The Social Worker Program Coordinator is assigned to facilitate suicide prevention and monitoring strategies, located in Gainesville at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SG VHS). The Social Worker Program Coordinator functions as a member of a Suicide Prevention Team that includes at least four Social Worker Program Coordinators and two Social Workers. The Social Worker Program Coordinator is administratively and clinically responsible for program operations.

Duties

The Social Worker Program Coordinator is responsible for overall program coordination, lo include, managing daily program operations; developing and implementing local policies and procedures based on national policies for Veterans al high risk for suicide; tracking and monitoring high risk patients; responding to inquiries at the local, VISN, and national level; preparing reports and statistics for facility, VISN and national use; and managing program budget. The Social Worker Program Coordinator is responsible for conducting regular and routine outreach activities within the VA System and with Community Partners to provide information, education and create meaningful and sustainable partnerships to enhance the overall mission of the program. Outreach activities include providing education and consultation/support to internal and external customers. Duties include but are not limited to: tracks and monitors high-risk patients to ensure that needed services are being received. coordinates and manages clinical care for high-risk patient, when necessary, in accordance with local, VISN, and national guidelines and best practices. receives referrals from the national Veterans Crisis Line NF/SGVHS providers/staff: and other Suicide Prevention programs. The Social Worker Program Coordinator establishes contact with Veterans who need assistance to expedite access to mental health care. independently initiate suicide prevention protocols for high risk Veterans when clinically indicated. provides education and training to clinical and non-clinical staff in the NF/SGVHS about risk factors, warning signs, treatment options and resources for Veterans whom arc suicidal. The Social Worker Program Coordinator provides similar training for community organizations that provide services to the Veteran population. facilitates on-going training program for non-clinical front line staff to assure that they are aware of options for Veterans, whom they come in contact during crisis situations. promotes the use or evidence based interventions and strategies for suicide prevention within NF/SG VHS. Interfaces with services throughout the system, including, but not limited to, mental health providers and patient advocates, to resolve administrative and clinical problems. This includes collaboration on the care of individual patients and the coordination of mental health care within the treatment team. plans, designs, and implements the program, determines program goals and objectives, and completes reports for the VISN, the national program office, and/or VA Central Office. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - to include weekend coverage as needed Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: Social Worker - #50438F Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf Additional Benefits: Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the requirements by the closing date 07/15/2024 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-12 Social Worker Program Coordinator candidates must have the following: Experience/Education: Applicants applying at the GS-12 grade level must have 1 year of experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Program Coordinator social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. They 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. Training or additional certs must be submitted with application. AND Licensure/Certification: At this grade level, 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: 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 Physical Requirements: The work requires extreme patience and controlling of emotions. The work may also require assisting physically disabled Veterans. Day-to-day work involves sitting, walking, standing and carrying light objects, such as medical records They must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken and written word. Must be able to view and read information on computer screens. Work is typically performed in a clinical setting that exposes the incumbent to the communicable diseases common to the homeless population. Much of the work is performed in a setting away from the office, where the environment cannot be controlled. The incumbent must be able to safely operate a government owned vehicle to be utilized in community-based work and the transport of patients.

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

Contacts

• Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Ashley Beaver
• Phone: (814) 943-8164
• Email: [email protected]