Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Albuquerque, NM

33d • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Work Program Coordinator position consists of being the Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management (CCICM) Program Coordinator and providing direct patient care as a Social Work Lead Coordinator as assigned across the New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS). Major duties include: Develops and implements policies and procedures specific to NMVAHCS and ensures compliance with local facility, VISN, the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS), Social Work Service), VA Central Office (VACO) directives and handbooks, as well as Joint Commission, and other accrediting bodies and regulatory standards as needed. Collaborates with nursing counterpart, for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the CCICM operations. Plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, Veteran, and personnel activities for the service, in conjunction with the Service Chief and/or supervisory designee and nursing counterparts. Identifies cohort of Veterans across NMVAHCS with the highest opportunity and highest need. Identifies potential areas where care coordination is taking place to include but not limited to primary care, surgical care, mental health, community care, specialty clinics, geriatrics, and chronic disease. Integrates inpatient and outpatient care coordinators, care managers, and case managers, for seamless continuity of care. Ensures compliance with policies and standard operating procedures for evaluating and mitigating suicide risk to include completion of the Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Score (C-SSRS), Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE), Safety Plan, and Overdose Report as clinically indicated. Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members. Participates in treatment planning process, including discharge planning with other disciplines. Provides case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care. Provides a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements policies and procedures specific to NMVAHCS and ensures compliance with local facility, VISN, the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS), Social Work Service), VA Central Office (VACO) directives and handbooks, as well as Joint Commission, and other accrediting bodies and regulatory standards as needed.
• Collaborates with nursing counterpart, for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the CCICM operations.
• Plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, Veteran, and personnel activities for the service, in conjunction with the Service Chief and/or supervisory designee and nursing counterparts.
• Identifies cohort of Veterans across NMVAHCS with the highest opportunity and highest need.
• Identifies potential areas where care coordination is taking place to include but not limited to primary care, surgical care, mental health, community care, specialty clinics, geriatrics, and chronic disease.
• Integrates inpatient and outpatient care coordinators, care managers, and case managers, for seamless continuity of care.
• Ensures compliance with policies and standard operating procedures for evaluating and mitigating suicide risk to include completion of the Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Score (C-SSRS), Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE), Safety Plan, and Overdose Report as clinically indicated.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.
• Participates in treatment planning process, including discharge planning with other disciplines.
• Provides case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.
• Provides a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees