives and adherence to standards set by governing bodies. Ensures the staff supervised conduct: routine suicide risk screens; comprehensive assessment and collaborative safety plan when clinically indicated; follow-up appointments for all Veterans upon initiation on the "High Risk for Potential Suicide List" in compliance with VACO directives. Follow-up with Veterans who fail to attend appointments per local procedures. Consultation with the SPCs, a member of the Suicide Risk Reduction Committee or a MH Service supervisor as needed to ensure the safety and welfare of the Veteran. Remain up-to-date on suicide prevention training materials and clinical tools, and utilize as appropriate in clinical practice. Responsible for ensuring the fidelity of the services provided in each program and the Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible:Not Available Telework: ADHOC Telework may be available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: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: 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs. (a) Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility. (b) Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive. (c) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s). (d) Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. (e) Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action. (f) Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget. (g) Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations. Assignment: For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. At this grade level, social worker program coordinators oversee the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program, such as, but not limited to: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Home-Based Primary Care, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Caregiver Support Program or Transition and Care Management Program, or a combination of programs located at one facility or multiple divisions of a facility. They are responsible for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment services provided, and admission criteria for the program. The program coordinator may or may not have supervisory responsibilities. They have full responsibility for all phases of service delivery for a major specialty program. The program coordinator is responsible for the program's resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds. They are administratively responsible for the programming and operations of the program assigned, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. Program coordinators provide leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff. They initiate and conduct program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity. Program coordinators oversee program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing ideas for improvement, and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts. References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39 Physical Requirements: Applicants must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or others.

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 Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Kimberly Connell
• Phone: 727-776-7797
• Email: [email protected]