What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker Program Manager (DETAIL/TEMP PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY) position at Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System?
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This position is located at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System at the Campus located in Los Angeles, California within the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS). This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion opportunity, not-to-exceed one (1) year.
Basic Requirements:
Grade Determinations:
Experience/Education.
The social work program manager at the GS-15 grade level must have at least four years of experience as a VA clinical social worker with at least one-year equivalent to the GS-14 grade level. The social work program manager must evidence possession of progressively higher supervisory and management skills. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in administration, demonstrating progressively more professional competency skills and judgment. The individual 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 social work manager must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs).
In addition to the experience above, the candidate must fully meet the KSAs for the GS-14 grade level and demonstrate all the following professional KSAs:
Ability to manage and direct unusually large interdisciplinary programs, complex organizational units, apply effective management practices, plan, design, implement, and evaluate a program(s) that encompasses a wide range of facility/healthcare system/VISN/CO activities.
Ability to oversee issues related to budget projections and participate with senior leaders from the governing body, management and staff in upholding the facility mission, vision, value and strategic plan to include directly interacting with elected officials on VA related issues/concerns (i.e., members of Congress, Veterans Service Organizations, State and Local entities).
Knowledge in establishing policy, procedures and quality monitors while considering multiple priorities, funding sources, and varying resources.
Skill in assessing need for basic and complex services across multiple programmatic patient care venues, coordinate and expand the efforts of multiple program elements across a complex system.
Knowledge to complete all program evaluations and documents required by the medical center, VISN and VHA Central Office, ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
Ability to orient, teach and serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the clinical social work characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding Veterans, family members and caregivers.
Skill in balancing responsibilities in a complex environment and to work with great autonomy, set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines; analyze complex organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions for those problems.(h)Ability to promote and effectively manage a workforce which embraces the values and needs of all individuals through long-term commitment, strategic and business planning, education, experience which broadens the mindset and by fully managing human resources.
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-15.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds); light carrying (under 15 pounds); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking; standing; hearing (aid permitted);
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLAHS) is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 1a facility serving Veterans throughout Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.
The VA Medical Center is located in West Los Angeles, California and currently supports two Ambulatory Care Centers and 8 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) across the 20,000 square mile catchment area. GLAHS operates on an annual budget of over $1.4 billion dollars, employs approximately 5,000 employees, and operates 1,040 beds. GLAHS has approximately 1.3 million annual outpatient visits, treats over 8,000 inpatients, and cares for almost 87,000 enrolled unique patients.
GLAHS also offers many specialty services and is known for its Homeless Program Center of Excellence, Patient Centered Care Center of Innovation, Integrative Health and Healing, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC), & Polytrauma and Amputee Networks Site, and Headache Center of Excellence. The Social Work Program Manager serves as the Chief of Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS), the largest VA Homeless Program in the country and delivers a wide range of specialized professional services that significantly impact the health care provided to Veterans, their families, and caregivers.
The nature of the work performed is diverse. The workload can be unpredictable and fluctuate dramatically, according to facility and Veteran needs. The CERS Chief provides direct oversight to services with multiple complex programs, located at multiple sites and sections across the health care delivery system. CERS includes staff members of different grades, multiple disciplines, and various treatment sites at multiple locations close to and distant from the primary medical facility. The CERS Chief has full responsibility for managing and supervising all aspects of VA GLAHS homeless program operations.
The CERS Chief oversees the largest VA homeless program in the nation and provides strategic planning, including establishment of long- and short-range goals, and development of policies and procedures to ensure goal attainment management of administrative and programmatic resources (including budget and line authority within the service), and outcomes monitoring, using data driven quality assurance processes. The CERS Chief provides input to Master Plan responsibilities, to include Extended Use Lease (EUL) development for housing and is responsible providing servant leadership for all homeless programs at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System including Health Care for Homeless Veterans, Grant and Per Diem, Housing and Urban Development- VA Supportive Housing, and Veterans Justice Programs and offers coordination and direction to programs unique to the site including .a Veteran Peer Center, Food Hub, and other special projects involving community partners.
The CERS Chief ensures partnership with local non-profits, county, state, and federal partners, represents VA GLAHS Homeless Programs on Federal Advisory Committees, and develops responses to controlled correspondence received by the Medical Center, from VISN, and VHA Central Office levels, inclusive of responding to elected representatives and the Office of Inspector General Hotline concerning Veteran care and other matters of public interest
This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion opportunity, not-to-exceed one (1) year. The position may cover expenses pertaining to travel, accommodations and per diem. This will be discussed at time of selection.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Telework: Possible ad hoc after 90 days upon manager approval
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:00000
This position is located at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System at the Campus located in Los Angeles, California within the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS). This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion opportunity, not-to-exceed one (1) year.
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.
- 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 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 to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/.
Grade Determinations:
Experience/Education.
The social work program manager at the GS-15 grade level must have at least four years of experience as a VA clinical social worker with at least one-year equivalent to the GS-14 grade level. The social work program manager must evidence possession of progressively higher supervisory and management skills. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in administration, demonstrating progressively more professional competency skills and judgment. The individual 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 social work manager must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs).
In addition to the experience above, the candidate must fully meet the KSAs for the GS-14 grade level and demonstrate all the following professional KSAs:
Ability to manage and direct unusually large interdisciplinary programs, complex organizational units, apply effective management practices, plan, design, implement, and evaluate a program(s) that encompasses a wide range of facility/healthcare system/VISN/CO activities.
Ability to oversee issues related to budget projections and participate with senior leaders from the governing body, management and staff in upholding the facility mission, vision, value and strategic plan to include directly interacting with elected officials on VA related issues/concerns (i.e., members of Congress, Veterans Service Organizations, State and Local entities).
Knowledge in establishing policy, procedures and quality monitors while considering multiple priorities, funding sources, and varying resources.
Skill in assessing need for basic and complex services across multiple programmatic patient care venues, coordinate and expand the efforts of multiple program elements across a complex system.
Knowledge to complete all program evaluations and documents required by the medical center, VISN and VHA Central Office, ensuring compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
Ability to orient, teach and serve as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assists in their formulation of the clinical social work characteristics and appropriate treatment expectations regarding Veterans, family members and caregivers.
Skill in balancing responsibilities in a complex environment and to work with great autonomy, set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines; analyze complex organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions for those problems.(h)Ability to promote and effectively manage a workforce which embraces the values and needs of all individuals through long-term commitment, strategic and business planning, education, experience which broadens the mindset and by fully managing human resources.
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-15.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds); light carrying (under 15 pounds); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking; standing; hearing (aid permitted);
Responsibilities:
VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0wTotal Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLAHS) is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 1a facility serving Veterans throughout Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.
The VA Medical Center is located in West Los Angeles, California and currently supports two Ambulatory Care Centers and 8 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) across the 20,000 square mile catchment area. GLAHS operates on an annual budget of over $1.4 billion dollars, employs approximately 5,000 employees, and operates 1,040 beds. GLAHS has approximately 1.3 million annual outpatient visits, treats over 8,000 inpatients, and cares for almost 87,000 enrolled unique patients.
GLAHS also offers many specialty services and is known for its Homeless Program Center of Excellence, Patient Centered Care Center of Innovation, Integrative Health and Healing, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC), & Polytrauma and Amputee Networks Site, and Headache Center of Excellence. The Social Work Program Manager serves as the Chief of Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS), the largest VA Homeless Program in the country and delivers a wide range of specialized professional services that significantly impact the health care provided to Veterans, their families, and caregivers.
The nature of the work performed is diverse. The workload can be unpredictable and fluctuate dramatically, according to facility and Veteran needs. The CERS Chief provides direct oversight to services with multiple complex programs, located at multiple sites and sections across the health care delivery system. CERS includes staff members of different grades, multiple disciplines, and various treatment sites at multiple locations close to and distant from the primary medical facility. The CERS Chief has full responsibility for managing and supervising all aspects of VA GLAHS homeless program operations.
The CERS Chief oversees the largest VA homeless program in the nation and provides strategic planning, including establishment of long- and short-range goals, and development of policies and procedures to ensure goal attainment management of administrative and programmatic resources (including budget and line authority within the service), and outcomes monitoring, using data driven quality assurance processes. The CERS Chief provides input to Master Plan responsibilities, to include Extended Use Lease (EUL) development for housing and is responsible providing servant leadership for all homeless programs at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System including Health Care for Homeless Veterans, Grant and Per Diem, Housing and Urban Development- VA Supportive Housing, and Veterans Justice Programs and offers coordination and direction to programs unique to the site including .a Veteran Peer Center, Food Hub, and other special projects involving community partners.
The CERS Chief ensures partnership with local non-profits, county, state, and federal partners, represents VA GLAHS Homeless Programs on Federal Advisory Committees, and develops responses to controlled correspondence received by the Medical Center, from VISN, and VHA Central Office levels, inclusive of responding to elected representatives and the Office of Inspector General Hotline concerning Veteran care and other matters of public interest
This is a Detail/Temporary Promotion opportunity, not-to-exceed one (1) year. The position may cover expenses pertaining to travel, accommodations and per diem. This will be discussed at time of selection.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Telework: Possible ad hoc after 90 days upon manager approval
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:00000
Salary : $189,576