Sr Social Worker (Caregiver Support Program CET)
The incumbent serves as a Senior Social Worker assigned to the VISN within the CSP; a clinical program that provides state-of-the-art continuum of services, education and resources to caregivers of Veterans with complex needs. As a member of the VISN CET, the incumbent has the responsibility for expert knowledge of eligibility criteria for the PCAFC, day-to-day operation of the program, and all reporting requirements within the assigned VISN and the Appeal regions. The incumbent performs a wide range of services, collaborating with interprofessional CET members to make eligibility determinations, tier level determinations, discharges, and appeals for the PCAFC. Uses sound judgment in the interpretation of trends and patterns; application of regulation, policy, guidelines; and the recommendation of program enhancements. Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient level of care determinations including, but limited to:
- Supporting the mission, policies, and procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the appropriate Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and the facility. - Completing all reports, data, and maintain reporting requirements with outcomes related to the CSP Program. - Engaging in coordination with the VA and community agencies, organizations, and groups as to learn of current services, resources and/or benefits available for homeless veterans. - Actively participating in the CSP conference calls and participating in other relevant conference calls and/or meetings as assigned. - Using knowledge of the CSP to matrix Veteran level of functioning with the appropriate CSP services (i.e., Program of General Caregiver Support Services PGCSS ; PCAFC; and/or Veteran entitlements and benefits) in order to ensure patient safety, recovery, and program stewardship. and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning. - Applying advanced discipline's clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating PCAFC eligibility. - Functioning as a technical expert in clinical practice and/or CSP related to the assigned roles and responsibilities. - Systematically evaluating current practice and formulating outcomes for groups of patients, caregivers, and/or organizational processes within area of expertise. - Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities and implementing broad-reaching evidence-based change. (VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39). - Leading and organizing practice and process evaluation to assure continuity and peer accountability. - Working with interprofessional team members at regional, VISN and facility levels to ensure PCAFC eligibility determinations PCAFC are delivered objectively with strong, consistent inter-rater reliability with documentation and communication of outcomes in a direct and coordinated manner. - Coordinating with other Regional CETs and VACO CSP to develop and implement strategies for PCAFC eligibility, tier level, discharge, and appeals process and performance improvement. - Conducting comprehensive clinical review of patient records to identify the presence of Veteran level of functioning and corresponding need for assistance with personal care services and/or supervision or protection needs on a daily basis. - Maintaining understanding of eligibility associated with VA service connection and conducts review of eligibility documents, as needed, to determine whether service connected condition meets eligibility requirement. - Analyzing data obtained in record review for use in determining clinical eligibility for PCAFC. - Collaborating with and contributing knowledge to a community of practice across VISN's and regions with CSC's and CET members. - Utilizing knowledge of PCAFC clinical eligibility to coordinate with other regional CETs the transfer of appeals for inter-VISN evaluation. - Assisting the VISN with MISSION Act implementation, as it relates to CSP and PCAFC expansion. - Receiving, reviewing, and providing dispositions of PCAFC initial eligibility decisions; reassessments; and appeal decisions for clinical eligibly determinations. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 a.m. to 4:
30 p.m. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Relocation Incentive:
A relocation incentive is not authorized for this position. Virtual:
May be considered for a highly qualified applicant. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/13/2019. 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/. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. 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). Grade Determinations:
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Senior Social Worker, GS-12 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. 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. 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. Assignments. 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. Senior social workers are licensed or certified to independently practice social work at an advanced level. Senior social workers typically practice in a major program area such as but not limited to:
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site; 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. 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. Assignments include clinical settings where they have limited access to onsite supervision such as CBOCs or satellite outpatient clinics. 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. The senior social worker provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff. 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. This assignment is to be relatively few in number based on the size of the facility/service and applying sound position management. 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. References:
Qualification standards for this position may be found in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39, which is available in your local HR office. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements:
Light lifting (under 15 lbs), light carrying (under 15 lbs), use of fingers, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other, hearing (aid permitted), emotional stability, mental stability, working closely with others, and working alone.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
- Supporting the mission, policies, and procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the appropriate Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and the facility. - Completing all reports, data, and maintain reporting requirements with outcomes related to the CSP Program. - Engaging in coordination with the VA and community agencies, organizations, and groups as to learn of current services, resources and/or benefits available for homeless veterans. - Actively participating in the CSP conference calls and participating in other relevant conference calls and/or meetings as assigned. - Using knowledge of the CSP to matrix Veteran level of functioning with the appropriate CSP services (i.e., Program of General Caregiver Support Services PGCSS ; PCAFC; and/or Veteran entitlements and benefits) in order to ensure patient safety, recovery, and program stewardship. and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning. - Applying advanced discipline's clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating PCAFC eligibility. - Functioning as a technical expert in clinical practice and/or CSP related to the assigned roles and responsibilities. - Systematically evaluating current practice and formulating outcomes for groups of patients, caregivers, and/or organizational processes within area of expertise. - Using professional standards of care, scientific evidence, and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities and implementing broad-reaching evidence-based change. (VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39). - Leading and organizing practice and process evaluation to assure continuity and peer accountability. - Working with interprofessional team members at regional, VISN and facility levels to ensure PCAFC eligibility determinations PCAFC are delivered objectively with strong, consistent inter-rater reliability with documentation and communication of outcomes in a direct and coordinated manner. - Coordinating with other Regional CETs and VACO CSP to develop and implement strategies for PCAFC eligibility, tier level, discharge, and appeals process and performance improvement. - Conducting comprehensive clinical review of patient records to identify the presence of Veteran level of functioning and corresponding need for assistance with personal care services and/or supervision or protection needs on a daily basis. - Maintaining understanding of eligibility associated with VA service connection and conducts review of eligibility documents, as needed, to determine whether service connected condition meets eligibility requirement. - Analyzing data obtained in record review for use in determining clinical eligibility for PCAFC. - Collaborating with and contributing knowledge to a community of practice across VISN's and regions with CSC's and CET members. - Utilizing knowledge of PCAFC clinical eligibility to coordinate with other regional CETs the transfer of appeals for inter-VISN evaluation. - Assisting the VISN with MISSION Act implementation, as it relates to CSP and PCAFC expansion. - Receiving, reviewing, and providing dispositions of PCAFC initial eligibility decisions; reassessments; and appeal decisions for clinical eligibly determinations. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 a.m. to 4:
30 p.m. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Relocation Incentive:
A relocation incentive is not authorized for this position. Virtual:
May be considered for a highly qualified applicant. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/13/2019. 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/. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. 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). Grade Determinations:
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Senior Social Worker, GS-12 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. 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. 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. Assignments. 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. Senior social workers are licensed or certified to independently practice social work at an advanced level. Senior social workers typically practice in a major program area such as but not limited to:
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site; 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. 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. Assignments include clinical settings where they have limited access to onsite supervision such as CBOCs or satellite outpatient clinics. 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. The senior social worker provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff. 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. This assignment is to be relatively few in number based on the size of the facility/service and applying sound position management. 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. References:
Qualification standards for this position may be found in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39, which is available in your local HR office. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements:
Light lifting (under 15 lbs), light carrying (under 15 lbs), use of fingers, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other, hearing (aid permitted), emotional stability, mental stability, working closely with others, and working alone.
- Department:
0185 Social Work - Salary Range:
$80,103 to $104,138 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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