SUD Social Worker
Duties to perform this job include but are not limited to:
The social worker will develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others. The incumbent demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment and skills needed for substance abuse therapy, for all adult patients, including those with co-occurring disorders. The incumbent must understand the factors and causes of substance abuse, as well as the problems related to these disorders. The incumbent must have the knowledge to accurately diagnose the different types of substance abuse and dependence. The incumbent demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment and skills needed for marriage/ family/couples counseling. The incumbent must understand interpersonal relationships, including conflict resolution, and knowledge of human development throughout the life span, interventions based on research and theory, family and systems interaction, formal diagnostic criteria, risk assessment, evidence-based practices, and assessment tools for marriage/family/couples counseling. The incumbent will be able to utilize assessment tools and assessment methods to best serve the Veteran. It is the responsibility of the social worker, working within the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop a treatment plan with the Veteran based on this assessment. The initial assessment will be completed as specified by the policy for the assigned work area. Reassessment will be conducted at intervals specified in program policies. Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday 08:
00AM-04:
30 PM Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/03/2020. 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 the CSWE website to verify if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work. Licensure:
Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-185 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 on the OHRM website. Preferred
Experience:
2 or more years post LCSW licensure experience in Substance Abuse Disorder In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the following grade determinations:
Grade Determinations:
Experience, Education and Licensure-Senior Social Workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an ASWB 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. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSA's below:
1. Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex physical or mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority for services and provide specialized treatment services. 2. Advanced and expert 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 interventions used in the treatment of veterans with polytraumatic injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc. 3. Advanced knowledge and expert skill 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. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on empirical findings. 4. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. 5. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, demonstrating innovation in the creation of new models of psychosocial assessment or intervention to identify and address specialized clinical needs. Ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the specialty population or specialty treatment program. References:
VA Handbook 5005/23 Part II, Appendix G39, Reference and Appropriate VA Qualification standard The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 12. Physical Requirements:
Walking (2-4 hours); Standing (2-4 hours); Repeated bending (1-2 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13' to 16 to jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Hear (aid permitted); Emotional stability; Contagious disease; Working closely with others.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The social worker will develop an assessment of the Veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the Veteran, family members and significant others. The incumbent demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment and skills needed for substance abuse therapy, for all adult patients, including those with co-occurring disorders. The incumbent must understand the factors and causes of substance abuse, as well as the problems related to these disorders. The incumbent must have the knowledge to accurately diagnose the different types of substance abuse and dependence. The incumbent demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment and skills needed for marriage/ family/couples counseling. The incumbent must understand interpersonal relationships, including conflict resolution, and knowledge of human development throughout the life span, interventions based on research and theory, family and systems interaction, formal diagnostic criteria, risk assessment, evidence-based practices, and assessment tools for marriage/family/couples counseling. The incumbent will be able to utilize assessment tools and assessment methods to best serve the Veteran. It is the responsibility of the social worker, working within the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop a treatment plan with the Veteran based on this assessment. The initial assessment will be completed as specified by the policy for the assigned work area. Reassessment will be conducted at intervals specified in program policies. Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday 08:
00AM-04:
30 PM Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/03/2020. 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 the CSWE website to verify if that social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work. Licensure:
Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS-185 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 on the OHRM website. Preferred
Experience:
2 or more years post LCSW licensure experience in Substance Abuse Disorder In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the following grade determinations:
Grade Determinations:
Experience, Education and Licensure-Senior Social Workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. At least two years should be in an area of specialized social work practice. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an ASWB 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. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSA's below:
1. Advanced knowledge of and mastery of theories and modalities used in the specialized treatment of complex physical or mental illness. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment of veteran patients, including making psychosocial and psychiatric diagnoses within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Ability to determine priority for services and provide specialized treatment services. 2. Advanced and expert 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 interventions used in the treatment of veterans with polytraumatic injuries, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc. 3. Advanced knowledge and expert skill 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. Ability to coordinate the delivery of specialized psychosocial services and programs. Ability to design system changes based on empirical findings. 4. Ability to provide subject matter consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients treated in the specialty area, rendering professional opinions based on experience and expertise and role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to teach and mentor staff and students in the specialty area of practice and to provide supervision for licensure or for specialty certifications. 5. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession, demonstrating innovation in the creation of new models of psychosocial assessment or intervention to identify and address specialized clinical needs. Ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the specialty population or specialty treatment program. References:
VA Handbook 5005/23 Part II, Appendix G39, Reference and Appropriate VA Qualification standard The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 12. Physical Requirements:
Walking (2-4 hours); Standing (2-4 hours); Repeated bending (1-2 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13' to 16 to jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Hear (aid permitted); Emotional stability; Contagious disease; Working closely with others.
- Department:
0185 Social Work - Salary Range:
$76,721 to $99,741 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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