Career Center

Summary

The incumbent is stationed at the VA Maryland Health Care System - Perry Point and reports to Asst. Chief of Social Work - Community Integration Services and manages all administrative and clinical aspects of the HUD VASH program for the VA Maryland Health Care System and ensures that the program meets all VA requirements as outlined in VA policy directives - handbooks - and guidance. The Program Coordinator prepares HUD VASH for external reviews for accreditation from the Joint Commission and CARF.

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 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/
• 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 (Program Coordinator) - GS-13 Experience/Education: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment - demonstrating progressively more professional competency
• Candidates 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 social worker program coordinator 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
• Skill in coordinating and implementing one or more specialty program(s) - across the facility
• Skill in local policy and practice development - procedures - and/or practice guidelines for the program as prescribed by the program handbook or national directive
• Skill in organizing work - setting priorities - meeting multiple deadlines - and evaluating assigned program area(s)
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to further program goals and enhance patient centered care
• Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including assignment of work to be performed
• performance evaluations
• and selection of staff - training - and recommendation of awards - advancements - and when appropriate - disciplinary action
• Ability to oversee the fiscal matters of the functions supervised (including fund controls - contracts - and equipment expenditures) - forecast resource and equipment needs - and administer the allocated budget
• Knowledge of organizational structure and impact on program operations
• Preferred Experience: Experience with homeless population and supervisory 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-13
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13
• Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 lbs.)
• light carrying (under 15 lbs.)
• reaching above shoulder
• use of fingers
• walking (intermittent)
• standing (intermittent)
• hearing (aid permitted)
• Intermittent Driving a Vehicle (-/+ 2 hours)
• The work is sedentary
• Typically - the employee may sit comfortably to do the work
• However - there may be some walking - standing - bending and carrying of light items like papers or books
• No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but not limited to: Incumbent is responsible for the professional and administrative management of the VAMHCS HUD VASH program which extends over Maryland Counties including Cecil County - Harford County - and the Eastern Shore as well as 75 Project Based site on the grounds of the Perry Point campus
• The HUDVASH Coordinator is responsible for the accuracy of weekly HUD/VAMHCS Share point data that is reported to VISN 5 and then sent to VACO from the VISN
• Responsibility to monitor the progress of all HUD VASH performance measures - and to ensure that case managers and the housing specialist proactively work with Veterans to lease-up
• Responsibility to monitor the progress of enrolling chronically homeless Veterans into HUD-VASH - to ensure that case managers are utilizing appropriate screening and admission protocols to increase chronic enrollments
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of HUD-VASH monthly tracking sheets - which are submitted to VISN 5 monthly
• Assist the Clinical Manager of the Community Integration Services sub-product line to prepare all suspense responses related to HUD-VASH
• Weekly meetings with HUDVASH Team Leaders
• Available for crisis intervention and programmatic guidance
• Perform chart audits to ensure timeliness of treatment plans and chart completeness and accuracy
• Provide briefings to other departments of the medical center regarding HUD-VASH screening and admissions processes
• Oversight of consults and closing consults - which may be delegated
• The HUD VASH Coordinator maintains a small clinical caseload
• Duties in case management include visits as mandated by the treatment plan - monthly HOMES collection and update and general case management duties to ensure the well-being of the client
• The incumbent is responsible for assigning work to all staff within the program
• The incumbent provides administrative - technical and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the program
• Administers information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the quality of service provided to patients
• Develops and implements information systems to track service activities including visits - referrals - inpatient days - patient demographics - equipment utilization and patient satisfaction
• Develops - implements - and evaluates clinical guidelines and protocols to establish appropriate utilization of services
• A substantial portion of the workload directed by this position will be carried out at one or more locations that are physically removed from the main unit under conditions that make day-to-day supervision difficult to administer
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available 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 #: 25614-F