Social Work (Program Coordinator)

Summary

The Social Work Program Coordinator manages and controls data related to Veteran Directed Care (VDC) within the NAVAHCS system. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT that may remain open until July 15, 2026, or until the position is filled.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative, technical, and budgetary monitoring and oversight for the VDC program.
• Monitors and reviews activities and program reviews, and develops and analyzes information.
• Interprets trends, applies guidelines, and recommends program enhancements.
• Reviews, monitors, analyzes, plans, and assesses each program under his/her authority, including quality improvement aspects.
• Coordinates and manages the program coordination and management functions for the VDC program.
• Serves as the Social Work Coordinator of the VDC program, overseeing all administrative oversight and clinical responsibility for all programs under responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with Medical Center Memorandum for the VDC program.
• Schedules, organizes, and inspects community provider facilities for each program, and completes required reports and follow-ups to ensure program operation.
• Negotiates, facilitates, and completes basic ordering agreements/contracts for the VDC program.
• Develops, coordinates, selects, evaluates, implements, and applies VA guidelines to maintain standards.
• Serves as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) level 2 for overseeing existing nursing home contracts and acquiring new contracts.
• Maintains an unrestricted, unsuspended license to practice social work.

Requirements

• Must have an unrestricted, unsuspended license to practice social work.
• Must be able to provide supervision for licensure.

Qualifications

• Must be an Allied Health Professional.
• Must have a wide range of services and provide technical assistance to State, local, and private agencies.
• Must perform work related to the review, monitoring, analysis, planning, and assessment of each program under his/her authority, including quality improvement aspects.
• Must have the ability to negotiate, facilitate, and complete basic ordering agreements/contracts for the VDC program.
• Must develop, coordinate, select, evaluate, implement, and apply VA guidelines to ensure standards are maintained.
• Must serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) level 2 for overseeing existing nursing home contracts and acquiring new contracts.
• Must maintain an unrestricted, unsuspended license to practice social work.

Skills

• Ability to interpret trends, apply guidelines, and recommend program enhancements.
• Ability to negotiate, facilitate, and complete basic ordering agreements/contracts for the VDC program.
• Ability to develop, coordinate, select, evaluate, implement, and apply VA guidelines to ensure standards are maintained.
• Ability to serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) level 2 for overseeing existing nursing home contracts and acquiring new contracts.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
• Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
• Child Care Subsidy: Eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
• 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).
• Retirement: Retirement plan (traditional federal pension).

Pay

Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.