Social Worker (VISN Program Coordinator)

Summary

The incumbent of this position will serve as the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) Centralized Screening Team (CST) Program Coordinator to the VA Sierra Pacific Network VISN 21, reporting to the Chief Mental Health Officer. They will review, plan and coordinate the delivery of RRTP screening practices across this network of seven facilities to achieve VISN 21's mission.

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Duties

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The VISN Program Coordinator will serve as the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) Centralized Screening Team Program Coordinator. This position has principle responsibility within the network for coordinating the full range of clinical and administrative activities associated with all VA Sierra Pacific Network's Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs screening processes.

Duties for the position may include but are not limited to:

• Provide program oversite and coordination for RRTP screening, multiple clinical communities of practice, and specialty services as their license and expertise allow.
• Provide a high degree of specialized clinical leadership for the VISN Mental Health Integrated Clinical Community and the facilities. Will be recognized as subject matter expert and lead consultant for a wide range of RRTP related activities.
• Guide, direct, support, and oversee the operational and strategic activities for the program.
• Coordinate screening operations across all the network sites of care, prompting high reliability systems, program efficacy and efficiency, and assuring screening practices operate in a consistent and transparent manner.
• May act for the Chief Mental Health Office (CMHO) in any matters delegated, which may include full authority for the Suicide Prevention and Homeless Programs.
• May be called upon to assist as a program planner and developer. In this role they must be able to coordinate and synthesize inputs from not only all the varied VA staff, but local and state agency officials with whom the VISN and the Medical Centers will interact.
• Support Veteran access and care coordination for RRTPs as a VISN resource. This may include accessing patient medical records for purposes of record reviews, assessment of care plans, acting as a clinical lead for coordinating screenings for VISN 21 RRTPs, and collaborating with Veterans Transportation Service managers to reduce access barriers.
• Establishing action plans at the VISN level and monitoring facility level action plans with measurable objectives and goals.
• Provides support to facility RRTP stakeholders by analyzing, evaluating, and advising on operations for assigned programs.
• May serve in positions of leadership at the national level, including membership on National Field Advisory Boards and other consultative roles with VHA Central Office. This involves reviewing existing programs for adequacy and recommending or initiating changes for improvement or realigning priorities within available resources.
• May serve at large in a variety of additional capacities such as committee memberships, accreditation readiness, investigations, personnel matters, and other one-time or recurring special projects, as assigned by VISN leadership.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PST; Subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency

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: Available - Ad-Hoc

Functional Statement #: 07341F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
  
  

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

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  United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
• Education and/or Experience Combination:
• Possess 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.
  
  Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.
• License or Certification*:You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
• *Exception: For assignments at the GS-9 level, VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent, master's level within three years of their appointment as a social worker.

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

Social Worker (Program Manager), GS-13

Licensure Requirement: You must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Experience Requirement: You must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: Serving as the sole practitioner in a specialty program and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area; oversees the daily operation of the program, develop policies and procedures for program operation, and prepare reports and statistics; may be responsible for the program's budget, developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice and service delivery; provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency.

In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s), across the facility.
• Skill in local policy and practice development, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive.
• Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care.
• Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; and selection of staff, training, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary action.
• Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls, contracts, and equipment expenditures), forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget.
• Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations.
  
  

Preferred Experience: Management of a program or team within a Mental Health service; experience working in residential mental health program; experience with program development and implementation; experience with interfacility consults.



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. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is a GS-13.



Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.

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Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

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