Senior Social Worker (Program Manager)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework: Available

Federal pension and health benefits

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Reproductive Health Program Manager (RHPM) to advocate for Veterans by providing clinical, administrative, and leadership support to enhance reproductive health care services for women across the lifespan, including contraception, fertility, perinatal care, pregnancy loss, menopause, and other reproductive health concerns.

The RHPM develops educational tools, programs, and training, collaborates with Women’s Health and other coordinators, and

Qualifications

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited school is required.
• State licensure or certification to independently practice social work is required.
• Two years of post-advanced practice social work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative leadership for reproductive health programming.
• Develop educational tools, programs, and in-service training for staff and Veterans.
• Collaborate with Women's Health, IPV, MSA, and other coordinators to improve care.
• Prepare reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use.

Skills

Licensure

Advanced clinical practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Program development

Education and training

Documentation and reporting

Education

MSW CSWE-accredited

Job description

Summary

The Reproductive Health Program Manager (RHPM) is an advocate for Veterans - providing clinical - administrative - and leadership support to enhance reproductive health care services for women across the lifespan - including but not limited to contraception - fertility - perinatal care - pregnancy loss - menopause - and other reproductive health concerns.

Summary

The Reproductive Health Program Manager (RHPM) is an advocate for Veterans - providing clinical - administrative - and leadership support to enhance reproductive health care services for women across the lifespan - including but not limited to contraception - fertility - perinatal care - pregnancy loss - menopause - and other reproductive health concerns.

Qualifications

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
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• 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
• Exception: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified - pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations
• This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level
• For the GS-11 grade level and above - the candidate must be licensed or certified
• At the time of appointment - the supervisor - chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification - including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline
• Grandfather Provision: A Social Worker employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (9/10/2019) who did not meet all the basic requirements in this standard may not be promoted beyond the full performance level (GS-0185-11) or be newly placed in supervisory or managerial positions until meeting the full qualification requirements
• Senior Social Worker - GS-12 (1) Experience/Education
• The candidate must have at least two years of experience 9 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
• (2) 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
• (3) 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 student 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/
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-12
• Physical Requirements: The work requires the ability use a computer and ability to navigate throughout an office building environment
• As a mobile worker - the work may require engaging Veterans in their environment
• This may include emergency shelters - community agencies - veteran's residences and places not meant for habitation
• Some encounters may be outdoors during all times of the year
• There will be some walking
• standing
• bending
• carrying of light items such as papers - book - small parts
• or driving an automobile - etc
• The incumbent is required to transport veterans using a government assigned vehicle - therefore - would need to pass a driver's physical sufficient to meet the standards outlined in policies.

Duties

• VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Provides clinical and administrative leadership related to reproductive health programming for the healthcare system and advises - consults - and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams throughout the medical center on reproductive health issues
• The RHPM creates educational tools - develops programs - implements training focused on specific reproductive health needs and provides education and in-service training to VAMC employees - Veterans - and community partners
• The coordinator provides ongoing consultation and support to colleagues regarding reproductive health care needs and collaborates with Women's Health Program staff - Intimate Partner Violence Coordinator - Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator - Women's Mental Health Champions - and the Primary Care Mental Health Integration Coordinator and others to improve reproductive health-related care throughout the facility
• The program coordinator is administratively responsible for the program and develops policies and procedures for program operation and prepares reports and statistics for facility - VISN - and national use
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: #93726-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized