The incumbent provides supervision to Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) team therapists assigned to the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System which may include Social Workers, Psychologists, Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors and Licensed Addictions Counselors. The position reflects the diversity and flexibility that is required to provide quality social work and mental health services at Sioux Falls VA health Care System.

Duties

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Incumbent oversees BHIP team communication, staffing coverage, staff professional development and team cohesiveness, providing opportunities for team building and collaboration. He or She communicates and ensures adherence to BHIP processes and procedures, including emerging guidance relayed from MH leadership is followed. Supervises outpatient social workers, psychologists, licensed mental health professional counselors, and other mental health professionals who are performing work at various GS levels. Incumbent provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervised. Observes workers' performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques including competency assessments, performance appraisals and Scope of Practice. Provides informal feedback on a consistent basis to promote the professional development of assigned staff. Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Incumbent independently organizes work, sets priorities, and meets multiple deadlines. Incumbent participates in all Mental Health meetings as assigned by their supervisor. Incumbent appropriately represents Social Work Service/ Mental Health ICC on assigned Committee responsibilities and works effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting & may provide coverage for the Mental Health leadership and assigned staff for brief periods. Completes clinical and psychosocial assessments and screenings identifying the Veterans' needs, strengths, abilities, and preferences. Provides triage support including notification and assignment to team members either for same day or scheduled appointments. Provides crisis intervention in collaboration with the multidisciplinary treatment team, for Veterans who are experiencing social or mental health crises. The Incumbent completes psychosocial assessments, and social work and mental health medical record documentation including Clinical Reminders in accordance with Sioux Falls VA Health Care System policies and guidelines. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring assigned staff is knowledgeable regarding appropriate medical record documentation and documentation is completed in accordance with Sioux Falls VA Health Care System policies and guidelines. Incumbent provides screening and assessment for Veterans receiving care in collaboration with the Veteran and family members/significant others. Incumbent will develop treatment plans and set achievable treatment goals wit the Veteran and family/significant others. Incumbent will provide individual and group therapies based on evidenced based principles or VA trained Evidenced Based Protocols. When assigned a social work student, incumbent will supervise training activities of the student and will adhere to VHA Handbook 1400.0 Supervision of Associated Health Trainees and VISN Documentation Policy 10N2-115-08. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the use of software applications for drafting documents and data management as well as other computer systems in use by the VHA. Collaborates in the performance improvement processes and complies with performance measures. Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday Administrative Hours Telework: Telework may be authorized at supervisory discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

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. 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/. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. 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). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Supervisory Social Worker - GS-12 Education and Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 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. Licensure/Certification. Individuals assigned as Supervisory Social Workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Documentation is required if part of your state's requirements for providing supervision for licensure is beyond your licensure only (example: certification of continuing education credits). Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs (document with written demonstration of KSAs must be included with application, see required documents section): Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services. Ability to provide staff training and development. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II Appendix G39 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

Education

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Royal C Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital 2501 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 US
• Name: Amy Bakner
• Phone: 612-629-7180
• Email: [email protected]