The Cincinnati, OH VA Medical Center is recruiting for a full time Senior Social Worker (Home Based Primary Care). This position is assigned to Social Work service. The incumbent in this position will serve as a core member of the interdisciplinary Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) treatment team which is a specialized program under the administration of Primary Care. Location: Georgetown Ohio Clinic - 474 Home Street. Georgetown, OH 45121. To qualify for appointment as a social worker in VHA, all applicants must meet the following: 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. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Drivers License. Must possess an active valid driver's license. GRADE DETERMINATIONS. In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Senior Social Worker Experience/Education. The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Licensure/Certification. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. Preferred Qualifications / Experience: Community Case Management Working with Medically Fragile patients Geriatric Experience References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39, Qualification Standards for Social Workers. Full Performance: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: The physical demands of this position involve active listening, reading, observing and evaluating verbal and nonverbal behavior, walking, speaking, writing reports, writing policies and procedures, writing clinical notes, using office equipment such as computers, telephones, fax machines, photocopy machines. Must have the ability to operate a motor vehicle since driving throughout the VISN is required for this position. ["Incumbent works autonomously and provides expert level psychosocial interventions and case management services to Veterans with complex medical, social and behavioral conditions in which routine clinic-based care is not effective. Patients served under the HBPC Program typically are those who have impaired mobility due to disability or functional limitation, inability to cope with the clinic environment due to cognitive, physical or psychiatric impairment, and the need for frequent coordinated interventions from multiple disciplines. Incumbent practices at the advanced level and has specialized knowledge of practice typically related to terminal, chronically ill and/or elderly patients. Incumbent is required to have a minimum of two years specialized experience in working with this population and is licensed in a state at the independent practice level. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Utilizes advanced practice skills, knowledge, and judgment in developing and measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services Provide individual or team assessment of psychosocial problems that cause distress, often impacting the health condition and creating barriers to care. Independently make a psychosocial diagnosis and offer psychosocial interventions, and then measures outcomes to interventions. Addresses the unique needs of homebound, frail, disabling/chronic and/or dying Veterans. Coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs. Facilitates and prioritizes referrals based upon Veterans needs and eligibility. Provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will and will refer Veterans/ families to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs. Identifies and prioritizes high-risk patients and provides case management services. Provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members. Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and their families. Independently works with patients and families who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical and social problems utilizing individual, group and family counseling and therapy skills. Implements treatment modalities, provide counseling or psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups. Experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans to maintain patient in the home, for admission to acute, short term and/or long-term placements. Utilizes advanced practice skills, professional judgment and expertise regarding the Veteran's self care capability, family support system, and the Veteran's health care needs and possible consequences. Provides the Veterans and their caregivers with ongoing supportive counseling utilizing the advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities. Enters all Veteran/family contacts in the electronic record using appropriate formats and templates. This information will be entered in a complete, confidential, and professional manner to insure information on the patient is shared with other VA staff. Assumes a leadership role in the HBPC program and periodically review and update documentation templates to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines, standards of practice, and VHA policies. Establish and maintain positive working relationships with employees, volunteers, consumers and stakeholders within the VA and outside community agencies. Collaborates in the performance improvement processes and support performance measures as required by the VA for their specialized population and/or program. Serves as a subject matter expert to colleagues, providing professional opinions and support for psychosocial treatment of this complex population when consulted. Serves as a mentor to other social workers, particularly those at the entry level, and provides clinical supervision for unlicensed social workers. Also supervises social work graduate students and provides a training experience for them in the Social Work Service. Other duties as assigned. The incumbent reports to the Chief, Social Work Service or designee but practices independently, exercising initiative and independent judgment in day to-day activities. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm Travel: Required, 75% or less. Compressed/Flexible: Available. This will be discussed during the interview. Telework: This position is eligible for telework. This will be discussed during the interview. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000"]

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