Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to Internal Providence VAMC employees only NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. ANNUAL DETERMINATION OF STAFFING SHORTAGES: This position is being filled using the hard to fill position memo dated 9/25/2025 which waives Veterans Preference for hard to fill Hybrid vacancies. Veterans are still encouraged to apply and will be given full consideration.

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• Coordinates and implements multiple specialty programs across levels of care in the facility, specifically Inpatient Medicine Social Work, Primary Care and Transition and Care Management.
• Skilled in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned the program areas. They are able to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
• Fulfills supervisory duties for staff assigned to TCM, PACT SW and Inpatient Social Work, including assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, training, recommendation of awards and/or advancements and where necessary, disciplinary action.
• Has the ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
• Familiar with metrics within the Program areas assigned and is responsible for facilitating social work's support to meeting those goals including ACSC, Length of Stay and other metrics as they relate to TCM, Primary Care and Inpatient Care.
• Oversees the flow of care transitions between inpatient social workers and case managers back to outpatient care to ensure safe and successful transitions in care, and participates in Integrated Case management across service lines and disciplines as needed.
• Serves as the Point of Contact (POC) and Coordinator for the Transition and Care Management (TCM) Program and assumes all of the technical and administrative responsibility for management of this program.
• Provides administrative oversight of the TCM Program to include planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing program goals and objectives; and monitoring, operating, and evaluating the functioning of the program.
• Follows Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policy requirements and develops local systems to identify and track post 9/11Servicemembers/Veterans (SM/Vs) served by the facility and community who belong in this special priority group. This may involve use of the OEF/OIF Department of Defense (DOD) Registry, Veterans Information System (VIS), Patient Treatment File searches, Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VistA), Care management Tracking and Reporting Application (CMTRA) and Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) records, Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC) data reports and/or Classification reports, Patient Data Exchange, Network Health Exchange, and contacts within the community.
• Ensures that severely-injured and/or ill post 9/11 SM/Vs and other SM/Vs with identified case management needs are assigned to a nurse or social worker case manager and oversees or works closely with care management teams to include nurse and social worker case managers, the Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST) Coordinator, the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Coordinator, the Polytrauma Case Manager if applicable, and the Women Veterans Program Manager.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telework: Ad-Hoc eligible.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: F05171
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• 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.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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.
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• 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 4 accreditation standards for a masters of social work.
• Licensure: 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/.

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: Social Worker (Program Coordinator) GS-13:

• Experience/Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Candidates 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.
• Licensure/Certification: Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs.

1. (a) Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility.
2. (b) Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive.
3. (c) Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
4. (d) Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
5. (e) Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.
6. (f) Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
7. (g) Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations.

Assignment: 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. At this grade level, social worker program coordinators oversee the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program, such as, but not limited to: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Home-Based Primary Care, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Caregiver Support Program or Transition and Care Management Program, or a combination of programs located at one facility or multiple divisions of a facility. They are responsible for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment services provided, and admission criteria 19 for the program. The program coordinator may or may not have supervisory responsibilities. They have full responsibility for all phases of service delivery for a major specialty program. The program coordinator is responsible for the program's resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds. They are administratively responsible for the programming and operations of the program assigned, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. Program coordinators provide leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff. They initiate and conduct program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity. Program coordinators oversee program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing ideas for improvement, and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts.]

Preferred Experience: Master's in Social Work, 5-7+ years in case management with proven leadership, strong knowledge of resources/regulations, data/software skills, crisis intervention, team training, and diverse population experience. Experience with supervision, experience with community outreach, and community partnerships.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: Social Work Services are conducted at the facility, CBOC locations, Veteran Homes, community partners, and other locations. The work is generally sedentary. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations at VA facility or Veteran home. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be able to shift priorities based on patient needs. The incumbent may be required to work an irregular tour and/or weekends as the need arises performs related duties as assigned.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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