Senior Social Worker
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: iowa city
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
Videos * Duties Help Duties Summary The Iowa City VA Health Care System is recruiting for one (1)
full-time Senior Social Worker for the Patient Care Service
Line. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities The GS-12 Caregiver Support Program Social Worker serves as a
Senior Social Worker in the Caregiver Support Program (CSP) whose
primary role is to support the provision of comprehensive
healthcare services to Veterans and caregivers. The primary purpose
of the work is to ensure equity of access, service and benefits to
this population and that care provided is of the highest quality.
The incumbent must be a skilled communicator capable of developing
positive, effective relationships with Veterans, caregivers, local,
state and federal agencies, as well as non-governmental
organizations. This includes implementing education, wellness, and
support groups. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Utilizes advanced practice skills and judgment in the
provision of services provided to caregivers enrolled in program. *
Knows and understands services and benefits available for
caregivers from both federal, state and private sector resources
and statutes, regulations and policies that govern the program.
Stays abreast of current legislation directed at assisting
caregivers to continue to provide caregiving in an environment that
is safe for both themselves and the Veteran. * Complies with Iowa
City VAHCS and CSP documentation requirements, including standards
for timely completion of notes, use of required documentation
templates and risk assessment protocols. * Assists with clinical
program development, effectiveness and modification of service
patterns. The incumbent utilizes outcome evaluations to improve
treatment services and to design system changes. Uses sound
judgment in the interpretation of trends and patterns; application
of regulation, policy, guidelines; and recommendation of program
enhancements. * Leads and organizes practice and process evaluation
to assure continuity and peer accountability. Conducts peer review
and other assigned audits. Completes all reports, data and
maintains reporting requirements with outcomes related to the CSP.
Provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service
training, staff development and continuing education programs. *
Serves on committees, work groups and task forces at facility, VISN
and national level or in community which support caregiver issues
and needs. Collaborates with and contributes knowledge to a
community of practice with the CSP and profession. * Assists with
coordination of events and programs for annual National Family
Caregivers Month every November, CSP Summit and other CSP supported
activities. * Maintains a knowledge base of current theory and
treatment modalities by reading professional journals, attending
conferences, clinic seminars and teleconferences, and materials
distributed through VA and private sector sources. * Participates
in CSP conference calls and other relevant conference calls and/or
meetings as assigned. * Keeps supervisor apprised of problems and
recommended solutions encountered in area of responsibility. *
Conducts caregiver and family clinical interventions to facilitate
the identification of caregiver stress, psychiatric illness,
emotional distress and social needs as treatment issues.
Professional judgment, including the knowledge of normal and
abnormal behavior, is an inherent competency applied in daily
interactions with caregivers and the Veterans they care for. The
incumbent has the ability to incorporate complex multiple causation
in differential diagnosis and treatment provided within approved
scope of practice. * Provides evidence based individual, group
and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and/or case management. *
Provides referrals to VA medical and mental health treatment and to
other VA services including VA benefits, community-based social
services and other non-VA entitlement programs. If appropriate,
he/she provides referrals or consults, or in some cases facilitates
direct admission of a Veteran to other VA programs including but
not limited to the Community Residential Care Program, Respite
Program, Community Health Care Coordination Program, Hospice, Home
Based Primary Care, Telehealth and the Community Nursing Home
Program. * Serves as a consultant for navigating the complex
processes caregivers, Veterans, and families encounter when
interacting with government and community agencies. * Collaborate
with and serve as a consultant for the VA Patient Aligned Care Team
(PACT), mental health, and geriatric primary care clinicians to
provide Veteran and staff education on caregiver issues.
Coordination will include hands-on support group work involvement,
and training of patient aligned care team clinical social work
staff in the development and facilitation of such groups. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this
position. Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 12 * Job family (Series) 0185 Social Work Similar jobs * Community Mental Health Social Workers * Family Social Workers
* Mental Health Social Workers * School Social Workers * Social
Workers * Social Workers, All Other * Requirements Help Requirements Conditions of Employment * You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job * Designated
and/or random drug testing may be required * Selective Service
Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 * You may
be required to serve a probationary period * Subject to a
background/security investigation * Must be proficient in written
and spoken English * Selected applicants will be required to
complete an online onboarding process Qualifications Basic Requirements: * United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed
when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance
with VA Policy. * Education: Have a master's degree in social work
from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE). 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. A doctoral degree in
social work may not be substituted for the master's degree in
social work. Verification of the degree can be made by going to
http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work
degree meets the accreditation standards for a masters of social
work. * Licensure: 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. Current state requirements may be found by
going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. * Exception. VHA may
waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who
are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites
for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only
applies at the GS-9 grade level. For the GS-11 grade level and
above, the candidate must be licensed or certified. At the time of
appointment, the supervisor, chief social work or social work
executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker
with the written requirements for licensure or certification,
including the time by which the license or certification must be
obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or
certified by the deadline. * English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in
spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38
U.S.C. 7403(f). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering
Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this
occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in
this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: GS-12, Senior Social Worker Experience/Education. 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. Senior social workers
have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice
skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their
specialized area of practice. 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. Licensure/Certification. 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. Documentation is required if part of your state's
requirements for providing supervision for licensure is beyond your
licensure only (example: certification of continuing education
credits). Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate
all of the following KSAs (document with written demonstration of
KSAs must be included with application, see required documents
section): (a) 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. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in
differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical
privileges or scope of practice. (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. (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. (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. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-39 Social
Worker Qualification Standard, GS-0185, Veterans Health
Administration. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual
grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is at
the GS-12. Physical Requirements: Light carrying, under 15 pounds; straight
pulling; use of fingers; walking; standing; repeated bending;
hearing without aid. Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application
if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on
education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities,
schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal
employment. You can verify your education here:
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign
education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a
Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to
receive credit for that education. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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