Social Worker, GS-0185-11 (HUD/VASH) (Temp NTE 30Sep2014) position at Department Of Veterans Affairs in Las Vegas

Department Of Veterans Affairs is hiring Social Worker, GS-0185-11 (HUD/VASH) (Temp NTE 30Sep2014) on Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:58:59 GMT. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 871306 To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans? YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE How would you like to become a part of a...

Social Worker, GS-0185-11 (HUD/VASH) (Temp NTE 30Sep2014)

Location: Las Vegas Nevada

Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is hiring Social Worker, GS-0185-11 (HUD/VASH) (Temp NTE 30Sep2014) right now, this position will be placed in Nevada. For complete informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 871306
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for hi! m who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.

Since 1972, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. We consider it our privilege to serve your health care needs in any way we can.! Services are available to more than 240,000 veterans living i! n our catchment area. In addition to our main facility in Las Vegas, we offer services in two community-based outpatient clinics located in Henderson and Pahrump. VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System continues to expand and improve our services. Please take a brief moment to view the progress and construction updates on the new hospital and community living center in North Las Vegas. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life.

VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .

NOTE: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed in that specific grade. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candid! ate.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

Duty Location: This position is located at the North Clinic, 916 W. Owens, Las Vegas, NV.

Tour of Duty: 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday - Friday.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses NOT authorized for this position.

This vacancy is advertised at the single grade level at which this position will be filled at the full performance level.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must pass pre-employment examination
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required

Background and-or Security Investigation required DUTIES:
The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System is currently recruiting for Social Workers to serve as the primary contact with the local Public Hou! sing Agencies (PHA) and to provide case management-based services (dire! ctly or through referral) necessary to ensure that Veterans care is coordinated with the VA medical center, community health, and agencies that serve the homeless population. The incumbent also represents the VA at community service provider meetings and ensure that the representation is positive and appropriate to the position held. Duties include, but are not limited to the following functions:

a . Clinical - The incumbent conducts psychosocial assessments as well as assessments of persons in their environments and develops treatment plans and identifies goals of treatment based on these assessments and in collaboration with the Veteran and family, where possible, and with the interdisciplinary treatment team. Incumbent possesses the skills to offer psychosocial interventions and measures outcomes to interventions.

(1) Develops and researches community resources that are available to provide contunuity of care and enhance the quality of life for the Vete! rans.

(2) Attends all social work staff meetings, team meetings and arranges other duties to ensure attendance at these required meetings to obtain needed organizational communications for improving performance and knowledge regarding the organization.

(3) Participates on Social Work and hospital committees as requested.

(4) Provides or assists in providing back-up coverage for co-workers during their absence to ensure that patient care is provided in a timely manner.

(5) Evaluates the veterans enviromental situation, including capabilites, and arrives at a sound conclusion regarding the veterans vulnerability and the need for prioritization of admission to the HUD/VAHS program.

(6) Interviews the Veterans and their family members or significant others to establish facts about the Veteran's situation, presenting problems and their causes, and the impact of such problems on the Veterans functioning and health.

(7) Provide! s referral, rehabilitation, and program admission activities that inclu! de referral to VA medical and mental health inpatient and outpatient treatment and to other VA services including VA benefits, as well as community-based social services and other non-VA entitlement programs. The incumbent will demonstrate general knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service connected compensation, non-service connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility.

(8) Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Incumbent is able to provide the Veterans with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the Veteran constructively and appropriately.

(9) Advises and informs the supervisory social worker of significant developments, problems, and progress in the assigned programs.

(10) ! Must have a safe driving record and possess a valid driver's license.

b. Administration

(1) Participates fully in peer review, assessing the quality of professional Social Work practice standards provided in the organization.

(2) Responsible for identification of patient problems requiring consultation with other multi-disciplinary medical center staff and making appropriate referrals.

(3) Social workers ensure that appropriate referrals to specialty programs, including community resources, are accomplished. This may include ordering the following consults: Mental Health Programs, (i.e., substance abuse, trauma, and vocational rehabilitation); Long Term Care and Community Care Programs (i.e., nursing home referrals, Homemaker/Home Health Aide, In-Home Respite, Community Residential Care and Adult Day Care).

(4) Being fully accountable for practice, including entering patient visits, measuring outcomes to interventions, and meetin! g productivity standards.

c. Research :
(1) Partici! pates in research as appropriate through case findings and referral of patients to clinical investigators engaged in research or through participating in research studies.

(2) Applies new approaches to patient care through integration of approved investigative and research methods in clinical practice, basing interventions on evidence of effectiveness.

d. Education

(1) Provides and, where appropriate, referring patients, families and significant others for counseling in health maintenance and disease prevention.

(2) Promotes patient independence and achievement of optimal health through appropriate psychosocial education and community referrals.

(3) Serves as clinical field instructors for social work graduate students enrolled in CSWE-accredited education programs as part of the VHA Associated Health Trainee Program.

(4) Participates fully in Social Work educational development through staff and section meetings.
(5) Assumes responsibility for professional development by attending relevant training and regularly reviewing the literature to improve clinical competencies. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Basic Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship.
• Master's degree in social work from a program approved by the Council on Social Work Educate (CSWE), including but not limited to the Masters in Social Work (MSW) degree.
• Must be proficient in spoken and written English
• For the GS-11 level, requires completion of a minimum of 1 year of post-MSW degree experience in the field of health care social work (VA or non-VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level OR in addition to meeting basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required 1 year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting.
• The licensure or certificati! on requirements for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending comple! tion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations may be waived.

Specialized Experience/GRADE DETERMINATIONS ( IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE).
Applicants must demonstrate experience that equipped the applicant with particular Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) to perform successfully the duties of the position and this is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience at the GS-11 level, must be equivalent to at least one year at the next lower grade (GS-09) level.

The following competency factors are not required as part of the application process, but may be requested at a later date if you are selected, to aid in salary determination. Examples of these competency factors are:

• Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and othe! r governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
• Ability to independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs to patients and their family members to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identify the patient's problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ability to independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds. This requires knowledge of human development and behavior (physical and psychological and the differential influences of the environment, society, and culture.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries,! common medications, and their effect/side effects, and medical termino! logy.
• Knowledge of psychosocial treatment and ability to independently implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment goals. This requires independent judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving or crisis intervention techniques.
• Ability to independently provide counseling and/or physiotherapy service to individuals, groups and families. social workers must practice within the bounds of their license or certification. For example, some states may require social workers providing psychotherapy to have a clinical level of licensure.
• Ability to provide consultation service s to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment. Ability to provide orientation and coaching to new social workers and social work graduate stu! dents. Ability to serve as a field instructor for social work graduate students who are completing VHA field placements.
• Ability to independently evaluate his/her own practice through participation in professional peer review case conferences, research studies, or other organized means.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of computer software applications for drafting documents, data management, and tracking.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

References : VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39, Social Worker Qualification Standard

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schoo! ls accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Depart! ment of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html Al l education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Physical Requirements: No special physical exertion is required. The work is primarily performed while sitting though some work may require periods of standing. The regular and recurring work of the position involves sitting at a desk, conferences, meetings, etc., and occasional visits to activity work sites. Occasional use of automobile and public conveyances may be required.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a ! legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx .

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave,! holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and pa! rticipation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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