Job opening: SOCIAL WORKER PROGRAM COORDINATOR PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY CENTER (PRRC) Director
Salary: $103 905 - 135 072 per year
Published at: Dec 04 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The incumbent serves as the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center
(PRRC) Director in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Recovery Services (PSR&RS)
Division of Mental and Behavioral Health Services. This position manages the
administrative and aspects of a clinical program (PRRC). This position also has
direct patient care duties.
Duties
FUNCTION OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
PRRC Coordination (Administrative):
Approximately 30-50% of this position is mapped to perform administrative duties,
dependent on program needs.
The incumbent administers information and analytical systems to evaluate and
enhance the quality of service provided to Veterans. Incumbent develops and
implements information systems to track service activities including visits, referrals,
inpatient days, patient demographics, equipment utilization and patient satisfaction.
Incumbent develops, implements, and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to
establish appropriate utilization of services. Ensures constant readiness and
compliance of the PRRC program/staff regarding standards set forth by CARF, the
Joint Commission, OIG and OMHSP. Coordinates program compliance with
accrediting body standards (including CARF and Joint Commission Behavioral
Health Standards), prepares and updates program documents (templates, policies
and procedures) and leads program development projects. Ensures local compliance
with VACO program evaluation efforts through the Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC).
The incumbent coordinates PRRC programming, including facilitating team meetings,
overseeing consult management, assigning intake assessments and case management
duties, ensuring patient/staff safety, and evaluating environment of care. Ensures
seamless transition and continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient clinics and
community referrals.
PRRC Clinical Duties:
In addition to administrative responsibilities, the incumbent will maintain a caseload and
will provide a range of direct clinical services in the PRRC primary clinician role.
Completes screening and comprehensive assessments of Veterans living with
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and other mental health comorbidities, taking into account
presenting problems, historical information, medical and psychiatric issues, legal implications,
the present environment, significant others, and current support system. As appropriate,
they will collaborate with various agencies working with the Veteran to gather collateral
information for continuity of care. The incumbent will review all data and make a clinical
assessment, identifying needs and strengths.
They will utilize advanced clinical training, insight, and experience to interpret data and
to identify viable treatment and rehabilitation options. The incumbent will provide
orientation and overall program information to the Veterans, and all involved in their care.
The incumbent will utilize advanced clinical skills to incorporate the Veteran's past
experience, current problems and strengths, significant others, community agencies
and the interdisciplinary team into the recovery planning process. As needed, incumbent
will consult with other specialists in planning treatment for Veterans with co-morbidities.
The incumbent will provide education to each assigned Veteran about recovery from
mental illness, goal setting, and the recovery planning process.
Incumbent will then partner with each assigned Veteran to complete a recovery plan
that includes Veteran-stated goals, objectives and interventions. Incumbent will make
adjustments to the recovery plan based on the changing needs of the Veteran. Incumbent
will plan treatment, case management, and rehabilitation interventions utilizing evidence-based
practices whenever possible. Incumbent provides case management to PRRC-enrolled
Veterans, as well as care coordination for mental health and medical services; monitors
Veteran status and functioning; crisis intervention; provides supportive counseling and
Evidence Based Psychotherapies (EBPs) as indicated.
Incumbent facilitates or co-facilitates at least one PRRC Group/Class per quarter and
offers a workshop during the PRRC Transition Period. Incumbent utilizes existing group
EBPs for treatment of Serious Mental Illness and works to create new evidence-informed
group/class offerings based on individual clinical skill, experience, interest, and Veteran-identified
areas of need.
The incumbent is proficient in the use of telemental health technology (including related video/audio
equipment and computer software) to deliver clinical services (assessments and interventions)
efficiently and effectively to Veterans off site.
As an experienced clinician, incumbent provides clinical consultation to other providers within PRRC
and throughout DVAHCS. Incumbent frequently consults with Intensive Community Mental Health
Recovery (ICMHR), Compensated Work Therapy (CWT), Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC) and
Early Psychosis Intervention Coordinator (EPIC) in the regarding appropriate clinical interventions
along the continuum of care within the PSR&RS Division.
Completes other duties as assigned.
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Work Schedule: 0800-1630
Telework: Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g this part).
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 tohttp://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a Master 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 tohttp://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.
Loss of Licensure or Certification. Once licensed or certified, social workers must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment.
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).
GRADE DETERMINATIONS.
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.
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:
(a)Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
(b)Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
(c)Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
(d)Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
(e)Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.
Assignments. 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. Program coordinators at the GS-12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area, such as but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury, Homeless Continuum Veteran Program, Hospice and Palliative Care Program, Suicide Prevention Program, Veterans Justice Outreach, Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home Program. The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area. The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They may be responsible for the program's budget, developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice, and service delivery. The program coordinator provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. They may be responsible for, or contribute to, the program's resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds. The program coordinator is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. They provide leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff. They initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity assessments. They 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: Prior PRRC Experience or Experience working with SMI
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12.
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 Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705
US
- Name: Gary Byles
- Phone: 919-824-1988
- Email: [email protected]
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