U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Summary
The Senior Social Worker is assigned to Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program.
Qualifications
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<li>Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates*** NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information - refer to Required Documents below.</li>
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Basic Requirements
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<li>Citizenship</li>
<li>Be a citizen of the United States</li>
<li>(Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g this part)</li>
<li>Education</li>
<li>Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)</li>
<li>Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited</li>
<li>A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in social work</li>
<li>Verification of the degree can be made by going to <a href="http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation</a> to verify that the social work degree meets the 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work</li>
<li>Licensure</li>
<li>Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level</li>
<li>Current state requirements may be found by going to <a href="http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/</a></li>
<li>English Language Proficiency</li>
<li>Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.</li>
<li>7403(f)</li>
<li>Grade Determinations: Senior Social Worker - GS-12 (1) Experience/Education</li>
<li>The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which - one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level</li>
<li>Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment</li>
<li>Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice</li>
<li>Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty</li>
<li>(2) Licensure/Certification</li>
<li>Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination - unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California - which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure</li>
<li>(3) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities</li>
<li>In addition to the experience above - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations</li>
<li>This includes individual - group - and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management</li>
<li>(b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice</li>
<li>(c) 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</li>
<li>(d) 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</li>
<li>(e) 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</li>
<li>(4) Assignments</li>
<li>For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity (difficulty) - and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time</li>
<li>Senior social workers are licensed or certified to independently practice social work at an advanced level</li>
<li>Senior social workers typically practice in a major program area such as but not limited to: Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site</li>
<li>a Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Center - or a national VHA referral center - such as a national Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or a national Transplant Center - or other program areas of equivalent scope and complexity</li>
<li>The senior social worker may be assigned administrative responsibility for clinical program development and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns</li>
<li>Assignments include clinical settings where they have limited access to onsite supervision such as CBOCs or satellite outpatient clinics</li>
<li>The senior social worker collaborates with the other members of the treatment team in the provision of comprehensive health care services to Veterans - ensures equity of access - service - and benefits to this population - ensures the care provided is of the highest quality</li>
<li>The senior social worker provides leadership - direction - orientation - coaching - in-service training - staff development - and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff</li>
<li>They serve on committees - work groups - and task forces at the facility - VISN and national level - or in the community as deemed appropriate by the supervisor - Social Work Executive or Chief of Social Work Services</li>
<li>This assignment is to be relatively few in number based on the size of the facility/service and applying sound position management</li>
<li>This assignment must represent substantial additional responsibility over and above that required at the full performance grade level and cannot be used as the full performance level of this occupation</li>
<li>Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit <a href="https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/</a></li>
<li>Physical Requirements: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices - training rooms - and libraries</li>
<li>The work area is adequately lit - heated - and ventilated</li>
<li>The incumbent must also work outdoors in all types of weather</li>
<li>There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks or discomforts in storage areas or hazardous waste sites</li>
<li>The work is primarily sedentary - although some physical effort may be required - e.g. - walking - standing - climbing ladders - stooping - kneeling - and carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases or driving or traveling by motor vehicle</li>
<li>Travel will be for a variety of reasons - including but not limited to: national and regional conferences - site visits to other facilities in the VISN or the VISN offices - face-to-face meetings regarding national and regional projects/assignments.</li>
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Duties
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<li>Senior Social Worker (BHIP): The BHIP Open Access Social Worker provides timely - rapid-access mental health evaluations and brief interventions for Veterans presenting with acute or urgent behavioral health needs</li>
<li>Operating with advanced-practice independence - the Senior Social Worker manages same-day access flow - determining the most clinically appropriate level of care-whether within BHIP - Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) - Substance Use Disorder (SUD) specialty care - or other MHBS programs</li>
<li>This includes conducting focused - evidence-based assessments of presenting concerns - risk - functional status - and treatment needs - while collaborating closely with RN triage and BHIP teams</li>
<li>Work Schedule: Monday- Friday - Tour duty range from 6:30am to 4:00pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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) 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</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>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) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position</li>
<li>Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</li>
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Senior Social Worker (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program)

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