Senior Social Worker- Clinical Resource Hub

The VISN Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program Team (BHIP) Social Work position is a VISN based position located in VISN 20. Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) is a repository of clinical and administrative staff that serve Veterans Affairs facilities within the Veterans Integrated System Network VISN 20.

• 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 or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. A 7403(f)
• GS-12 Senior Social Worker Grade Determinations: Experience/Education: The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment
• Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice
• Senior social workers 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
• Licensure/Certification: Senior 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
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations
• This includes individual - group - and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management
• (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes
• (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area - as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills
• (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession - and to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area
• Preferred Experience: Experience in virtual care (tele-medicine) and experience with Oracle-Health EMR is preferred
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• Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination
• Exceptions: A pre-placement examination is required for any occupation or assignment that requires the operation of a government-owned or -leased motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties
• Examinations may also be required for any occupation or assignment that requires a pre-placement examination by virtue of another policy - regulation - or statute.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional ***This is an Open and Continuous announcement and can be taken down at any time
• All qualified candidates encouraged to apply
• Selected candidate required to live within 50 miles of any VISN 20 VA facility Duties include but are not limited to the following: Maintains advanced level of skill and expertise to establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and/or their families
• Independently works with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical - psychiatric - emotional - behavioral - and psychosocial problems
• Completes a thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families
• The incumbent uses advanced knowledge and mastery of theories of physical and mental illness to independently develop a diagnosis - treatment plan - and recovery goals in collaboration with the veteran and or the veteran's family/caregivers
• Incumbent assists veteran to maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable
• Participates as a member of an BHIP treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members - in the development and implementation of a treatment plan
• Possesses advanced knowledge and experience in use of mental health and substance abuse diagnoses and treatment procedures
• Facilitates discharge planning through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate discharge plans are executed in a timely manner
• Serves as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services Possesses advanced knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities - provide counseling and/or supportive groups for Veterans and families Provides consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning - compliance with treatment - and discharge planning
• Possesses advanced skills and knowledge to provide case management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care
• Independently assesses and takes the lead to provide emergency/crisis intervention services to outpatients experiencing acute psychological crises - helping to stabilize these individuals - assisting in the referral arrangements for transfer to a psychiatric facility for inpatient care if necessary and providing follow up care as needed
• Serves on committees and work groups at the facility as deemed appropriate by the supervisor
• Recognized as a leader and role model on his/her BHIP team and in the delivery of social work services in TMH
• Furthers one's own professional growth through continuing education and remains informed of the most up to date evidenced based treatment practice especially within TMH
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• 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) Telework: Available
• Pending exemption for remote status: Under the 180-day Mid-Term Extensions (MTE)
• This position could be approved for Mid-Term Extensions (MTE)
• MTE allows for the facility leader to grant employees in the identified positions an extension up to 180-days to RTO
• In which case approved positions would be approved locally to grant telework/remote for those 180-days
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized