Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf
Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf
The Deputy 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. Program coordinators at the GS-12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area. Their health care and psychosocial problems and needs are complex and require a high degree of clinical oversight and creative problem solving. Services are provided in the BHIP Mental Health Teams. The incumbent is required to interact not only with the patient but also family, significant others, community agencies, and other staff. The BHIP Social Work Coordinator should have advanced clinical knowledge of both substance use and complex mental health diagnosis. The BHIP Social Work Coordinator provides guidance and oversight regarding clinical practice and professional standards for Mental Health Clinicians assigned to the BHIP Teams. Some of the duties include, but are not limited to;
- Provides both administrative and clinical supervision to the staff as assigned.
- Expected to set priorities and make assignments according to capabilities of employees and oversee personnel management functions of staff assigned.
- Evaluates subordinate's performance and offers instruction, advice, or counseling on clinical and administrative matters.
- Responsible for monitoring compliance with social work and mental health practice standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice, and service delivery.
- Effectively handles minor disciplinary measures such as warning and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases.
- Provides general and position specific orientation to BHIP staff, including position-specific competencies.
- Participates in the application of FPPE/OPPE, Social Work Scope of Practice, monitors continuing education requirements, and other requirements for the staff assigned to supervise.
- Responsible for and provides guidance to BHIP clinicians regarding clinical Social Work practice including promotion of Social Work and Mental Health services as a key component of treatment.
- Interviews Veterans referred for substance use and/or mental health treatment 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.
- Uses clinical training, insight, and experience to interpret data and to identify viable treatment options.
- Independently evaluates the Veteran's situation, including the Veteran's reactions, coping abilities, as well as their ability to arrive at a reasoned conclusions.
- Performs insightful assessment of serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness, substance use, catastrophic medical conditions, dementia, and other high-risk diagnoses.
- Provides clinical services to Veterans and family members/significant others in support of the veteran's treatment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: The primary tour of duty will be M-F 8am to 4:30pm. However, the selectee may also be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis, based on the needs of the service and patient care.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not 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: May be available - as determined by agency policy. Ad Hoc (when necessary or needed)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: Social Work Coordinator - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Starting at $96,878 Per Year (GS 12)