Senior Social Worker-Clinical Lead For Pact

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The Social worker (PACT) position is located in Social Work Service at the Manchester VA Medical Center. This position is full time and 40 hours per week.

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

06/27/2024 to 07/18/2024

• Salary

$98,240 - $127,707 per year

Salary Range is GS 12 Step 1 to GS 12 Step 10

• Pay scale & grade

GS 12

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

• Manchester, NH 1 vacancy

• Remote job

No

• Telework eligible

Yes-Ad hoc as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

25% or less

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

• Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

• Appointment type

Permanent

• Work schedule

Full-time

• Service

Excepted

• Promotion potential

12

• Job family (Series)

0185 Social Work

• Supervisory status

No

• Security clearance

Other

• Drug test

No

• Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

• Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

• Announcement number

CBTD-12454434-24-DM

• Control number

797667700

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Current federal employees of this agency.

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Current permanent employees of the Veterans Administration including permanent Veterans Benefits Administration, National Cemeteries, Veterans Canteen Service employees, current permanent full-time Hybrid Title 38 and permanent full-time Title 38 employees.

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This Senior Social Worker position functions as an advanced practice mentor and the Clinical Lead for PACT Social Workers. This position is located at the Manchester VA Medical Center in the Social Work Service Line. Social Work Services are located at the Manchester VAMC and outlying Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS) and in the communities surrounding each of these locations. The Social Worker provides advanced clinical social work services to Veterans and families in the outpatient clinic setting, as well as administrative duties. Social work services provided include psychosocial screening and assessment, psychosocial treatment and intervention, specialized case management and care coordination, discharge and/or after-care planning, health education and advanced health care planning, supportive counseling and caregiver support.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Independently completing thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.

• Providing case management services to Veterans and their families.

• Providing consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning and compliance with treatment

• Providing education and referrals to Veterans for community services, and arranges for coordination of these services as necessary.

• Managing all Manchester VAMC Social Work Consults and Digital Divide Consults, tracking timeliness of completion and working with Social Work Supervisor to create action plans to ensure compliance.

• Reviewing and supporting revisions of policy, procedures and practice guidelines pertaining to service delivery. Incumbent will report recommendations as identified;

• Leading all PACT Social Workers in reviewing and monitoring high risk veterans in need of case management utilizing high risk identifiers such as CANS scores and Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) and assign work based on these identifiers;

• Expanding clinical social work knowledge by providing consultation and guidance to colleagues and by role-modeling effective social work practice skills;

• Mentoring less-experienced social workers and collaborating with Social Work Supervisor and Senior Social Workers to facilitate the orientation of new employees in assigned area(s), acting as the clinical expert in case consultation; Keeping PACT SW onboarding document up to date as a resource;

• Leading weekly or bi-weekly case consultation and educational team meetings;

• Will coordinate PACT Social Worker coverage of Urgent Care during normal business hours for PACT Social Work. This includes providing training to PACT Social Workers related to Urgent Care coverage as well as education for Urgent Care staff in how to contact Social Work for assistance;

• Working in conjunction with the PACT Social Work Supervisor to develop best practices that ensure consistency and excellence in social work practice within assigned area(s);

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.

Compressed/Flexible:Not Available.

Telework: Telework Ad-Hoc work can be performed as needed and determined by Service Line.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 608-F06236

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

NOTIFICATIONS:

• This position is in the Excepted Service.

• This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.

• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.

• The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA campuses and CBOC's.

• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.

• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.

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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.

• You may be required to serve a probationary period.

• Subject to background/security investigation.

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

The VHA's mission is to "Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care to improve their health and well-being." VA New England leads the VHA's Primary Care initiative in employing the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model to leverage evidence based standardized health care practices toward optimizing the unique contributions of each discipline on the PACT. The team aims to empower and equip patients to take charge of their health and well-being by offering complimentary and integrative health care approaches that enhance self-empowerment, self-healing, and self-care. Our smaller panel sizes, wide array of support services and virtual care options provide more flexibility for patients to engage in their own health care and with their team.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/18/2024.

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. Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a Master 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 to http://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/Minimum Qualifications 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:

(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.

Preferred Experience: Experience working in a medical setting or complex care. Prefer experience in administrative or program oversight or coordination. Prefer experience mentoring others

References: VA Handbook 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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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.