Incumbent serves as the Substance Dependence Consultation and Liaison Service, and the Detoxification Service Coordinator within the Mental Health Careline at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. The incumbent provides and oversees services involving consults and detoxication services and provides direct patient care services in SUDEP. 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. English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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/. 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: Senior Social Worker, GS-12 Experience/Education. The candidate must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Senior social workers have experience that demonstrates possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. Senior social workers are experts in their specialized area of practice. Senior social workers may have certification or other post-masters training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship or equivalent supervised professional experience in a specialty. Licensure/Certification. Senior social workers must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an 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) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: (a) 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. (b) Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. (c) Knowledge 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 and to design system changes. (d) Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. (e) Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39 Social Worker Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Services. ["This position mostly involves providing direct clinical services to veterans with substance use disorders, gambling disorders, and co-existing psychiatric disorders and coordinating appropriate referrals to the community or other professional resources. The incumbent oversees services that will ensure linkage for care for Veterans referred to SUDEP and needing detoxification services and this might include individual, group or family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, advocacy, performing psychosocial assessments, preparing written assessments, composing correspondence and making certain all required clinical assessments, treatment notes and clinical notes are recorded in the patients chart, participating in the substance abuse interdisciplinary treatment team contributing to team decisions concerning adjustments to treatment and in the development of comprehensive individual treatment plans. The Consultation and Liaison Service, and the Detoxification Service Coordinator is administratively responsible for the consultation and detox program and provides treatment to patients with substance use disorders and other comorbid conditions. The incumbent manages the daily operations of the program, develops policies and procedures, and prepares reports and statics for the facility, VISN, and national use. The incumbent may supervise unlicensed graduate social worker (SW) and may administratively manage any employees assigned to the program. The incumbent must use a high level of skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans referred for consults and detox. The incumbent completes (or reviews a completed) psychosocial assessments as part of the consult process when the Veteran is initially referred to Behavioral Medicine Service. In addition, the incumbent provides appropriate psychotherapy with individuals, groups or families who may be acutely or chronically struggling with mental health issues. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm\nTelework: Not Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #:91263-O\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]