Social Worker Visn Geriatrics And Extended Care Program Manager

We're Looking for a skilled Social Worker Visn Geriatrics And Extended Care Program Manager in the Veterans Health Administration based in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: 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. Licensure: 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. Grade Determinations: GS 14 You must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS13 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Oversee the administrative and clinical aspects of a major specialty treatment program located at one facility or multiple divisions of a facility responsible for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing work assignments budget treatment services provided and admission criteria for the program have full responsibility for all phases of service delivery for a major specialty program responsible for the programs resource and fiscal management monitoring control points developing the annual budget operating within that budget and accounting for appropriated funds. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities. In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs: Licensure/Certification. Individuals assigned as social worker program manager must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. (a) Skill in large scale program coordination and administration across multiple sites which includes consultation negotiation and monitoring. (b) Ability to translate management goals and objectives into wellcoordinated and controlled work operations. (c) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in sound operation of the program. (d) Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. (e) Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed performance evaluations selection of staff training and recommendation of awards advancements and when appropriate disciplinary action. (f) 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. (g) Skill in developing policies procedures and/or practice guidelines for the program and in participating in national program development. (h) Ability to collaborate with internal VHA partners locally and on a national level as well as external community partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care. Preferred Experience: 1. Minimum 10 years experience. 2. Experience with GEC program surveys (survey preparation preferred). 3. Minimum 5 years leadership or program management experience. 4. Experience with working with multiple Geriatric Extended Care programs institutional and noninstitutional. 5. Experience collaborating across multiple facilities and national program offices. 6. Experience with data analysis and developing performance improvement initiatives. 7. Experience with developing program goals and monitoring outcomes. 8. Knowledgeable of Palliative and Dementia care programming Bereaved family survey (BFS) and other veteran experience tools/monitors CLC SAIL indicators and STAR ratings Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program standards (TJC survey experience preferred). 9. Experience with coordinating organizing and facilitating governance and/or planning meetings. 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 11. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS 14. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. It may require some lifting (1020 lbs.) occasionally. Reaching above shoulder Frequent keyboarding (47 hours per day) Sitting (47 hours per day) Walking up to 6 hours per day) Standing (up to 8 hours per day) Infrequent climbing/descending of stairs Some bending Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously.

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.