Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all U.S. citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

• Provides broad program management responsibilities for several programs, including leadership in the development, implementation, evaluation, and oversight of complex programs responsible for comprehensive clinical care of Veterans.
• Leads several multidisciplinary teams.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of operational policies and procedures for the programs.
• Conducts ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects.
• Organizes and leads leadership team meetings to facilitate case disposition, care management, effective delivery of clinical interventions, and adherence to administrative demands.
• Monitors and distributes provider-specific workload reports to team leaders and ensures provider adherence to workload standards.
• Plans work to be accomplished by team leaders and Program Managers.
• Ensures timely access to care of patients assigned to each team in accordance with local and national policies.
• Monitors compliance of team leaders and members with VA performance measures and effectively shapes provider practice patterns to improve standing on performance measures.
• Provides clinical supervision regarding adherence to WCHCS clinical and legal standards and policies.
• Provides leadership in hiring new staff for each program.
• Resolves conflicts among staff and adjudicates complaints and problems of employees in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensures appropriate coverage and approves leave for employees directly under their supervision.
• Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs to effectively coordinate services.
• Serves as voting member of Clinical Executive Board, Medical Executive Committee, Peer Review and Medical Records Committee.
• Allocates resources within Programs, based on a data-driven decision-making process with consideration given to the overall needs.
• Responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations.
• Functions as the supervisor of record for management area team leaders/program managers.
• Coordinates with the assigned administrative partner to ensure section administrative support, human resource, strategic planning, space and budget needs are met.
• Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis: The practice of psychological assessment and diagnosis.
• Psychotherapy treatment delivered to individuals, groups, and couples/families using education, supportive therapy, behavioral interventions, and evidence-based psychotherapies.
• Assess, stabilize, & determine disposition of patients with emergent mental health conditions consistent with medical staff policy.
• Conduct & document suicide & homicide risk evaluations & assessments & implement safety planning.
• Administer & interpret standardized measures to assess patient outcomes & progress.
• Provide counseling & education to patients, families & caregivers on mental health.
• Provide ongoing consultation & education to staff nurses, medical team & student trainees.
• Admit patients to the Mental Health Inpatient Unit & residential unit, including evaluation for admission & initiation of inpatient orders.
• Manage behavioral treatment of patients on the Mental Health inpatient & residential units.
• Serve as on-call clinician for Mental Health Service, providing mental health consultation to the Emergency Department & medicine wards.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized
EDRP Authorized: Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.
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)
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: This position is authorized for telework - situational (ad hoc) and has NOT been
authorized as virtual or remote.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 54576-O
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): May be authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

***This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until June 30th , 2026 The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be January 19th, 20205 with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.***

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 - You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)

Education.
You must possess 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. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.

Licensure or Certification - You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.

Grade Determinations: Social Worker- Program Manager Chief of Mental Health GS 14

Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. The chief social work service must evidence possession of supervisory and management skills. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in administration, demonstrating progressively more professional competency skills and judgment. May have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship, or equivalent supervised professional experience.

Licensure/Certification. The chief social worker must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:

1. Skill in providing the full range of supervisory duties across multiple service divisions/sections, which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluation, selection of staff, and recommendations of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions.
2. Skill in applying legal, ethical, and professional standards to social work practice.
3. Skill in developing, maintaining, and managing social work services in multiple divisions/sections.
4. Ability to ensure compliance with social work practice, policy, and accreditation standards across the continuum of health care.
5. Skill in providing consultation to facility leadership, managers, and other staff on 25 social work qualification standards, practice, competency, productivity, and continuing education requirements
6. Skill in administrative oversight to ensure compliance with social work licensure requirements.

Preferred Experience: 5 or more years of supervisory experience.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: Duties are performed in an office setting and/or on hospital wards and clinics where there is exposure to communicable diseases common of the client population.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• Resume

Special Note for Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.

Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.



The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

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