Social Worker (Case Manager) POST 9/11 M2VA Transition Patient Advocate (M2VA)-EDRP
Company: Nurse.com
Location: San Angelo
Posted on: January 24, 2023
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Job Description:
Qualifications
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:
Preferred Experience:
Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for
employment, the following criteria must be met for each grade
level.
GS-09:None beyond the basic requirements.
In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate
all of the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
(a) Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various
socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified
backgrounds utilizing counseling skills.
(b) Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of
Veterans and their family members, and to formulate and implement a
treatment plan, identifying the Veterans problems, strengths,
weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
(c) Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with
individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals. This
requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem
solving, or crisis intervention techniques.
(d) Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships and communicate with clients, staff, and
representatives of community agencies.
(e) Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses,
disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute,
chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and
their effects/side effects; and medical terminology.
GS-11:Experience and Licensure:
Appointment to the GS-11 grade level requires completion of a
minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9
grade level in the field of health care or other social
work-related settings, (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 one year of professional social work experience in a
clinical setting.
In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate
all of the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate
referrals to community and other governmental agencies for
services, and ability to coordinate services.
(b) Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and
treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from
various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other
diversified backgrounds.
(c) Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities
and treatment procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumatic
illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side
effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment
plan.
(d) Skill in independently implementing different treatment
modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who
are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social
problems to achieve treatment goals.
(e) Ability to provide consultation services to new social workers,
social work graduate students, and other staff about the
psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial
problems on health care and compliance with treatment.
References: VA Handbook 5005/120 Part II Appendix G39, September
10, 2019.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. The actual
grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in
the range of GS-9 to GS-11.
Physical Requirements: Light lifting/carrying (under 15 lbs);
Walking/Standing (up to 5 hours); Kneeling (half hour); Emotional
and Mental Stability; Cognitive Stability
Education
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if
you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Failure to provide transcript may result in non-referral of your
application if your education cannot be verified.
Must 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.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department
of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or
institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can
verify your education here: . 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. For further information, visit: .
Note: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in
existence, you must provide this information in your
application.
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