Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Spinal Cord Injury
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Temple
Posted on: April 9, 2021
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Job Description:
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/.
Grandfathering Provision. May qualify based on being covered by the
Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification
Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA
employees who are in this occupation Physical Requirements. See VA
Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services.
English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in
spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38
U.S.C. -- 7403(f). May qualify based on being covered by the
Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification
Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA
employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade
Determinations: GS-12: Social Worker (Program Coordinator):
Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the
GS-11 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of
advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively
more professional competency. Candidate 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. 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills,
and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate
must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 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 Assignments. For all assignments above the full
performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of
significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and variety and be
performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Program
coordinators at the GS12 grade level are administratively
responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans
in a major specialty area, such as but not limited to: Spinal Cord
Injury, Homeless Continuum Veteran Program, Hospice and Palliative
Care Program, Suicide Prevention Program, Veterans Justice
Outreach, Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home
Program. The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in
this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient
care services in the program area. The program coordinator oversees
the daily operation of the program, develop policies and procedures
for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics for
facility, VISN, and national use. They may be responsible for the
program's budget, developing and monitoring staff compliance with
practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data
entry, ethical practice and service delivery. The program
coordinator provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program
data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and
needs to enhance the quality of service. They may be responsible
for, or contribute to, the program's resource and fiscal
management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget,
operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated
funds. The program coordinator is administratively responsible for
the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for
facility, VISN, and national use. They provide leadership,
direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff
development, and continuing education programs for assigned staff.
They initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits
and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports,
including productivity assessments. They oversee program operations
and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering
relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implementing
ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement
efforts. References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II Appendix G39
Social Worker Qualification Standard GS-0185 Veterans Health
Administration. The full performance level of this vacancy is
GS-12. Physical Requirements: Light lifting, under 15 pounds;
Reaching above shoulder; Walking (6 hours); Standing (8 hours);
Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously;
Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision
correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Hearing
(aid may be permitted); Keyboarding (4-7 hours); Sitting (4-7
hours); Bending; Climbing/descending stairs; Clear speech
Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Temple , Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Spinal Cord Injury, Healthcare , Temple, Texas
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