VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf
As the Supervisory Social Worker, you will:
- Ensures efficient delivery of services related to program, involving both day-to-day operations and long-term planning and growth;
- Implements policies, procedures, and practice guidelines, utilizing in-depth knowledge of the delivery of patient care under the direction of the Program Manager
- Attends and/or facilitates regularly scheduled treatment team meetings to ensure efficiency and continuity of service delivery;
- Assists the Program Manager by managing, monitoring, and adjusting site-based and individual productivity metrics to address inefficiencies and assure systemic growth;
- Provides local operational oversight around utilization, bookability, and performance metrics, assures grid accuracy and maintains DSS mapping to meet programmatic expectations. Hires and trains all Program staff at a given site;
- Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system;
- Observe employee's performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques;
- Provide feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance;
- Assure that subordinates are properly trained and fully comply with the provisions of safety regulations;
- Establish and monitor clinic profiles in terms of availability, utilization and scheduling, and staff productivity;
- Responsible for keeping both front line staff and MH Leadership informed about site-specific challenges, changes, and concerns.
- Attend site management meetings and serves as a liaison with delegated authority as needed to address site specific operational concerns;
- Coordinate with and serves as MH liaison to Telehealth, BDMS, Clinical Informatics, IT and other services as needed in order to facilitate efficient clinical operations and address local problems across programs;
- Complete assigned Performance Improvement activities at the program, service line and medical center level;
- Provide public relations and community outreach and education regarding VA care to various social agencies, medical/primary care, legal, housing, and welfare organizations;
- Participate in root cause analysis and addresses action plan items related to patient safety and patient care issues.
- Use of the DSM 5-TR to make clinical assessments and develop psychotherapeutic modalities including referral to a psychiatrist for prescription of appropriate medications or clarification of diagnosis;
- Treatment for mental illness, maladaptive behaviors, and other problems of an emotional nature including establishing a professional relationship with the patient for the purpose of removing, modifying, or retarding existing problems;
- Serve on committees, as assigned;
- Other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4pm * Occasional Saturdays, as needed
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more This position is eligible for
the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. 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: Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $119,582 Per Year (GS 13)