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**Internal candidates that apply within the Department of Veteran Affairs will be considered as agency employees and veteran's preference will not apply to these candidates.**
Incumbent will be required to work from home until space is available at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
This position does not require the filing of a financial disclosure report.
06/13/2017 to 07/13/2017
$72,168 - $93,821 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
75% or less - Frequent travel required to veterans' homes within 100 Mile raduis of the Great Falls Community Base Outpatient Clinic.
No
Permanent - Excepted Service Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
VC-17-159-1971325-PDP BU
471898200
This senior social worker is assigned to Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) with responsibility to provide direct services for adult and geriatric veterans and their families.
This position is responsible for assessment, planning, and provision of case management services in HBPC. This Senior Social Worker coordinates a variety of activities including outreach, interdisciplinary activities, psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, consultation/education to Health Care System staff and community based service providers, the collection and maintenance of statistical data, program planning evaluation and modification, and the supervision of students as assigned.
The Senior Social Worker will collaborate with the other members of the HBPC team in the provision of comprehensive health care services to veterans enrolled in the HBPC program and living within a 100 minute radius of the Great Falls Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). S/he will ensure equity of access, service, and benefits to this population, and collect, develop and analyze data from this program, using appropriate clinical indicators and monitoring activities to assure that the care provided is of the highest quality. The Senior Social Worker will also complete periodic program planning evaluations and reviews, and will recommend and implement new programs and/or modifications/expansion of existing programs, as indicated.
The Senior Social Worker will conduct training for staff, students and community providers regarding HBPC issues, will provide education, information and liaison with resources for veterans in the community, and will provide technical assistance and educational sessions to community organizations as needed.
This worker is responsible for the implementation of written treatment program policies and procedures developed by Social Work Service that are based on coherent empirical and theoretical rationale and are consistent with patient rights and the maintenance of comprehensive written patient progress notes, outcomes and discharge planning services in collaboration with the unit treatment team.
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the team/group leader as needed for the benefit of the veteran, family, and quality of services provided. The individual works full-time in HBPC, but may be required to work an irregular tour of duty, weekends, depending on the needs of the service.
The incumbent is responsible for completing the following duties/responsibilities:
a. The incumbent will conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.
b. The incumbent is an active participant in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
c. The incumbent will participate in discharge planning with other disciplines and will be responsible for ensuring that discharge plans are executed in a manner that is timely and appropriate.
d. The incumbent will provide individual, family and group counseling as appropriate.
e. The incumbent will provide consultation/education to veterans and families on community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
f. The incumbent will act as a consultant to other team/staff members.
g. The incumbent will provide consultation/education to medical residents on social work practice and VA policy and procedure.
h. The incumbent will act as liaison between VA and community resources, to include marketing and public relation duties as needed.
i. The incumbent will provide case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.
j. The incumbent will provide a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice which includes case work, individual, family and group counseling, discharge planning, case management and other services as appropriate.
k. The incumbent will address Advance Directives and Organ Donation in accordance with the standards of their work area.
l. The incumbent will provide wellness/prevention education and facilitate Patient/family support groups as appropriate.
m. The incumbent will as appropriate, supervise the practice of social work students, or a less experienced social worker.
Work Schedule:Monday- Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm or as agreed upon with the possibility of extended hours and weekends. NOTE: Candidates must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours. The candidate must be willing to be assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.
Functional Statement Title/#: Home Based Primary Care Senior Social Worker # 50324
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Are not authorized
Physical Requirements:The position is sedentary in nature. There is requirement for walking, standing, bending, stooping while filing, and carrying objects such as files, invoices and other documents. Employee will sit comfortably to do the work. There is some physical strain/demand by having prolonged use of the computer or viewing the computer screen.
Basic Requirements:
In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSAs as listed below:
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities-
1. Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex physical or mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority for services and provide specialized treatment services.
2. Advanced and expert 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 interventions used in the treatment of veterans with polytraumatic injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc.
3. Advanced knowledge and expert skill 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. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on empirical findings.
4. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications.
5. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, demonstrating innovation in the creation of new models of psychosocial assessment or intervention to identify and address specialized clinical needs. Ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the specialty population or specialty treatment program.
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 experiences.
References: Qualification requirements used: VA Handbook 5005/23, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
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.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will recommend the grade and salary for new appointments.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
·Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, etc. You will not be contacted for additional information.
Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 1971325.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Thursday, July 13, 2017 to receive consideration.
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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1971325
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On 7/3/2017 this announcement was amended to add travel requirement and extended for 10 additional days.