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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Social Work Program Coordinator-Rural Patient Aligned Care Teams

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $127K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Social Work Program Coordinator for the Rural Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) within the Veterans Health Administration. The role involves establishing therapeutic relationships with Veterans, conducting psychosocial assessments, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement treatment goals.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Establishes & maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans in the Primary Care Clinic and/or their families

Independently works with Veterans & their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, financial, legal & psychosocial problems

Independently completes thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning & needs of Veterans &/or their families

Completes assessment to facilitate the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible & practicable

Actively participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team & actively participate through collaboration with Veterans & family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals & interventions

Has knowledge of medical diagnoses, disabilities, treatment procedures & medical terminology. Diagnoses mental health disorders, including acute, chronic & traumatic illnesses, substance abuse disorders, common medications & their effects/side effects

Facilitates action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans & their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner

Serves as a liaison between Veterans &/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services

Independently implements treatment modalities, provide educational classes, &/or supportive groups for Veterans & families, including shared medical appointments. The social worker must be able to use & teach Veterans in the effective use of the My HealtheVet (MHV) system

Provides consultation & education to Veterans & their families regarding community resources, VA benefits & specialty programs, and advance directives. This includes processes for accessing &/or coordinating community-based services

Available to provide consultation to colleagues & students regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans &/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning & compliance with treatment, role modeling effective social work practice skills

Maintains knowledge of Veteran's benefits & services, community resources, & process for making appropriate referrals to community & other governmental programs or agencies

Teaches & mentors staff and students in the special area of practice & to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications

Develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice & services in specialty areas, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services, & designs changes based on empirical findings

Provides case management services to Veterans & their families throughout the continuum of care

Appropriately utilize principles of human growth & development over the life span & will be able to assist Veterans in coping with the loss & grief experiences from disability & terminal illness

Communicates effectively, both orally & in writing, with people from varied backgrounds

Must be up to date on all trainings and requirements, so that they may provide ongoing telehealth services without interruption to patient care

Provides brief psychotherapy to Veterans, as needed & clinically indicated

Coordinates with staff at each of the assigned CBOC's, as well as telehealth coordinators, to provide clinical telehealth services

Qualification

Master's in Social WorkLicensed Social WorkerProgram CoordinationMedical TerminologyCommunity Resource KnowledgeTrainingEffective CommunicationTeam CollaborationMentoring

Required

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

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)

Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

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

One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level

Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure

Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring

Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program

Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program

Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s)

Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice

Preferred

Medical/hospital social work; rural populations; geriatrics; primary care

Benefits

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).

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.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

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).