Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Veterans Health Administration • Madison, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. The incumbent is a GS-12 Social Worker, Program Coordinator who functions as the COMPACT Act Coordinator within the Addictive Disorders Treatment Program (ADTP) and Mental Health Clinic (MHC) interdisciplinary team. The incumbent has responsibility as the primary navigator for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act. This includes coordinating transitions in care for Veterans receiving acute suicide care under COMPACT Act between varying venues of care, types of care (medical and mental health) and location of care (direct care and community care) in collaboration with assigned care coordinators at each step of the Veteran journey. The Social Worker Program Coordinator will be instrumental in providing connection and referral to assist with proper evaluation for eligibility in other programs and is the facility subject matter expert on the COMPACT Act. Incumbent facilitates and/or provides outreach, education and collaboration efforts with community agencies and is responsible for education to the local facility (leadership and providers) on COMPACT Act matters. In addition to COMPACT Act Coordination duties, incumbent for this position provides a full range of social work services within the addictive disorders treatment program (ADTP), outpatient mental health clinic including triage work (same day access), individual/group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, assessment and treatment of complex psychosocial problems resulting from mental illness, chronic and acute illness, senescence, or socioeconomic and family concerns. Social Worker Program Coordinator will spend 50-75% of their time delivering clinical care to patients and may be cross trained in other mental health-social work departments in order to provide coverage to ensure patient care & operations.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• 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.
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• 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.
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency.
• Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Transcript Required
• Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
• License must be submitted
• At least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure.
• One year of experience must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level.
• Must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level.
• Must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
• 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.
• 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

• LCSW
• Substance Use Disorders (SUD)

Responsibilities

• Functions as the COMPACT Act Coordinator within the Addictive Disorders Treatment Program (ADTP) and Mental Health Clinic (MHC) interdisciplinary team.
• Serves as the primary navigator for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act.
• Coordinates transitions in care for Veterans receiving acute suicide care under COMPACT Act between varying venues of care, types of care (medical and mental health) and location of care (direct care and community care) in collaboration with assigned care coordinators.
• Provides connection and referral to assist with proper evaluation for eligibility in other programs.
• Acts as the facility subject matter expert on the COMPACT Act.
• Facilitates and/or provides outreach, education and collaboration efforts with community agencies.
• Responsible for education to the local facility (leadership and providers) on COMPACT Act matters.
• Provides a full range of social work services within the addictive disorders treatment program (ADTP), outpatient mental health clinic including triage work (same day access), individual/group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, assessment and treatment of complex psychosocial problems resulting from mental illness, chronic and acute illness, senescence, or socioeconomic and family concerns.
• Delivers clinical care to patients (50-75% of time).
• May be cross trained in other mental health-social work departments to provide coverage and ensure patient care & operations.
• Provide clinical supervision for licensure (Social Work).

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
• Federal employee benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement plans.
• Annual leave accrual based on years of federal service.

What This Job Offers

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