Summary

The Veterans Comprehensive Prevention - Access to Care - and Treatment Act of 2020 (COMPACT) Act - Section 201 expands the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)'s ability to furnish and pay for treatment of eligible individuals in acute suicidal crisis. The Social Worker Program Coordinator serves as the COMPACT Act Coordinator and has responsibility as the primary navigator for Veterans receiving care under COMPACT Act.

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
• 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
• English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• GS-12 Social Worker (Program Coordinator) Grade Determinations: Experience and/or 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
• 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: (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
• Preferred Experience: Experience with suicide prevention preferred
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination
• Exceptions: A pre-placement examination is required for any occupation or assignment that requires the operation of a government-owned or -leased motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties
• Examinations may also be required for any occupation or assignment that requires a pre-placement examination by virtue of another policy - regulation - or statute.

Duties

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to the following: Utilize program coordination skills to develop and monitor administrative and clinical plans for Veterans receiving COMPACT Act services
• Oversee daily operations of the program and provides reports and metrics to facility - VISN and VACO as requested
• Capture and analyze local data trends to inform program development and improvement
• Collaborate with local facility revenue and finance departments
• Advocate for Veteran - ensuring they do not receive bills for COMPACT related care
• Provide education and training on COMPACT Act to internal and external stakeholders as the facility subject matter expert
• Reviews and develops policies - standard operating procedures - practice guidelines for the program
• Coordination between health care providers and care managers in direct care and community care
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams within the VA healthcare system and community to navigate complex care coordination
• Consultation and negotiation across program areas to ensure appropriate resources are secure in a clinically relevant and timely manner
• Coordinate with local Patient Advocate Tracking System - Replacement (PATS-R) COMPACT clinical review teams
• Coordinates with local facility Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) Care Coordinators Provide training - education - orientation and guidance on clinical program area
• Provide clinical social work assessment - intervention - treatment and follow-up - using a social determinant of health framework to COMPACT Act Veterans Assist with navigation between varying levels of care and conducts comprehensive transition planning
• Utilize designated COMPACT Act templates and coding requirements when documenting in the medical record
• Skill in organizing work - setting priorities - meeting multiple deadlines - and evaluating assigned program area
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:30am to 4:00pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): 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: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized