The Women Veterans Program Manager serves as the primary subject matter expert, coordinator, and program administrator for all services and initiatives related to women Veterans across the Lexington VA Health Care System, including all Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
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. 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/. 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: Social Worker- GS-12 Senior Social Workers 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. 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. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's): 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. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. 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. 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. 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. Basis for Selection: Selections for positions will be based on the objective evaluation of the candidates' total qualifications for the position. "Qualifications" means the combination of experience, training, education, skills, knowledge, abilities, personal characteristics, and merit factors deemed to be pertinent to successful performance. References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Duties included but not limited to: Serves as the primary subject matter expert, coordinator, and program administrator for all services and initiatives related to women Veterans across the Lexington VA Health Care System. Oversees program development, implementation, evaluation, and compliance with national VHA policies, directives, accreditation standards, and performance measures related to the care of women Veterans. Functions as a system-level leader to ensure that timely, equitable, comprehensive, and high quality care is delivered to women Veterans. Provides strategic planning, program oversight, consultation, training, and continuous performance improvement activities. Collaborates closely with Primary Care, Mental Health, Specialty Services, Nursing, Social Work, Patient Experience, and Executive Leadership to integrate women's health needs across all clinical and administrative functions. Represents Lexington VAHCS in regional and national workgroups, monitors data trends, coordinates outreach activities, and serves as the primary liaison with internal and external partners to promote access, continuity of care, and patient-centered services for women Veterans. Required to perform social work clinical duties to support facility clinical needs, at the discretion of the ELT member. Develops and implements outreach strategies to identify and engage women Veterans. Conducts staff training and promotes trauma-informed and gender sensitive care. Enhances awareness of women Veterans' needs across the facility. Reviews, analyzes, and reports program data related to quality, access, and utilization. Completes all national Women Veteran Program Manager reporting requirements. Uses data to support continuous improvement activities.. Chairs or co-chairs the Women Veterans Health Committee. Supports Whole Health initiatives, preventive care, and mental health integration. Operates independently under the general supervision of the Primary Care Service Chief or designee. Resolves complex issues, collaborates with internal and external partners, and keeps leadership informed. This position may require other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Work Schedule: Work Schedule to be Determined during interview process. Telework: ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 31274-F; Social Worker Program Coordinator ( Women Veterans Program Manager) Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized