Director of Whole Health & Wellness has responsibility for coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, budget, treatment services provided through patient education programs. At Roseburg VA Health Care System (RVAHCS), the Social Worker will function under the title of Director of Whole Health & Wellness under the Director of Education & Connected Care. 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 SW Licensure Summary by State. Current state requirements may be found by going to http://vaww.va.gov/OHRM/T38Hybrid/. 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. Supervisory Social Worker, GS-13 Experience/Education. One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills in a specialty area or in administration demonstrating progressively more professional competency and judgment. 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. Licensure/Certification. Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. (b) Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement. (c) Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers. (d) Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion. (e) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service. (f) Ability to provide staff training and development. Preferred Experience: Whole Health Experience 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-15 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. ["VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Social Work: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Social-Worker-Career-Flyer.pdf FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: The Clinical Director duties include: Administrative, technical, and clinical supervision of assigned multi-disciplinary staff; monitoring staff productivity; determining how staff time is mapped for various program responsibilities and assuring data is accurately reported; performing administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff supervision; establishing guidelines and performance expectations; enacting disciplinary measures as appropriate; exercising supervisor authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review; performing a wide range of services across the entire medical center; performing program analysis, review, design, and conducting needs assessments; identifying gaps in services and developing plans to address these deficiencies; facilitating the development of working partnerships; and representing the RVAHCS in community relations and meetings. The incumbent performs work related to the review, monitoring, analysis, planning and assessment of all the Whole Health & Wellness Programs. A portion of the workload directed by this position is carried out at three locations that are physically removed from the main unit. The Clinical Director of Whole Health & Wellness serves as a resource, consultant, and advisor to both clinical and administrative staff in the development, and review of Whole Health & Wellness programs, training, coaching, and strategies. The Clinical Director of Whole Health & Wellness is responsible for the administrative and clinical oversight of programs aligned under the Whole Health & Wellness Department: Whole Health programs, Whole Health Coaching, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program (HPDP), Health Behavior Programs (HBP), MOVE! Weight Management Program, Chronic Disease Management programs, Chronic Pain Management Program, Veteran Health Education Programs and documentation, Home Coaching Program, Clinician Coaching Program, and other patient educational needs and programs. The incumbent has responsibility for executing the mission and budgets of the Whole Health & Wellness department, coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, assigning work, quality oversight of treatment services, and developing programmatic policies and procedures. The incumbent is responsible for the direct supervision of employees assigned to the Whole Health & Wellness department as the front-line supervisor and program director. The incumbent reports to the Director/Chief of Organizational Excellence. The incumbent performs the administrative and personnel management function relative to staff supervised. Incumbent establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system; observes worker performance; demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques; provides informal feedback; and periodically evaluates employee performance. Incumbent is able to resolve informal complaints and grievances and to develop work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary. Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM, Monday - Friday Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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: Available, Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized"]
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
