This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf At the GS-13 grade, the Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP), Program Manager (Program Coordinator, Social Worker) manages administrative & clinical aspects of the WCHCS 18- bed substance abuse residential rehabilitation treatment program. They have responsibility for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, creating & monitoring work assignments, managing budget, ensuring implementation of treatment services per VA Directive, monitoring & reporting upon quality & safety of services & providers, ensuring program standards meet accreditation requirements of oversight bodies, monitoring & reporting upon outcomes of various programs, actively participating in & reporting to national, VISN & facility level committees. They also supervise employees assigned to SARRTP. Administrative Functions: 1) Provides broad program management responsibilities including leadership in the development, implementation, evaluation, & oversight . 2) Leads a multidisciplinary team, which include psychologists, physicians, social workers, nurses, & other health care professionals & trainees. 3) Responsible for the development, implementation, & oversight of operational policies & procedures. 4) Conducts ongoing program evaluation & data-driven quality improvement projects. 5) Organizes & leads team meetings to facilitate case disposition, care management, effective delivery of clinical interventions. 6) Monitors & distributes provider-specific workload reports to team leaders & ensures provider adherence to workload standards. 7) Plans work to be accomplished including establishing priorities, timelines for completion & necessary adjustments. 8) Monitors compliance of staff with VA performance measures. 9) Provides clinical supervision to assigned staff regarding adherence to WCHCS clinical & legal standards & policies, documentation of electronic health record procedures, & the clinical management of difficult, complex, & dangerous patients. 10) Provides leadership in hiring of new staff members , which may include constructing job announcement(s), preparing functional statements, rating applications, interviewing, & selecting final job candidates. 11) Participates in the selection of newly hired personnel. 12) Resolves conflicts among staff & adjudicates complaints & problems of employees. 13) Assumes responsibility for taking appropriate disciplinary actions for employees with performance problems. 14) Ensures that appropriate coverage is arranged for patient care responsibilities when staff members are on leave. 15) Approves leave for employees directly under their supervision. 16) Initiates performance awards for outstanding employees & completes administrative paperwork. . Clinical Functions: 1) Uses a high level of skill in assessing & treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans. Social Work responsibilities include the assessment of psychosocial problems & psychiatric diagnoses often at a time when the Veteran is experiencing crisis & include the provision of short-term, solution focused therapy & case management with Veterans and/or their families. 2) Independently complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning & needs of Veterans and/or their families. 3) Actively participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team & actively participate through collaboration with Veterans & family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development & implementation of treatment goals & interventions. 4) Possess a working knowledge & experience in use of mental health diagnoses, disabilities, & treatment procedures, including acute, chronic, & traumatic illnesses, common medications & their effects/side effects, arid medical terminology. 5) Serve as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families & VA & community resources to ensure thorough delivery of services. 6) Possess knowledge & ability to independently implement evidence-based treatment modalities, provide educational classes, and/or therapeutic groups for Veterans & families. 7) Be available to provide consultation to other treatment team & staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families & the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning & compliance with treatment. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible:Not Available Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized: Recruitment or Relocation incentive. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Telework: Available - Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 53712-O Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

***This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 27, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be September 3, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates once prior certs are returned. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.*** 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/. Grade Determinations: Social Worker (Program Coordinator), GS-13 Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidates 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. (a) Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility. (b) Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive. (c) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s). (d) Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. (e) Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action. (f) Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget. (g) Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations. Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. At this grade level, social worker program coordinators oversee the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program, such as, but not limited to: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Home-Based Primary Care, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Caregiver Support Program or Transition and Care Management Program, or a combination of programs located at one facility or multiple divisions of a facility. They are responsible for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment services provided, and admission criteria for the program. The program coordinator may or may not have supervisory responsibilities. They have full responsibility for all phases of service delivery for a major specialty program. The program coordinator is responsible for the program's resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds. They are administratively responsible for the programming and operations of the program assigned, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. Program coordinators provide leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff. They initiate and conduct program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity. Program coordinators oversee program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing ideas for improvement, and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts. Preferred Experience: VA Experience Preferred Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.

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 VA Western Colorado Health Care System 2121 North Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501 US
• Name: VISN 19 HR Contact Center
• Phone: 719-227-4600
• Email: [email protected]