This position directly supervises the social workers at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC assigned to the Geriatric and Extended Care (GEC) Community Health Programs, including Community Adult Day Healthcare, Community Nursing Homes, and Veterans Directed Care.
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: Must 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. A copy of transcripts must be submitted with your application package to verify that you meet the education requirements, unless you are qualifying under the Granfathering Provision. 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/. NOTE: Loss of Licensure or Certification. Once licensed or certified, social workers must maintain a full, valid, and unrestricted independent license or certification to remain qualified for employment. Loss of licensure or certification will result in removal from the GS-0185 social worker series and may result in termination of employment. Grandfathering Provision: The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all title 38 hybrid qualification standards. Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/registration requirements that apply to this occupation. All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure or certification that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all of the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure or certification, may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all of the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. If an employee who was retained in an occupation listed in 38 U.S.C. § 7401(3) under this provision leaves that occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. NOTE: If social workers covered under the grandfathering provision of the 1991 Federal law regarding licensure or certification of VHA social workers leave the GS-0185 social work series, they lose the grandfathering protection. If they choose to return at a later date to the GS-0185 series, they must be licensed or certified to qualify for employment as a social worker. GS12 GRADE REQUIREMENTS: 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: Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Knowledge of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services. Ability to provide staff training and development. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary in nature. Work is performed in a well-lit, temperature controlled office environment.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties for this position may include (but are not limited to): Provides administrative and clinical oversight and manages the daily operations of the ADHC and Veterans Directed Care Programs. Develops policies and procedures for program operation and preparing reports and statistics for use at service, facility, VISN, and National reporting levels. Participates in CNH program interdisciplinary team meetings, provides insight into program operations, and recommends improvements. Provides direct clinical services through visitation to Veterans residing at VA-approved community nursing homes and community care network facilities. Communicates with family/caregivers and facility staff to address and resolve patient concerns. Provides input as needed on CNH program operations. Serves as a voting member of the CNH Oversight and Review Team. Manages and coordinates consults and referrals, and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness. Responsible for the clinical program development, and education/training of program operations to Social Work Service line and facility staff. Serves as team leader for social work-related issues impacting and responding to PATS-R, congressional, and White House inquiries. Provides direct clinical services and resolves problems that arise regarding patient care issues and requires specialized knowledge of issues related to community-based services. Expands clinical knowledge in the profession, provides consultation and guidance to colleagues, and serves as a role model for effective social work practice skills. Develops innovations in practice interventions and provides clinical supervision for social work licensure or certification. Assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures. Develops individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating, and overseeing the Social Work staff of the assigned programs. Provides supervision for subordinate staff to qualify for licensure. Ensures supervised employees are aware of and adhere to all current directives of VHA, and meet current JCAHO standards, state licensure standards, and VA-OIG expectations. Conducts ongoing intensive reviews and appraisals to ensure the accomplishment of objectives and adherence to standards. Supervises the assignment of work and review, as well as the administrative and personnel management functions related to assigned staff. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff. Observes staff performance, and provides demonstration and conduct work performance critiques as necessary. Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Works to resolve informal complaints and grievances. Develops work improvement plans and provides recommendations for personnel actions. Invokes disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests. Assures that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of any governing safety regulations. Supervises Social Work Students. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA. Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Some ADHOC telework options may be available at the discretion of the hiring organization. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 59880F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized