Social Worker - Women Veterans Program Manager

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

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: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
• Education and/or Experience Combination: 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.
• License or Certification: You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.

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.

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.

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

• 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.
• Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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: The facility WVPM must have a minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in women's health demonstrating knowledge and expertise in leadership and program management.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://department.va.gov/employees/va-qualifications-standards/. Former Appendix 39

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-12.

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

Responsibilities:

This is a multidisciplinary announcement. This position may be filled by either a Nurse, Social Worker, or Pharmacist.

The role of the Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) is to assess the need for services for women Veterans and implements services for eligible women Veterans as well as to provide oversight to ensure that identified needs are met. Executes comprehensive planning for Women's Health (WH) issues that improves the overall quality of care provided to women Veterans and achieves program goals and outcomes. Provides facility guidance regarding change implementations as directed by Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) while working across multiple service lines and disciplines.

The SW - WVPM is also responsible for the following duties:

• Executing comprehensive planning for Women's Health (WH) issues that improves the overall quality of care provided to women Veterans and achieves program goals and outcomes.
• Providing facility guidance regarding change implementations, as directed by Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO), while working across multiple service lines and disciplines.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating WH care based on age-specific components.
• Influencing care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Actively participating in the unit/program level quality improvement process and initiatives as well as customer service programs.
• Assessing the improved quality of clinical care; collecting, developing, and analyzing data derived from these programs to assist in planning for women Veterans' services.
• Using appropriate clinical indicators and monitoring activities to assure that the care provided is of the highest quality.
• Ensuring the coordination and provision of sex-specific and gynecological services.
• Serving as an advocate to women Veterans by identifying issues pertinent to their care and mobilizing resources for resolution.
• Developing collaborative relationships internally and externally to facilitate outreach to identify and engage women Veterans.
• Serving as a consultant to other facility personnel involving all aspects of care for women Veterans.
• Other duties, as assigned by the Chief of Staff.

The incumbent will have clinical duties commensurate with their licensure, education, and training no more than 10% of the time in this role, which will support the Women's Health program.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday- 8:00am- 4:30pm
Telework: Available; Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 08790F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Salary : $96,359