This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. 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 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). 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: 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: Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. 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. Ability to provide staff training and development. References: VA Handbook 5005/120, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard, GS-0185, Veterans Health Administration, dated September 10, 2019. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: Hearing required (aid permitted). ["Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Tour of duty subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency Telework: Authorized; This position is not a remote/virtual position. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Effective 6/16/2023 - This is no longer authorized. EDRP Authorized: Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required The Mental Health (MH) Supervisory Social Worker functions as the Clinical Operations Manager (COM) located in the Mental Health Service Product Line under the General Mental Health Program Manager at VA Northern California Health Care System. The Clinical Operations Manager works in close collaboration with the MH Management Team to facilitate the logistical and operational needs across MH programs at their site. The Clinical Operations Manager (COM) assists the General Mental Health (GMH) Program Manager by ensuring GMH services at the site are coordinated and integrated with other components of services both within and outside of Mental Health. These include specialty mental health services (BMED, PCMHI, PRRC, PTSD and addiction treatment), inpatient, residential, extended care, primary care, home based primary care, homeless services, and care support. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Travel one day week to nearby Mare Island, CA clinic Ensures efficient delivery of services related to GMH program, involving both day-to-day operations and long-term planning and growth. Implements policies, procedures, and practice guidelines, utilizing in-depth knowledge of the delivery of patient care under the direction of the GMH Program Manager for VA NCHCS. Attends and/or facilitates regularly scheduled treatment team meetings to ensure efficiency and continuity of service delivery. Provides oversight to BHIP team operations in order to assure comprehensive provision of collaborative care. Assists the GMH Program Manager by managing, monitoring, and adjusting site-based and individual productivity metrics to address inefficiencies and assure systemic growth. Provides local operational oversight around utilization, book-ability, and performance metrics, assures grid accuracy and maintains DSS mapping to meet programmatic expectations. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Establishes and monitors productivity targets for all assigned staff at a given site. Observes employee's performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques. Coordinates with professional leads for those professions outside of Social Work. Resolves informal complaints and grievances; develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Assures that subordinates are properly trained and fully comply with the provisions of the safety regulations. Establishes and monitors clinic profiles in terms of availability, utilization and scheduling, and staff productivity. Has direct input in OPPEs and FPPEs of psychologists, psychiatrists and nurse practitioners assigned to the Fairfield/Mare Island GMH Team. Attends site management meetings and serves as a liaison with delegated authority as needed to address site specific operational concerns. Coordinates with and serves as MH liaison to Telehealth, BDMS, Clinical Informatics, IT and other services as needed in order to facilitate efficient clinical operations and address local problems across programs. Completes assigned Performance Improvement activities at the program, service line and medical center level. Coordinates with facility management to assure that engineering and physical plant concerns are addressed in a timely manner. Conducts biopsychosocial assessments and uses DSM-5-TR to make clinical psychiatric diagnoses. Develops and implements advanced therapeutic interventions to bring about change, using a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, including evidenced based psychotherapies. Assesses crisis situations, formulates individualized treatment plans with particular regard for addressing situations related to harm to self, others or grave disability. Other duties as assigned. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and may be posted up to September 29, 2023. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be June 29, 2023, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st and 15th of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled."]

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