The incumbent works for the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics (JAHVH) at 8451 Temple Terrace Hwy, Tampa FL as a direct report to Social Work Service. This position is responsible for a diverse range of activities involving support, growth and maintenance in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center (PRRC) facility. This is an outpatient service that provides state-of-the-art mental health programming and services based on the psychiatric rehabilitation recovery model.

Duties

The Program Coordinator is responsible for the administrative and clinical aspects of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center (PRRC) at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics (JAHVH). The PRRC Program Coordinator is responsible for informing and writing policies, procedures, and program guidelines in the development, planning, operations, and continuous performance improvement of all components of the PRRC at JAHVH. The PRRC coordinator serves as the program's coordinator, providing leadership, coordination, oversight, and integration to ensure for the smooth and effective provision of recovery and rehabilitation services. The PRRC coordinator also serves as a major advocate and consultant for the psychiatric rehabilitation recovery model to the Chief of mental health, mental health service line providers, executive management, veterans and their families, and the community served by the JAHVH. The PRRC coordinator, with general supervision from the Section Chief of Social Work, supervises the day-to-day operations of the center and its seven staff including the disciplines of psychiatry, occupational therapy, peer specialists, and administrative/clerical specialists. The PRRC coordinator provides supervision to staff in accordance with their respective disciplines and feedback from care line coordinators. Major duties include but are not limited to: Overseeing the design, implementation, and evaluation of PRRC services consistent with evidence-based best practices in psychiatric recovery and rehabilitation. Responsible for ensuring that the staff of the PRRC program adheres to the principles and practices of the mental health recovery model. The incumbent will see to it that staff are trained in evidence-based recovery services and promote staff's implementation. Meets accreditation requirements and are compliant with regulatory and accountability standards such as those set forth by CARF and JC. Promotes education and training to mental health service providers that promotes the recovery model of psychiatric rehabilitation. Marketing the PRRC to other programs, departments, and stakeholders and develop/maintain Identifying and monitoring the ongoing training needs of staff and making provisions for staff development and education. The incumbent will monitor the competency of staff, including state licensure and continuing education hours. Leading efforts to recruit and hire PRRC staff. The incumbent will work with human resources in recruiting, advertising, interviewing, and selecting PRRC staff. The program coordinator will be responsible for convening interview and selection committees. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8am-430pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 000000 - Social Worker Program Coordinator Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the requirements by the closing date 11/09/2023 of this announcement. 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-13 Social Worker Program Coordinator candidates must have the following: Experience/Education: Must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. Candidate 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. AND Licensure/Certification: 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. Advanced License must be submitted with application. References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard, dated 9/10/19. 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. If selected, you may be required to submit narrative responses then. These are the KSA's for this position and grade level: Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility. Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive. Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s). Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. 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. 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. Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations. 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. This supervisory position requires incumbent to be able to sit a work site, utilize a computer, mobile phone, fax machine and printer.

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.

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 James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 US
• Name: Ashley Beaver
• Phone: (814) 943-8164
• Email: [email protected]