Summary

The Veterans Directed Care (VDC) and Community Adult Day Health Care (CADHC) Program Coordinator is a social worker who is responsible for the professional and administrative management of the Veteran Directed Care (VDC) and Community Adult Day Health Care (CADHC) for the Columbia VA Healthcare System.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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 masters 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/
• Physical Requirements
• Applicants must pass a pre-employment physical exam/screening
• English Language Proficiency
• Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• 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: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• GS-12 - Social Worker (Program Coordinator)Experience and Education
• One year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment - demonstrating progressively more professional competency
• Candidate may have certification or other post-master's degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship - or equivalent supervised professional experience
• AND Licensure/Certification
• Individuals assigned as Social Worker (Program Coordinator) must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level - and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• AND Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation - negotiation - and monitoring
• (b) Knowledge and ability to write policies - procedures - and/or practice guidelines for the program
• (c) Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program
• (d) Skill in organizing work - setting priorities - meeting multiple deadlines - and evaluating assigned program area(s)
• (e) Ability to provide training - orientation - and guidance within clinical practice
• Assignments: For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity (difficulty) - and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• Program coordinators at the GS-12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area - such as but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury - Homeless Continuum Veteran Program - Hospice and Palliative Care Program - Suicide Prevention Program - Veterans Justice Outreach - Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home Program
• The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area
• The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program - develop policies and procedures for program operation - and prepare reports and statistics for facility - VISN - and national use
• They may be responsible for the program's budget - developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice - standards and guidelines on documentation - workload - data entry - ethical practice and service delivery
• The program coordinator provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service
• They may be responsible for - or contribute to - the program's resource and fiscal management - monitoring control points developing the annual budget - operating within that budget - and accounting for appropriated funds
• The program coordinator is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for facility - VISN - and national use
• They provide leadership - direction - orientation - coaching - in-service training - staff development - and continuing education programs for assigned staff
• They initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports - including productivity assessments
• They oversee program operations and evaluations - identifying areas for improvement - gathering relevant data - assessing the data - developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts
• Preferred Experience: Applicant must have a valid drivers license and be able to operate a government issued vehicle
• Employee selected will be required to conducted in person oversight visits to various adult daycare center within the Columbia VA catchment area and serves as the VDC coordinator
• Prefer at least one year post LISW experience working with aging population
• Areas of consideration/Duty location: Columbia VA catchment area
• The selected applicant is expected to reside within the Columbia VA catchment area
• 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-12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12
• Physical Requirements: This position involves primarily walking - talking - driving - use of the telephone etc
• Moderate carrying and lifting - 15-44 lbs
• Reaching above shoulders
• Use of fingers
• Walking 1-4 hours
• Standing 4 hours
• Operation of a motor vehicle to transport patients and materials is required.

Duties

• VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Social Worker (Program Coordinator) duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to the following:: 1) The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program - develops policies and procedures for program operation - and prepares reports and statistics for the GEC Service Line Chief - Medical Center - VISN - or national level staff
• 2) Provides input on the program's budget - as applicable - and develops and monitors staff compliance with practice - standards - and guidelines on documentation - workload - data entry - ethical practice - and service delivery
• 3) Oversees program operations and evaluation - identifies areas of improvement - gathers relevant data - assesses data - develops and implements ideas for improvement - and evaluates the efficacy of the program improvement efforts implemented
• 4) Receiving CADHC consults and managing referrals and the initiation of services within the SWS Scope of Practice
• Use the Consult Tracking Manager to monitor and reauthorize expiring CADHC consults proactively
• 5) Determining eligibility for services via the Case Mix Tool and working with Veterans - families - and the CADHC Centers to coordinate the desired placement
• The incumbent will complete appropriate documents - reviews - and follow up on Veterans' complaints regarding the applicable services
• 6) Timely submission/release of clinical referrals to GEC administrative staff for the creation of appropriate financial authorizations
• Work with GEC staff to ensure a timely and accurate completion of the financial authorizations for the CADHC Program
• 7) Perform work related to the review - monitoring - analysis - planning - and assessment of the quality of care provided to Veterans enrolled in this service
• 8) Performs other program duties as outlined in the VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) Field Guidebook - Chapter 8: Specialty Programs section
• 9) The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the program - develops policies and procedures for program operation - and prepares reports and statistics for the GEC Service Line Chief - Medical Center - and VISN-level staff 10) Negotiate and facilitate the basic ordering agreements/contracts for the VDC as needed
• This ensures the vendor's adherence to applicable VA standards and guidelines required to promote the health - safety - welfare - and satisfaction of the Veteran receiving community services
• 11) Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1630 Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorizes EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
• 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 in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: 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) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 60275F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized