Summary

The VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (VA SORCC) provides a variety of clinical programs with a wide range of outpatient services and treatments for Veterans in Geriatrics and Extended Care - Psychiatry - Substance Use Disorder - Home Based Primary Care - Community Care - Residential - and various other ambulatory care programs.

Qualifications

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/
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• GS-12 Senior Social Worker Grade Determinations: 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: Prior experience with people experiencing homelessness preferred
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: A pre-placement examination is required for any occupation or assignment that requires the operation a government-owned or leased motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties.

Duties

• VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf Incumbent serves as a HUD-VASH Senior Social Worker at the GS-12 - based in White City - covering the Jackson - Josephine and Klamath County areas
• The HUD-VASH Senior Social Worker at VA SORCC primary responsibilities are to provide intensive case management services - continuous quality improvement activities - evaluation/consultation - psychosocial assessments - placement services - and referrals to various community agencies for veterans
• FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES The incumbent is responsible for providing expert and independent case management for a caseload of veterans in the HUD-VASH program in urban - rural and remote locations
• The incumbent is responsible for reviewing agreements between landlords - Public Housing Authorities and the VA in establishing appropriate referral sites for HUD- VASH placements
• Senior Social Worker complies with all CARF - Joint Commission - VHA and VA SORCC policies and standard operating procedures relevant to this position and veteran care - including VHA Directive 1162.05
• Incumbent independently performs case finding functions and outreach - identifying and screening veterans forpsychosocial needs
• Incumbent must possess the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities - provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals - families and groups
• Independently conducts psychosocial assessments
• Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the veteran/family and with the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Updates treatment plans on regular intervals
• Incumbent possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and to measure outcomes of interventions
• Expertly manages all documentation requirements of assigned HUD-VASH program - ensuring that all required case notes and reports are completed timely
• Incumbent is able to coordinate community-based services - including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs - other government programs and community agency programs
• Incumbent has advance skills in community partnership building and is able to expertly represent the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (VA SORCC) in remote locations
• Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with veterans and their families
• Incumbent is able to independently work with veterans and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric - medical and social problems utilizing individual - group and family counseling and therapy skills
• Independently provides consultation services to other staff regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan
• Ability to evaluate incumbents own practice through professional peer review - case conferences and other organizational means
• Incumbent is able to communicate effectively - both orally and in writing - with people from varied backgrounds
• General knowledge of veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs - service connected compensation - non-service connected pension
• Facilitates referrals based upon veterans' needs and eligibility
• Expertly manages any problems or conflicts and resolves customer service issues independently
• The incumbent will operate such vehicles as sedans - station wagons - 4x4 utility - pick-up trucks and stake bed trucks weighing less than 22 -000 pounds
• Incumbent may drive Veterans to and from places as clinically indicated - such as hospitals - doctor's offices - meetings and activities relevant to Veteran's Treatment Plan
• May need to assist Veterans requiring special help into and out of vehicles and ensuring their safety and comfort while in the vehicle
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00 am- 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• 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
• 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: Not authorized for telework
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.