Social Worker (Home Based Primary Care)

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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have: - Summary: description of role: "Social Worker provides Veterans in the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program with high quality case management - clinical treatment - advocacy - and coordinate linkage..." That's about the role. Could be "About the role". - Duties: long list of duties. That's "Responsibilities". - Qualifications: includes basic requirements, education, licensure, grade determinations, KSAs, preferred experience, etc. That's "Qualifications" or "Requirements". We have both Requirements and Qualifications sections possible. We need to decide which headings to use. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications if content distinct. But we must avoid thin sections. Likely combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Qualifications" section, as they overlap. But we have also "Skills" maybe from KSAs. Could separate: Requirements (basic requirements, education, licensure), Qualifications (grade determinations, KSAs, preferred experience), Skills (maybe KSAs). However risk of thin sections. Better: Use "About the role" (summary), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Qualifications" (education, licensure, grade determinations, KSAs, preferred experience). Could also include "Skills" but KSAs are skills/abilities; could be part of Qualifications. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications. Also include Pay and Schedule if present. Pay: "Competitive salary and regular salary increases... Above Minimum Rate of the Grade". That's specific enough? It mentions competitive salary, regular increases, above minimum rate. That's substantive. Schedule: "Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm". That's specific. Benefits: "Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave". Also "Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized". Those are benefits but some are not authorized. We should include Benefits section only if there is real specific content. We have PTO and parental leave specifics. That's substantive. So we can include Benefits. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each section has content. Now we need to extract content precisely, preserving all substantive information, not inventing or summarizing away detail. Must not omit details. Must include all substantive info from posting. We need to format lists with

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  for prose. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove duplicated lines. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must output only HTML fragment. Let's gather content. Summary (About the role): "Social Worker provides Veterans in the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program with high quality case management - clinical treatment - advocacy - and coordinate linkage with appropriate VA and community service providers and agencies as needed by the client. Services include psychosocial assessment of Veteran and family needs; individual - group and family counseling; caregiver burden assessments and intervention - and casework services for the purpose of addressing identified needs." We should keep the dash-separated list? It's prose. We'll put in

  . Responsibilities (Duties): List of duties from "The incumbent is assigned..." through the bullet list. We need to capture all duties: - The incumbent is assigned to the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) program and reports directly to the Social Work Supervisor - under the administration of the Chief of Care Management and Social Work Service - The incumbent has primary responsibility for delivering high-quality - professional clinical social work services to Veterans and their caregiver(s) as the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Social Worker - The incumbent is responsible for the initial and ongoing psychosocial assessment of the Veteran - care plan development - and provision of social work services in the Veteran's home environment - The HBPC Social Worker provides a wide range of psychosocial interventions - which may include individual and family counseling - discharge planning for HBPC patients - and active participation in the interdisciplinary treatment team within the HBPC program - Duties include - but are not limited to: * Completes thorough psychosocial assessments - incorporating pertinent information across all required areas of functioning and highlighting the Veteran's strengths - limitations - internal/external supports - and service needs * Uses this information to determine appropriate diagnoses and other treatment-related conclusions in order to optimize the Veteran's functional status and safely maintain the Veteran in his/her home * Provides psychosocial and/or DSM diagnoses to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families - utilizing these assessments to facilitate the Veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest possible and practicable level of independence * Provides emergency and crisis interventions - including conducting rapid assessments - developing crisis management plans - and delivering interventions appropriate to the level of need * Provides counseling through individual - group - and/or family interventions when clinically indicated and appropriate * Provides consultation to other treatment team members and staff regarding the psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families or caregivers * Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and/or their families * Utilizes knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities - and treatment procedures-including acute - chronic - and traumatic illnessescommon medications and their effects/side effectsand medical terminology-to support effective treatment planning and provision of interventions * Provides consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources - VA benefits and specialty programs - and advance directives * Provides case management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care * Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings - providing input into care plans - including psychosocial needs - interventions - and expected outcomes * Supervises social work trainees - other appropriate students - or less experienced staff - as appropriate * Provides clinical services to Veterans in a variety of formats - including face-to-face visits - VA Video Connect (VVC) - secure messaging - and telephone contacts - as clinically appropriate We need to keep the exact phrasing? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep the text as is, maybe preserve dash usage. We'll put each duty as

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Qualifications: We need to include: - Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship (non-citizens only when cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA Policy) - Education: Master's degree in social work from CSWE-accredited school; graduates of candidacy status not meet until fully accredited; doctoral degree may not be substituted for master's; verification via CSWE website. - Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at master's degree level; current state requirements at link; VHA may waive licensure/certification for persons otherwise qualified pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations; this exception only applies at GS-9 grade level; for GS-11 and above candidate must be licensed or certified; at time of appointment supervisor/chief social work or social work executive will provide written requirements for licensure/certification including time by which license must be obtained and consequences for not becoming licensed; For GS-9 grade level - VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at time of appointment must become licensed or certified at independent master's level within three years of appointment; Most states require two years of post-MSW experience as prerequisite to taking licensure/certification exam - VHA gives social workers one additional year to pass; In states such as California - Washington - and others where prerequisites exceed two years - social workers must become licensed at independent master's level within one year of meeting full state prerequisites; Failure to Obtain License or Certification: must actively pursue meeting state prerequisites starting from date of appointment; failure to become licensed within prescribed time will result in removal from GS-0185 series and may result in termination; Loss of Licensure or Certification: once licensed must maintain full valid unrestricted independent license to remain qualified; loss results in removal and may result in termination; Grandfather Provision: Detailed in Education section of announcement; May qualify based on being covered by Grandfathering Provision as described in VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria) - Grade Determinations: GS-09 Social Worker Experience - Education - and Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements; Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to experience above - candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: * Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic - cultural - ethnic - educational - and other diversified backgrounds utilizing counseling skills * Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members - and to formulate and implement a treatment plan - identifying the Veterans problems - strengths - weaknesses - coping skills - and assistance needed * Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals - families - and groups to achieve treatment goals - requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive - problem solving - or crisis intervention techniques * Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients - staff - and representatives of community agencies * Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses - disabilities - and treatment procedures - includes acute - chronic - and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology - GS-11 Social Worker Experience and Licensure: Appointment to GS-11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings - (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level; Education: In addition to meeting basic requirements - 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 - candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: * Knowledge of community resources - how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services - and ability to coordinate services * Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic - cultural - ethnic - educational and other diversified backgrounds * 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 * 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 * 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: Detailed in Education section of announcement (maybe refer to same) - Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ - The full performance level of this