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Social Worker (Service Chief)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
The Social Work Chief holds full responsibility for delivering complex social work services that require advanced practice skills. Although the position is mainly administrative, the Chief must be licensed and capable of practicing at the advanced clinical level. Key responsibilities include oversight of clinical practice for all GS-0185 social workers, program management, staff education, human resources functions, supervision, and overall organizational leadership.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Social Work Chief defines the mission and vision for Social Work Service, establishes service priorities, and ensures consistent application of standards of care, policy, and professional practice.
- →The position involves collaborating with various internal and external partners and providing expert guidance on social work standards, competencies, productivity, and ongoing education.
- →The incumbent is responsible for a range of duties, including but not limited to the following: Lead strategic planning, operations, and administrative and clinical supervision for Social Work Service.
- →Oversee professional social work activities across CTVHCS to ensure educational, psychosocial, case management, and quality-of-care needs are met.
- →Establish social work objectives based on healthcare system mission, goals, programs, and psychosocial and health related social needs.
- →Evaluate program effectiveness through internal reviews, corrective actions, audit responses, and follow-up procedures; report results to senior leadership.
- →Manage the Social Work Associated Health Trainee Program and maintain compliance with VA, Joint Commission, and affiliated School of Social Work standards.
- →Establish and maintain partnerships with affiliated schools, universities, community agencies, local and state organizations, healthcare partners, and other VA facilities.
- →Prepare annual service line briefings, budget projections, expenditure monitoring, and fund reallocation recommendations.
- →Applies legal, ethical, and professional standards to social work practice.
- →Maintains advanced skill to ensure oversight and compliance with social work licensure, practice, policy, competency, productivity, and accreditation requirements.
- →Oversee development of measurable treatment protocols and practice models to support data analysis, quality improvement, and program evaluation.
- →Draft or assign healthcare system policies, procedures, functional statements, and performance standards for social work positions.
- →Communicate performance expectations to employees and approve social work functional statements across the healthcare system.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓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 identification 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).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9f31045d-44fc-4085-baea-cc8173204072
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