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Social Worker (Program Coordinator)
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Posted: 11-Jun-26
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Categories
Mental Health/Social Services
Internal Number: 872517900
Summary
The Purchased Non-Institutional Care/Specialty (PNIC) GEC Social Worker Program Coordinator is assigned to the Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Department in the Rehabilitation & Long-Term Care (RLTC) Division under the Portland VA Health Care System.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- 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 chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g this part)
- 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. Â
- 7403(f)
- Grade Determinations: Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - GS-12 Experience and 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
- Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
- Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Services.
Duties
- 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 The Purchased Non-Institutional Care/Specialty (PNIC) GEC Social Worker Program Coordinator is assigned to the Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Department in the Rehabilitation & Long-Term Care (RLTC) Division
- The duties of this position include - but are not limited to: Participates in the development - evaluation - and communication of standards - policies - and procedures - and plans of care for the PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC program
- Educates medical center colleagues and/or students regarding the PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC program and assist with dissemination of PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC information to other VA facilities
- Evaluates PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC practices using relevant statutes and regulations and takes action to improve identified deficiencies
- Tracks PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC data and identifies significant findings
- Tracks spending and resource utilization and makes decisions regarding resource allocation
- Identifies and develops program resources in the community - providing liaison with these providers
- Provides program oversight to ensure quality care is provided by contracted agencies
- Participates in research and utilization
- Completes an initial standardized screening of Veterans to determine whether they meet eligibility criteria for inclusion in a PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC program
- Develops an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC team - the Veteran - family members - and significant others - whenever possible
- Reassess Veterans on a regular basis to ensure they are receiving the appropriate level of services and remain in need of program support
- Responsible for developing a psychosocial treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the Veteran and/or family in collaboration with PNIC/SPECIALTY GEC team members
- Ongoing assessments and updating treatment plans are done when necessary or on a quarterly basis given the changing needs as health status changes
- Social workers will address the unique needs of homebound - frail - disabled - chronic - and/or dying Veteran
- Experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans to maintain a patient in the home or for admission to acute - short term - and/or longterm placements
- Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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)
- This does not apply to current Federal employees
- 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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
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