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Supervisory Social Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
The Supervisory Social Worker is the primary advisor to the Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health Services (ACOS) and receives guidance from the Chief of Social Work Service on all matters related to the Social Work Discipline, social work professional practice, credentialing and privileging, education and professional training, practice evaluations, competencies, coordination of quarterly peer reviews, practice audits and professional development of MHS Social Workers.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties for this position include, but are not limited to: Fosters a culture of unwavering commitment to the VHA Mission: to honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →The Social Worker Discipline Lead communicates and promotes this vision in words and actions.
- →Ensures compliance with all functions and standards of accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission (JC) and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) that are applicable to Mental Health programs (assessment of the patient; care of the patient; patient rights, organizational ethics; continuum of care, etc.).
- →The Supervisory Social Worker for Mental Health Service is responsible for all mental health performance metrics and leads, coordinates, and plans improvement processes throughout the service.
- →Directs patient care needs assessments, identifies gaps in services, and supports strategic planning and program development to meet those needs.
- →Within the local planning process, it develops short- and longrange goals and objectives for the provision of Mental Health services.
- →Works collaboratively with the Chief of Social Work & Care Transitions to integrate Mental Health Services into the broader scope of patient care, including, but not limited to, Emergency Department (ED), Inpatient MH Service, Primary Care (PC), Medicine Service, Community Living Center (CLC), Education, Research, etc.
- →Ensures immediate access to Mental Health care and services.
- →Identifies barriers to access (internal and external) and encourages appropriate collaboration within the Mental Health Service and with other G.V.
- →(Sonny) Montgomery Service Chiefs to overcome obstacles to care.
- →Serves as a member of the MHS Executive Team, collaboratively working with the MHS ACOS and other MHS Discipline Leads to make informed, service- level decisions compliant with national, VISN, and local facility directives, handbooks, policies, and procedures Collaborates with all disciplines in MHS, including executive leadership.
- →The incumbent is expected to work with MHS on a broad scale, supporting the Integration of Social Workers with other disciplines to deliver an Interdisciplinary care model.
- →Serves as a champion for all National Directives related to patient care, ensuring ongoing service-level compliance to meet National Directives (same-day access to care, suicide prevention, etc.).
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm.
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.
Personality Fit
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