Job opening: Social Worker-Program Coordinator (COMPACT Act Coordinator)
Salary: $91 064 - 118 379 per year
Published at: Feb 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This Job Opportunity Announcement will be used to fill a Social Worker-Program Coordinator (COMPACT Act Coordinator), GS-0185-12 position in the Social Work Service Line at the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System (EOVAHCS),
The Duty Location of this position is located in Tulsa, OK.
Duties
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The Social Worker Program Coordinator is responsible for the implementation, coordination and monitoring of the COMPACT Act at the facility. Assigned duties include but not limited to:
- Utilize program coordination skills to develop and monitor administrative and clinical plans for Veterans receiving COMPACT Act services
- Oversees daily operations of the program and provides reports and metrics to facility, VISN and VACO as requested
- Captures and analyses local data trends to inform program development and improvement
- Collaborate with local facility revenue and finance departments
- Advocate for Veteran, ensuring they do not receive bills for COMPACT related care
- Provide education and training on COMPACT Act to internal and external stakeholders as the facility subject matter expert
- Reviews and develops policies, standard operating procedures, practice guidelines for the program
- Coordination between health care providers and care managers in direct care and community care
- Collaborate with inter-professional teams within the VA healthcare system and community to navigate complex care coordination
- Consultation and negotiation across program areas to ensure appropriate resources are secure in a clinically relevant and timely manner
- Coordinate with local Patient Advocate Tracking System - Replacement (PATS-R) COMPACT clinical review teams
- Coordinates with local facility Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) Care Coordinators
- Provides training, education, orientation and guidance on clinical program area
- Provides clinical social work assessment, intervention, treatment and follow-up, using a social determinant of health framework
- Assists with navigation between varying levels of care and conducts comprehensive transition planning
- Utilizes designated COMPACT Act templates and coding requirements when documenting in the medical record
- Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area
- Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff {where appropriate}
- Other duties as assigned
Work Schedule: FT, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (this position does require
periodic On Call and Inpatient Medical Social Work coverage.
Telework: Available. Regular Telework 6 plus Days / PP
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 59051-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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:
Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g this part).
English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).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).
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 Master 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 (Program Coordinator), GS-12
Experience and Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. 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.
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:
Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.
Preferred Experience: Experience in both Medical and Mental Health fields, process improvement and building programs.
References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds, Light carrying, under 15 pounds, Straight pulling (1 hour), pushing (1 hour), walking (2 hours), standing (2 hours), Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, Hearing (aid permitted), Working closely with others, Working alone.
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address Jack C Montgomery VA Medical Center
1011 Honor Heights Drive
Muskogee, OK 74401
US
- Name: Phillip Narey
- Phone: 720-723-4833
- Email: [email protected]
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