Senior Social Worker - HUDVASH

Veterans Health Administration • Prescott, AZ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. The Senior Social Worker works as part of the VA medical center's Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program, and coordinates with VA residential community care programs, and domiciliary programs to ensure that coordination between these entities is facilitated and Veterans direct care, referral, and follow up is contiguous and based on a continuum of services. The incumbent regularly conducts and participates in outreach activities.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• Must serve a 1 or 2-year trial period.
• 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.
• Transcripts, official or unofficial showing conferral date, must be submitted at time of application.
• 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.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• At least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure.
• One year of experience must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.
• Experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment.
• Experts in their specialized area of practice.
• 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.
• Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations.
• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Responsibilities

• Interviews Veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes.
• Interprets and explains VA's treatment and benefit programs.
• Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment, identifying needs and strengths.
• Uses advanced clinical training, and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options.
• Assesses high risk factors, acuity, and the need for services.
• Independently evaluates the client's situation and arrives at a reasoned conclusion.
• Uses professional judgment and advanced practice skills to make a psychosocial diagnosis.
• Assesses at-risk factors and develops a preliminary disposition plan.
• Makes independent professional decisions and recommendations for agency action.
• Develops psychosocial treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team members.
• Adjusts the psychosocial treatment plan and interventions based on changing needs and response to interventions.
• Participates in the assignment of Veterans to treatment teams and programs.
• Provides clinical services to Veterans and family members/significant others in support of the Veteran's treatment.
• Maintains a current and productive network of referral resources.
• Is responsible for development and maintenance of professional standards of practice and educating others about them.
• Establishes a continuing relationship with the Veteran, evaluating progress towards goals and adjusting the treatment plan as appropriate.
• Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff.
• Serves on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility, VISN and national level, or in the community as deemed appropriate by the supervisor, Social Work Executive or Chief of Social Work Services.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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 .
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior