Senior Social Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Klamath Falls (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Social Worker to deliver expert psychosocial interventions and case management for veterans with complex medical, social, and behavioral needs. The role emphasizes independent practice with advanced skills and coordination of care within an interdisciplinary team.

Applicants must hold a CSWE-accredited MSW, state licensure, and English proficiency. Senior level experience and potential EDRP eligibility are highlighted, with a structured salary and

Qualifications

• MSW from CSWE-accredited program
• License or certification to independently practice social work at MSW level
• English proficiency for English appointment
• GS-12/Senior Social Worker requirements and advanced practice skills

Responsibilities

• Provide expert level psychosocial interventions and case management to veterans
• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and integrate into care plans
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team and community services
• Enter all veteran/family contacts in the EHR and maintain documentation

Skills

Advanced psychosocial assessment

Crisis intervention

Case management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Veterans care

Education

Master's degree in social work

CSWE-accredited program

Licensed social worker (state licensure)

Doctoral degree not substituting for MSW

Job description

Summary

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.

Summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
• GS-12 Senior Social Worker Grade Determinations: 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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional ***This is an Open and Continuous announcement and can be taken down at any time
• Social Worker works independently and without access to social work supervision to provide expert level psychosocial interventions and case management services to veterans with complex medical - social - and behavioral conditions in which routine clinic-based care is not effective
• Patients served under the HBPC Program typically are those who have impaired mobility due to disability or functional limitation - inability to cope with the clinic environment due to cognitive - physical - or psychiatric impairment - and the need for frequent coordinated interventions from multiple disciplines
• Incumbent utilizes advanced practice skills - specialized knowledge - and judgment in developing and measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services - utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services
• Duties include but are not limited to the following: Provides a specialized comprehensive psychosocial assessment and integrates it into an overall plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team - the veteran - family members and significant others - whenever possible
• Incorporate complex multiple causations in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients - including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice Demonstrates 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 - posttraumatic stress disorder - etc
• 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
• Coordinate community-based services - including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs - other government programs and community agency programs
• Independently identifies and prioritizes high-risk patients and provides case management services
• Provides crisis intervention services - seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint - coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members
• Provides initial and annual caregiver burden assessment and provides individual counseling - resources - respite and general caregiver support as needed on a case by case basis
• Experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans to maintain patients in their home - for admission to acute - short term and/or long-term placements
• Independently provides subject matter consultation to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans in the specialty area and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan
• Enters all veteran/family contacts in the electronic record using appropriate formats and templates
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• 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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized