Supervisory Social Worker (Service Chief)

Veterans Health Administration • Tucson, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Social Worker (Service Chief) provides supervision to the social work service line, with multiple sections or programs across the health care delivery system as well as an assistant chief and supervisors. The Supervisory Social Worker (Service Chief) has full responsibility for managing and supervising all aspects of social work service operations including clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management and supervision of the service. The incumbent is responsible for the strategic planning and operation of Social Work Service. The employee is responsible for ensuring the administrative and clinical supervision of Social Work staff in their professional role. Incumbent ensures the provision of social work services and/or case management services in a variety of inpatient and outpatient program areas and clinics. Oversees all professional social work activities within the medical center ensuring that educational and quality of care functions related to the psychosocial needs of veterans are met. To accomplish the functions of this position, close cooperation with leadership is required. 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 employee will advise Care Line Chiefs on problems involving the relationship of social work activities to the various units and programs. Make selections for supervisory and non-supervisory positions, hear group grievances and serious employee complaints, review serious disciplinary cases (i.e., those proposing suspensions and removals), and disciplinary problems involving key employees. Participates in making major decisions affecting the basic content and character of the operations of programs. These decisions involve matters, such as determining which program elements should be initiated, dropped, curtailed or emphasized; how many resources should be deployed; the time of curtailing, initiating, and changing program elements. Responsible for ensuring technical program development, management and evaluation that includes assessing the mission, goals, programs and problems of the medical facility in terms of psychosocial needs of patients and establishes social work objectives to meet those needs which are consistent with medical center goals. Reviews information pertaining to the social work programs from a variety of sources (e.g., federal, state and local including Veterans Health Administration, Joint Commission, National Association of Social Workers, Society of Social Work Administrators in Health Care of the American Hospital Association, etc.). 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.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement.
• Must 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).
• Licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
• Must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• One year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level.
• Must evidence possession of supervisory and management skills.
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in administration, demonstrating progressively more professional competency skills and judgment.
• May have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.
• Must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
• Skill in providing the full range of supervisory duties across multiple service divisions/sections, which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluation, selection of staff, and recommendations of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions.
• Skill in applying legal, ethical, and professional standards to social work practice.
• Skill in developing, maintaining, and managing social work services in multiple divisions/sections.
• Ability to ensure compliance with social work practice, policy, and accreditation standards across the continuum of health care.
• Skill in providing consultation to facility leadership, managers, and other staff on social work qualification standards, practice, competency, productivity, and continuing education requirements.
• Skill in administrative oversight to ensure compliance with social work licensure requirements.
• The chief social worker responsibility includes management of large, complex, social work services within the organization.
• The chief social worker is the highest level professional position at the facility with responsibility for the professional practice of all facility social workers and provision of social work services.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of supervisory social work experience
• Competence in providing consultation to facility leadership, managers, and other staff on social work qualification standards, practice, competency, productivity, and continuing education requirements.
• Competence overseeing utilization of resources and budget
• Evidence-Based Practice experience/training (combination of experience and training is acceptable)
• Ability to develop, maintain, and oversee social work programs in all settings.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision to the social work service line, with multiple sections or programs across the health care delivery system as well as an assistant chief and supervisors.
• Has full responsibility for managing and supervising all aspects of social work service operations including clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management and supervision of the service.
• Responsible for the strategic planning and operation of Social Work Service.
• Ensures the administrative and clinical supervision of Social Work staff in their professional role.
• Ensures the provision of social work services and/or case management services in a variety of inpatient and outpatient program areas and clinics.
• Oversees all professional social work activities within the medical center ensuring that educational and quality of care functions related to the psychosocial needs of veterans are met.
• Makes decisions regarding work problems presented by subordinate social work supervisors.
• Collaborates with others in negotiating, deciding upon and/or coordinating social work-related changes affecting other programs.
• Advises Care Line Chiefs on problems involving the relationship of social work activities to the various units and programs.
• Makes selections for supervisory and non-supervisory positions, hears group grievances and serious employee complaints, reviews serious disciplinary cases, and disciplinary problems involving key employees.
• Participates in making major decisions affecting the basic content and character of the operations of programs.
• Ensures technical program development, management and evaluation that includes assessing the mission, goals, programs and problems of the medical facility in terms of psychosocial needs of patients and establishes social work objectives to meet those needs which are consistent with medical center goals.
• Reviews information pertaining to the social work programs from a variety of sources.
• 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 supervision to social work service, with multiple sections or programs across the health care delivery system as well as an assistant chief and supervisors.
• Has full responsibility for managing and supervising all aspects of social work service operations including clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management and supervision of the service.

Benefits

• 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).
• 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.
• 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 אותinto retirement)

What This Job Offers

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