Senior Social Worker - EDRP

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Amarillo (TX); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP eligible

Ad-Hoc telework eligible

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Amarillo, TX seeks a GS-12 Social Worker to support DOMSUD and SUD services. This role participates in the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) and requires a CSWE-accredited MSW and state licensure.

You will help implement treatment goals, develop policies, and ensure compliant documentation. Responsibilities include leadership of staff, evidence-based clinical care, group/individual therapy, and discharge planning, with a Monday–Friday schedule and

Qualifications

• US citizenship requirement; non-citizens may be appointed only per VA policy
• Master's in social work from CSWE-accredited program
• Licensure or certification to independently practice social work at the MSW level
• Verification of degree via CSWE accreditation site
• Senior social workers may have post-master training or certifications
• Demonstrated KSAs in specialized interventions, counseling, and policy implementation

Responsibilities

• Implement short and long-range social work treatment delivery goals
• Develop and implement policies and procedures relevant to clinical treatment
• Maintain accurate CPRS documentation and reporting standards
• Represent DOMSUD and SUD Team at center meetings and events
• Provide leadership, supervision, and continuing education for DOMSUD and SUD staff
• Deliver direct evidenced-based clinical treatment to veterans admitted to DOMSUD and SUD RRTP
• Conduct educational services, group/individual therapy, assessments, intakes, discharge and aftercare planning
• Collaborate with treatment teams and community agencies

Skills

Licensed social worker

Education

Master's degree in social work (MSW)

CSWE accredited program

Job description

SummaryThis position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

SummaryThis position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Qualifications

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 tohttp://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 tohttp://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/
• 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: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met
• For 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: 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 Preferred Experience: Knowledge of working with Veteran and/or Military population
• Experience with crisis intervention and risk management
• Experience with evidence-based psychotherapies
• Clinical proficiency in managing discharge planning
• Experience with admitting patients for mental health treatment
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12
• Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary
• Some work may require movement between offices - hospitals - warehouses - and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work
• Work may also require walking/standing - in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site
• Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

Duties

• Duties Include but are not limited to: Responsible for the implementation of short and long-range social work treatment delivery goals
• Assists the DOMSUD and SUD Leadership Team in developing and implementing policies and procedures pertinent to clinical treatment aspects of the DOMSUD Team's operation and treatment services
• Assists DOMSUD and SUD Leadership in the awareness and implementation of all documentation and reporting standards for the patient's clinical record - and showing compliance with JCAHO - CARF and VAMC requirements by social workers in the DOMSUD and SUD Team
• Represents the DOMSUD and SUD Team at all appropriate clinical and administrative Medical Center meetings - conference calls and community events
• Responsible for keeping DOMSUD and SUD leadership informed through weekly meetings of identified clinical needs to include evidenced based therapies in the DOMSUD and SUD Team
• Provides leadership - direction - orientation - coaching - in-service training - staff development - and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff to the DOMSUD and SUD Social Work staff
• Provides direct evidenced based clinical treatment to veterans admitted to the DOMSUD and SUD RRTP
• This may include educational DOMSUD and SUD offerings - group therapy - individual therapy - diagnosis - assessments - intakes - discharge and aftercare planning
• Presents clinical matters to the treatment team as part of the interdisciplinary treatment planning process
• Serves as a professional consultant on SUD issues and DOMSUD level of treatment to other staff at the Medical Center as well as community agencies
• Maintains timely and accurate records in CPRS documentation
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 08:00am - 04:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc telework eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 56605-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact [e-mail] - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized