Social Worker - Patient Aligned Care Team - PACT
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Columbia, MO · 1 mo ago
OTHR$200/hrFull-time
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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: Summary (EDRP info), Qualifications (detailed), Duties (list of duties). Also maybe "Preferred Experience" within qualifications. There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not create those sections. We need sections: maybe "About the role" (could be summary), "Qualifications", "Responsibilities" (duties). Also maybe "Skills" could be derived from KSAs but we have qualifications covering KSAs; but we can include a Skills section if we have specific content. The posting includes KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities) for GS-9 and GS-11. Could treat as Skills. However we must not invent sections with filler. If we include Skills, we need to have content. We could extract KSAs as list. That seems substantive. But we also have Qualifications section covering basic requirements, grade determinations, etc. Might be overlapping. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine Qualifications and Skills into one "Qualifications" section that includes both requirements and KSAs. Responsibilities section for duties. About the role for summary (EDRP). Also maybe include "Benefits" only if EDRP is a benefit? It's a student loan repayment program; could be considered a benefit. But the instruction says: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. The posting mentions EDPR program eligibility; that is a benefit. So we could include a Benefits section describing EDPR. However the summary already mentions it. Could put that in About the role. Safer to follow headings: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications (requirements + KSAs). No Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
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Summary: "This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application."
Note there is a typo "$200 -000" maybe means $200,000. Keep as written.
Qualifications section: includes Basic Requirements (Citizenship, Education, Licensure, English Language Proficiency), Grandfathering Provision, Grade Determinations (GS-9 and GS-11 criteria), Preferred Experience, Reference link.
We need to preserve all details. That's a lot. We'll need to include them as prose or lists.
We must not create filler like "commensurate with experience". Avoid.
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About the role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Education: Have a master's 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 master's 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 Master of Social Work.
- Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Exception: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for people who are otherwise qualified - pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level. For the GS-11 grade level and above - the candidate must be licensed or certified. At the time of appointment - the supervisor - chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification - including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline.
- (a) For appointments at the GS-9 grade level - VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent - master's level within three years of their appointment as a social worker. Most states require two years of post-MSW experience as a prerequisite to taking the licensure/certification exam - and VHA gives social workers one additional year to pass the licensure/certification exam. In states such as California - Washington - and others where the prerequisites for licensure exceed two years - social workers must become licensed at the independent - master's level within one year of meeting the full state prerequisites for licensure.
- (b) A social worker who does not yet have a license that allows independent practice must be supervised by a licensed independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member and who has access to the electronic health record.
- Grandfathering Provision: 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).
- English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f).
Grade Determinations:
- Social Worker - GS-9
- (1) Experience - Education - and Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements.
- (2) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs:
- Ability to utilize a Veteran centric approach when providing interventions and counseling for Veterans - their family members - caregivers - and survivors.
- 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. This 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. This includes acute - chronic - and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- Social Worker - GS-11
- (1) Experience and Licensure: Appointment to the 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. NOTE: For appointment licensure or certification at this level please refer to paragraph 3c.
- (2) 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.
- (3) 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 - educational - and other 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: 1-2 years' experience with medical social work - inpatient or outpatient; 1-2 years' experience with various levels of case management; 1-2 years' experience with community referrals - home health - hospice - nursing home; Ability to complete psychosocial assessments; Knowledge of VA resources; Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid Programs; System Redesign Experience (yellow belt preferred).
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Responsibilities
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU; VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
The Social Work function is to be responsible for the implementation of Primary Care Clinic Social Work services to the veteran population enrolled at the Harry S Truman Veterans Memorial Hospital including Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). There may be assignments in-patient or other specialty programs. Services include a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of veterans and/or their family members/significant others. Referrals typically originate from members of the interdisciplinary team - from veterans and/or their family members/significant others coming as walk-ins to seek assistance - and from community professionals. Working with various patient populations include - but are not limited to - homeless veterans - Hospice Services - Community Living Center - Home Health services - financial resources
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for section headings.
Let's extract content.
Summary: "This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application."
Note there is a typo "$200 -000" maybe means $200,000. Keep as written.
Qualifications section: includes Basic Requirements (Citizenship, Education, Licensure, English Language Proficiency), Grandfathering Provision, Grade Determinations (GS-9 and GS-11 criteria), Preferred Experience, Reference link.
We need to preserve all details. That's a lot. We'll need to include them as prose or lists.
We must not create filler like "commensurate with experience". Avoid.
We'll produce:
About the role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Education: Have a master's 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 master's 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 Master of Social Work.
- Licensure: Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. Exception: VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for people who are otherwise qualified - pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. This exception only applies at the GS-9 grade level. For the GS-11 grade level and above - the candidate must be licensed or certified. At the time of appointment - the supervisor - chief social work or social work executive will provide the unlicensed/uncertified social worker with the written requirements for licensure or certification - including the time by which the license or certification must be obtained and the consequences for not becoming licensed or certified by the deadline.
- (a) For appointments at the GS-9 grade level - VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent - master's level within three years of their appointment as a social worker. Most states require two years of post-MSW experience as a prerequisite to taking the licensure/certification exam - and VHA gives social workers one additional year to pass the licensure/certification exam. In states such as California - Washington - and others where the prerequisites for licensure exceed two years - social workers must become licensed at the independent - master's level within one year of meeting the full state prerequisites for licensure.
- (b) A social worker who does not yet have a license that allows independent practice must be supervised by a licensed independent practitioner of the same discipline who is a VA staff member and who has access to the electronic health record.
- Grandfathering Provision: 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).
- English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f).
Grade Determinations:
- Social Worker - GS-9
- (1) Experience - Education - and Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements.
- (2) Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities: In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs:
- Ability to utilize a Veteran centric approach when providing interventions and counseling for Veterans - their family members - caregivers - and survivors.
- 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. This 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. This includes acute - chronic - and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
- Social Worker - GS-11
- (1) Experience and Licensure: Appointment to the 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. NOTE: For appointment licensure or certification at this level please refer to paragraph 3c.
- (2) 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.
- (3) 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 - educational - and other 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: 1-2 years' experience with medical social work - inpatient or outpatient; 1-2 years' experience with various levels of case management; 1-2 years' experience with community referrals - home health - hospice - nursing home; Ability to complete psychosocial assessments; Knowledge of VA resources; Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid Programs; System Redesign Experience (yellow belt preferred).
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
Responsibilities
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU; VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: https://youtube.com/embed/U_xC25QsN0w
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
The Social Work function is to be responsible for the implementation of Primary Care Clinic Social Work services to the veteran population enrolled at the Harry S Truman Veterans Memorial Hospital including Community Base Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). There may be assignments in-patient or other specialty programs. Services include a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of veterans and/or their family members/significant others. Referrals typically originate from members of the interdisciplinary team - from veterans and/or their family members/significant others coming as walk-ins to seek assistance - and from community professionals. Working with various patient populations include - but are not limited to - homeless veterans - Hospice Services - Community Living Center - Home Health services - financial resources