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Summary

The Whole Health Clinical Director/Supervisory Social Worker is accountable to the Chief of Social Work and is responsible for broad program management of the Whole Health Program - the Suicide Prevention Program - and all assigned staff.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:

• The basic requirements for employment as a VHA social worker are prescribed by statute in 38 U.S.C. § 7402(b)(9) - as amended by section 205 of Public Law 106-419 - enacted November 1 - 2000
• To qualify for appointment as a social worker in VHA - all applicants must meet the following: Citizenship
• Be a citizen of the United States
• (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S. Code)
• 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 Master 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)
• GRADE DETERMINATIONS
• In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• Supervisory Social Worker - GS-13
• Experience/Education
• One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment
• 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 supervisory social workers 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 - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Ability to independently organize work - set priorities - and meet multiple deadlines
• (b) Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision - consultation - negotiation with other departments and quality improvement
• (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers
• (d) Ability to delegate authority - manage priorities - coordinate work - and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion
• (e) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems - develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations - and use data effectively to manage workload - quality - performance - and productivity within the service
• (f) Ability to provide staff training and development
• Preferred Experience: Program Development - Whole Health practice experience - supervisory experience
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13
• Physical Requirements: The physical demands of this position require light lifting (under 15 pounds)
• moderate carrying (15-44 pounds)
• use of fingers
• walking (up to 2 hours)
• standing (up to 2 hours)
• 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
• both eyes required
• hearing (aid may be permitted)
• and emotional and mental stability
• Environmental Factors: Work may be performed outside and inside
• dry atmospheric conditions
• and you must be able to work alone and closely with others.

Duties

• A RELOCATION INCENTIVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED Clinical Responsibilities (51%): Conduct Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) approaches to include biofeedback - clinical hypnosis - guided imagery - and meditation within clinical privileges or scope of practice
• Provide whole health coaching to individuals or groups in outpatient and/or inpatient settings using motivational interviewing and coaching techniques to assist with SMART goal setting
• Counsel Veterans to promote health and wellness in a variety of settings across the Alaska VA HCS
• Serve as needed and as a backup for suicide prevention clinical duties
• Supervisory & Administrative (49%):The Supervisory Social Worker has broad program management and supervisory responsibilities that include: Direct Supervisor of Whole Health and Suicide Prevention hired staff
• Full responsibility to manage and supervise all phases of the Whole Health Program at the Alaska VA
• Manage and supervise the Suicide Prevention Program at the Alaska VA
• Establish and maintain a continuous and systematic process of curriculum development - assessment - review - revision - evaluation - and implementation of the Whole Health and Suicide Prevention programs
• Plan and develop policies - procedures - and goals - and implement and educate staff on applicable Veterans Health Administration (VHA) directives - handbooks - or other policies
• Measure progress toward goals and reports to the appropriate officials at a local - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) - and National level
• Serve as the professional and technical advisor in Whole Health for the facility
• promote Whole Health principles to facility employees
• Provide direct budgetary supervision of Whole Health programs and is accountable for resources used - directly and indirectly
• Ensure inventory procedures and logistical procedures for all Whole Health supplies
• Coordinate the development and implementation of the patient-centered care concept throughout the organization
• Use individual and aggregate needs assessments - standards of professional practice - and strategic plans in the process of program development
• Chair the Whole Health committee(s)
• Use knowledge - expertise - principles or models - and current research to plan - implement - and evaluate organizational progress towards accomplishing patient-centered care initiatives
• Responsible for supporting the New Employee Orientation - New Patient Orientation - and will routinely communicate needs for resources as necessary
• Have advanced knowledge and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex physical or mental illness
• Perform specialized treatment of complex physical or mental illness
• Incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of Veteran patients - including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice
• Demonstrate the ability to determine priority for services and provide specialized treatment services
• Have advanced - expert 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 family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial case management interventions used in the treatment of all Veterans
• Offer consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty areas - rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role model effective social work practice skills
• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Mon - Fri - 8:00am to 4:30pm
• Relocation Incentive: MAY BE AUTHORIZED
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• 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)
• Telework: Ad-hoc
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
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• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.