Social Worker (Assistant Chief)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Columbia, SC

49d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time administrative Social Work Service (SWS) position. The Assistant Chief makes independent professional decisions with the overall planning, organizing, directing, and evaluation of SWSL programs at the Columbia VA Health Care System. The incumbent has full authority to act for the Chief in all matters delegated to him and full authority for the service in the absence of the Chief. VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Major duties and responsibilities are as follows: The Assistant Chief has working knowledge and experience of medical and mental health diagnosis, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This included acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects, and medical terminology. Incumbent is responsible for making decisions regarding work problems presented by subordinate social work supervisors. Incumbent collaborates with others in negotiating, deciding upon, and/or coordinating social work-related changes affecting other programs. The Assistant Chief advises Care Line Managers/Chiefs on problems involving relationship of Social Work activities to the various units and programs. The incumbent makes selections for supervisory and non-supervisory positions, completed performance reviews, hears group grievances and serious employee complaints, review serious disciplinary cases (i.e., those proposing suspensions and removals), and disciplinary problems involving key employees. The individual consults with specialists regarding training needs and decide types of training problems related to the identified problems of the supervised wards/units. Develops procedures for and ensures the implementation and achievement of the provision of Social Work Services to medical facility patients on inpatient and outpatient programs. Provides, or ensures that professional staff provide advice, assistance, and consultation to community health and welfare agencies and councils and other community groups to enhance the provision of social services to veteran patients in the community. Develops and monitors standards of clinical practice/standards of care for Social Work, including development of care guidelines, manuals, and guides to professional practice. Develops consistent standard operating procedures required to accomplish clinical care interventions and ensures that they are followed. They are responsible for developing patient education material for Social Work Service. Makes recommendations for recruitment of staff and ensures responsibilities for orientation and continuing education of staff. Evaluates and consults on the Social Work role in various programs. Manages and directs Social Work activities in the Service Lines including interventions to resolve administrative problems and participates in program evaluations.

Requirements

Working knowledge and experience of medical and mental health diagnosis, disabilities, and treatment procedures
Knowledge of acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects, and medical terminology

Responsibilities

Planning, organizing, directing, and evaluation of SWSL programs
Act for the Chief in all matters delegated and in their absence
Making decisions regarding work problems presented by subordinate social work supervisors
Collaborating with others in negotiating, deciding upon, and/or coordinating social work-related changes affecting other programs
Advising Care Line Managers/Chiefs on problems involving relationship of Social Work activities to the various units and programs
Making selections for supervisory and non-supervisory positions
Completing performance reviews
Hearing group grievances and serious employee complaints
Reviewing serious disciplinary cases
Consulting with specialists regarding training needs
Developing procedures for and ensures the implementation and achievement of the provision of Social Work Services to medical facility patients on inpatient and outpatient programs
Providing advice, assistance, and consultation to community health and welfare agencies and councils and other community groups to enhance the provision of social services to veteran patients in the community
Developing and monitors standards of clinical practice/standards of care for Social Work
Developing consistent standard operating procedures required to accomplish clinical care interventions and ensures that they are followed
Responsible for developing patient education material for Social Work Service
Making recommendations for recruitment of staff and ensures responsibilities for orientation and continuing education of staff
Evaluating and consulting on the Social Work role in various programs
Managing and directing Social Work activities in the Service Lines including interventions to resolve administrative problems and participates in program evaluations

Benefits

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)

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