Social Work Coordinator - COMPACT ACT

Summary

The Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 (COMPACT) Act, Section 201 expands the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) ability to furnish and pay for treatment of eligible individuals in acute suicidal crisis. The Social Worker Program Coordinator serves as the COMPACT Act Coordinator and has responsibility as the primary navigator for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act. The COMPACT Act Coordinator is a GS 12 Social Work Coordinator and is responsible for both clinical and administrative aspects of the COMPACT Act Program at The Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center.

Duties to include but not limited to:
- Utilize program coordination skills to develop and monitor administrative and clinical plans for Veterans receiving COMPACT Act services
- Oversees daily operations of the program and provides reports and metrics to facility, VISN and VACO as requested
- Captures and analyses local data trends to inform program development and improvement
- Collaborate with local facility revenue and finance departments
- Advocate for Veteran, ensuring they do not receive bills for COMPACT related care
- Provide education and training on COMPACT Act to internal and external stakeholders as the facility subject matter expert
- Reviews and develops policies, standard operating procedures, practice guidelines for the program
- Coordination between health care providers and care managers in direct care and community care
- Collaborate with inter-professional teams within the VA healthcare system and community to navigate complex care coordination
- Consultation and negotiation across program areas to ensure appropriate resources are secure in a clinically relevant and timely manner
- Coordinate with local Patient Advocate Tracking System - Replacement (PATS-R) COMPACT clinical review teams
- Coordinates with local facility Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) Care Coordinators
- Provides training, education, orientation and guidance on clinical program area
- Provides clinical social work assessment, intervention, treatment and follow-up, using a social determinant of health framework
- Assists with navigation between varying levels of care and conducts comprehensive transition planning
- Utilizes designated COMPACT Act templates and coding requirements when documenting in the medical record
- Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area
- Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff {where appropriate}
- Other duties as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $82,830.00 - $107,680.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Clarksburg, WV: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
• social work licensure: 2 years (Preferred)
• Case management: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Social Work License - MASTER OF SW DEGREE (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $82,830 - $107,680