Social Worker Patient Aligned Care Team Pact

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Patient Aligned Care Team Pact in the Veterans Health Administration based in Tyler, Texas. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 167 7403(f). Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Employee Occupational Health Services. Education: Persons hired or reassigned to a social worker position in the GS0185 series in the VHA must Have a masters 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 masters 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 masters of social work. Licensure/Certification Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the masters degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. 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: GS11 Experience: In addition to the basic requirements I possess minimum of one year of postMSW experience equivalent to the GS09 grade level in the field of health care or other social workrelated settings (VA or nonVA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level OR a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting. Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following (KSAs) (a) Knowledge of community resources how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services and ability to coordinate services. (b) Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socioeconomic cultural ethnic educational and other diversified backgrounds. (c) Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e. acute chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries common medications and their effects/side effects and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan. (d) Skill in independently implementing different treatment modalities in working with individuals families and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric medical and social problems to achieve treatment goals. (e) Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers social work graduate students and other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. Preferred Experience: 2 years of experience providing case management services. 2 years of experience conducting psychosocial assessments. Experience coordinating community bases services including information education and referrals. Experience with the psychosocial issues of aging illness disability coping and grief. Experience working with an interdisciplinary team. References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II APPENDIX G39. SOCIAL WORKER QUALIFICATION STANDARD GS0185 dated 9/10/2019. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS11. Physical Requirements: Light lifting under 15 poundsStraight pulling (1 hour)Pushing (2 hours)Reaching above shoulderUse of fingersWalking (3 hours)Standing (3 hours)Repeated bending (1 hour)Climbing use of legs and armsOperation of crane truck tractor or motor vehicleAbility for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneouslyFar vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the otherBoth eyes requiredDepth perceptionAbility to distinguish colorsAbility to distinguish shades of colorsHearing (aid may be permitted)Frequent computer Keyboarding to operate computer

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.