Senior Social Worker - HCHV/GPD Liaison

Veterans Health Administration • Monterey, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Social Worker serves as the Health Care System’s liaison and case manager for the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) and Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) programs within Homeless Programs Service. This advanced practice position oversees community-based programs serving homeless, at-risk, and justice-involved Veterans, monitoring clinical care, compliance, and fiscal administration for GPD and HCHV recipients.

The role coordinates program inspections and corrective actions, monitors services against grant terms, and maintains billing and participation records. It also provides direct case management and advocacy to Veterans at GPD program sites, coordinates health care and community referrals, and conducts outreach to organizations serving homeless Veterans.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position is in the Excepted Service and is subject to a 1- or 2-year trial period.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); a doctoral degree cannot substitute for the master’s degree.
• State licensure or certification at the advanced practice level, including an advanced generalist or clinical examination, subject to the stated grandfathering provisions and California exception.
• Ability to provide supervision for licensure.
• Skill in specialized interventions and treatment modalities for specialty programs or populations, including individual, group, and/or family counseling.
• Ability to incorporate complex, multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
• Knowledge of methods to measure the effectiveness of social work practice and services, use outcome evaluations to improve treatment, and design system changes.
• Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on psychosocial treatment and model effective social work practice.
• Ability to expand clinical knowledge and write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the service delivery area.
• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Successful completion of required background/security investigation and pre-employment physical examination.
• Applicants selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position must undergo pre-employment urinalysis; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Compliance with Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Completion of online onboarding and application requirements; provision of acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Participation in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Service of a 1- or 2-year trial period, subject to written certification for continued employment at its conclusion.
• Education used to qualify must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency and transcript.

Nice To Haves

• An appropriate, valid California driver’s license to operate sanctioned vehicles when transporting patients and/or equipment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, maintained on a quarterly basis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Health Care System’s liaison and case manager for the GPD and HCHV programs.
• Act as the primary contact between community-based GPD grant recipients and the National GPD Program Office.
• Assemble and coordinate interdisciplinary subject matter experts in social work, medicine, fiscal administration, safety, security, and dietetics to conduct program site inspections and re-inspections.
• Document deficiencies identified during inspections and monitor corrective-action timelines.
• Monitor clinical care and compliance of community-based programs receiving per diem funding against the terms of grant recipients’ original applications; intervene and develop plans of correction as needed.
• Establish and maintain an accurate billing system consistent with sound fiscal principles, and forward monthly per diem payment vouchers to the National GPD Program Office.
• Verify Veteran eligibility and participation status; maintain admission and discharge records for billing; and review and approve or disapprove readmissions and extensions of care.
• Provide direct case management and advocacy for Veterans at GPD Program sites through individual and group work, casework, and community outreach to address barriers to independence.
• Coordinate and track Veterans’ mental health, substance use disorder, and primary care services from admission through discharge from GPD beds.
• Link and refer Veterans to the VA Health Care System, VA Regional Office, Vet Center, and community resources.
• Conduct community outreach to identify resources for homeless Veterans and share information about VA benefits and the Homeless GPD Program while complying with conflict-of-interest laws and standards of conduct.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for eligible employees and their families.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, if requested and approved before appointment; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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