This position is located at the Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System sites of care and is under Behavioral Health Service Line - Social Work Division. The Senior Social Worker serves as the COMPACT Act Coordinator and has responsibility as the primary navigator for Veterans receiving care under the COMPACT Act.

Duties

The COMPACT Act Coordinator is responsible for coordinating transitions in care for Veterans receiving acute suicide care under COMPACT Act between varying venues of care, types of care (medical and mental health) and location of care (direct care and community care) in collaboration with assigned care coordinators at each step of the Veteran's journey. The COMPACT ACT Coordinator will be instrumental in providing connection and referral to assist with proper evaluation for eligibility in other programs and is the facility subject matter expert on the COMPACT Act. Major duties include but are not limited to the following: 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 Coordinator 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. Travel is required for this position, so you must possess a current active Drivers License (DL) for this position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: Ad-Hoc Telework may be authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Travel Required: Yes, 25% Driving Required: Yes

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

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: Must be proficient in written and spoken English 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. Must 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. Independent Practice License. Must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Social Worker at the master's level in a U.S. State or Territory. A copy must be submitted with your application. (NOTE: If not providing a copy of your SW License/Certification, it must be listed on your resume so that your license can be verified.) Grade Determinations: Senior Social Worker, GS-12 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. 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 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. Preferred Experience: Experience with Severe Mental Illness, Case Management experience References: VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard dated September 10, 2019 This position is above the full performance level (GS-11) for this occupation. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: There are no physical requirements for this position. Walking, standing, and light carrying may be required to perform the functions of this position.

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.

Note: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.

If your school was accredited by CSWE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the CSWE website, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.

Contacts

• Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US
• Name: John Maynard
• Phone: 304-544-6795
• Email: [email protected]