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Summary The Social Worker position works in the Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP)/Serious Mentally Ill (PRRTP-SMI) at the H. John Heinz III Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Responsibilities The Social Worker provides social work services within the MHRRTP (Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program) setting and serves as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, providing a variety of clinical interventions. Must exercise independent judgment and decision making in the formulation of the treatment plan with Veteran and the treatment team. In this role the Social Worker must have knowledge and experience with mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures to include acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common psychotropic medications and their effects/side effects; and basic medical terminology. Must have skills in utilizing VA and community resources. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and/or their families Provide clinical care services including case management, discharge planning, individual supportive counseling and must possess knowledge and ability to independently implement various evidenced based treatment modalities including, but not limited to evidenced based group therapy for Veterans and families. Independently complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families. Facilitate the veteran's maximum use of treatment for attainment of the highest level of independence that is possible and practicable. Develop psychosocial treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team members, including goals for psychosocial clinical treatment. Makes adjustments to the psychosocial treatment plan and interventions based on changing needs and response to interventions. May serve, on a time-limited basis, as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services. Complies with program policies on documentation of professional social work services. This includes a social work assessment, treatment plans, progress notes reflecting treatment and discharge summaries for assigned patients. Serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility as deemed appropriate by the supervisor and Program Manager, and/or Designee. Inform the immediate supervisor of problems and recommended solutions to problems encountered in the incumbent's area of responsibility. Responsible for maintaining compliance with Pennsylvania Social Work Licensure Requirements and completion of VA social Work Requirements for competence Additional responsibilities include ongoing assessment of the patient's progress and treatment, as well as developing discharge plans. Complete screenings for residential program admission and provide pre-admission contacts. As well as help determine appropriate level of care for Veterans screened for the Residential Program. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm; every other weekend required Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:Social Worker - Residential, PD000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. 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: 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). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Social Worker, GS-0185-9 Experience, Education, and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Ability to work with Veterans and family members from various socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diversified backgrounds utilizing counseling skills. 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. 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. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients, staff, and representatives of community agencies. 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. Social Worker, GS-0185-11 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. Education. 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. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services. 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. 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. 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. 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. Preferred Experience: Providing evidenced based treatment, case management and community resources/refers to Veterans with a serious mental illness diagnosis experience preferred Skill in assessing and treating complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans referred to Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP)/Serious Mentally Ill (PRRTP-SMI) experience preferred Residential Rehabilitation care experience Preferred 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-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: Office work is in a modern facility, well-lit and temperature controlled. Some duties are performed in an office setting and/or on hospital wards where there is the possibility of exposure to contagious disease, infection, radiation, mechanical, chemical, and electrical hazards. There is a possibility of violence requiring the use of good judgment, initiation of safety precautions, and practice of universal precautions or other good health and hygiene practices. The incumbent must be able to exercise a high degree of emotional and mental discipline at all times to continue to carry out duties efficiently. This is especially necessary during times periods when the incumbent encounters significant or extreme duress because of interactions with patients, etc. Must adjust to frequently changing workloads and frequent interruptions. Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. 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. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.