Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

The Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center has 1 vacancy for a Supervisory Social Worker (Program Coordinator) at the Albany VAMC. The incumbent serves as program coordinator at the GS-12 grade to assist in the implementation of policies and procedures from the National Recovery Coordinator and to facilitate implementation of recovery-oriented services in Mental Health Care programs as outlined in the VHA Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook and VHA Directive 1163.

VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties include but are not limited to: Clinical Patient Care: Psychosocial Assessments: Performs finding functions and outreach, identifies and screens patients for psychosocial needs. Interviews Veterans and their family members/significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the Veteran's functioning and health as part of a comprehensive psychosocial assessment. Interprets and explains VA's treatment and benefit programs.

Reviews all data, subjective and objective, and makes a clinical assessment, identifying needs and strengths. Effectively uses professional skill, objectivity and insight. Provides education with recovery-oriented core principles to patients, family members, and significant others.

Supervises assigned staff in the area of psychosocial assessment. Psychosocial Treatment: Provides evidenced-based psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, groups, families and eligible caregivers in outpatient treatment and prevention-oriented domains. Possesses the knowledge and ability to independently implement treatment modalities and provide psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups at the appropriate level of licensure and within current scope of practice.

Possesses general knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs to include service-connected compensation and non service connected pension and social security disability and facilitates referrals based on Veterans' needs and eligibility. Responsible for clinical practice in the areas under the incumbent's supervision. Coordination of Care: Independently provides consultation services to other staff members regarding the psychosocial needs of veterans and provides consultation on the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plans. Responsible for clinical practice and treatment coordination in the areas under the incumbent's supervision. Actively involved to ensure continuity of psychosocial treatment and services across clinical settings.

Administration Functions: Participate in all National Recovery Coordinator (NRC) required conference calls and meetings, implement policies and procedures from the VHA Mental Health Services Handbook and the NRC, evaluate implementation of and adherence to recovery policies and procedures and report results to local, VISN and national designated VA entities. Provide consultation and education to facility leadership, staff and Veterans and their families on recovery and evaluate outcome of services. Facilitates and supports recovery services. Continues monitoring, editing and implementing the Recovery Transformation and Sustainment Strategic Plan for the facility that identifies staged implementation of recovery-oriented services.

Demonstrates the ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the special area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or specialty certifications. Provides clinical practice guidance and assists with daily operations of assigned staff (i.e. time and leave, workload, etc.) along with setting performance standards and completing annual appraisals as directed by their supervisor.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade). 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.

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).

Telework: Ad hoc available per supervisor discretion. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 24767-F