The incumbent, a professional licensed independent clinical social worker, functions at an advanced level as a case manager for the VAACC's Housing and Urban Development/VA Supported Housing (HUD/VASH) program. The HUD/VASH program is a specialized treatment program area, with collaborative effort with the local Public Housing Authority to provide homeless veterans with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and long-term community case management.

Duties

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Major duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent serves as a case manager for the HUD-VASH Program. The incumbent is responsible for data collection, administrative record keeping and monitoring patient or clinical indicators, thresholds, performance measurements and their outcomes. Additionally, the incumbent maintains working relationships and agreements with other organizations and directly coordinates with the designated PHA regarding housing voucher application and award process for each veteran. The incumbent establishes, implements, and maintains, through coordination with the COD Deputy Coordinator-HUD VASH Supervisor, referrals and screening procedures for potential HUD/VASH veteran participants that meet criteria for the program. The incumbent regularly conducts and participates in outreach activities including field interviews, assessments and referrals for homeless veterans contacted in the community, shelters and on the streets, as well as those who are referred by VA residential programs and facilities. The incumbent evaluates the veteran's situation, abilities and capabilities, and arrives at a reasoned conclusion regarding admission. The incumbent assesses at-risk factors and develops a preliminary plan, involving the veteran and family or significant others. Based on this assessment, the incumbent uses professional judgment and practice skills to formulate a treatment plan as part of the interdisciplinary team under the guidance of the COD Deputy Coordinator-HUD VASH Supervisor. Incumbent uses advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex physical or mental illness in case managing. The incumbent develops psychosocial treatment plans, actively involving the veteran and their family or significant others, in coordination with the interdisciplinary team members. Using known resources, the incumbent makes initial and continuing decisions coordinating the veteran's care through linkage and referral to VA facilities. The incumbent effectively provides case management services while utilizing professional skill, objectivity, insight, clinical training and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options. The incumbent assists veterans in maintaining appointments at VA facilities and other community agencies for medical, psychiatric, substance abuse, vocational and other services consistent with the veteran's goals. The incumbent provides direct mental health and substance abuse services to veterans and family members. Gives advice, guidance, emotional support and other assistance and provides individual and group counseling services. The incumbent maintains treatment plans based on clinical assessment for each veteran which are reviewed at least yearly. The incumbent establishes a continuing relationship with the veteran, evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan as appropriate. Demonstrates innovation in the creation of new models of psychosocial assessment or intervention to identify and address specialized clinical needs. The incumbent coordinates clinical and psychosocial services and is accountable for the overall effectiveness of the services provided. The incumbent recommends modification of services to best meet the treatment needs of the veteran and to promote efficient practice. The incumbent develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area of HUD VASH, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services. Incumbent uses advanced and expert skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used with homeless veterans in the community. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management interventions. The incumbent may provide training to students, residents, interns and fellows from other disciplines, and when appropriate conducts formal workshops and classes for staff under the supervision of the COD Deputy Coordinator-HUD VASH Supervisor or Coordinator, Community Outreach Division. Incumbent further provides subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area of HUD VASH, answers consults by rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 91276A 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. 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. 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 - GS12: (1) Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one 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. (2) 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. (3) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) 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. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) 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. (d) 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. (e) 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 Handbook 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.

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 Chalmers P Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic 420 North James Road Columbus, OH 43219 US
• Name: Ashlee Spinks
• Phone: 404-321 6111 X573364
• Email: [email protected]