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Job opening: Social Worker (Program Coordinator)-Compact Act Coordinator

Salary: $96 773 - 125 801 per year
City: Prescott
Published at: Aug 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The incumbent operates within Suicide Prevention Program in the Mental Health Behavioral Sciences (MHBS) Service Line serves as the COMPACT Act Coordinator and has responsibility as the primary navigator for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act. The incumbent will be instrumental in providing connection and referrals to assist with proper evaluation for eligibility in other programs and is the facility subject matter expert on the COMPACT Act, providing education and outreach, as needed.

Duties

The Social Worker Program Coordinator is responsible for the implementation, coordination and monitoring of the COMPACT Act at the facility. Major Duties: 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 interprofessional 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. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday,8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

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. Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed 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. [A copy of current license showing date of issuance and expiration must be submitted with application] 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 for this position. 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. Reference: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard GS-0185 Veterans Health Administration. Physical Requirements: Involve active listening, reading, observing, and evaluating verbal and nonverbal behavior, speaking, writing reports, writing policies and procedures, writing clinical notes, using office equipment such as computers, telephones and other electronic medium of communicating.

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 Bob Stump VA Medical Center 500 Highway 89 North Prescott, AZ 86313 US
  • Name: Ian Quentin
  • Phone: 928-445-4860 X6720
  • Email: [email protected]

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