The Social Work Program Coordinator functions as the Medical Center's Coordinator/Liaison for VA's Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Programs, Contract Residential Services (CRS) Program. The Social Work Program Coordinator/HCHV CRS Liaison is assigned to the VA Medical Center and provides services to Veterans throughout the South Texas Veterans Health Care System catchment area. Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. 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-185 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. Social workers must be proficient in spoken and written English. Grade Determination: GS-12 Senior Social Worker 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 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. Preferred Experience: EBP Certification Prior experience in similar role or with population served Clinical supervision certification Quality or utilization management experience Former VA Trainee References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/120 PART II APPENDIX G39. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds; Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (6 hours); Standing (6 hours); Repeated bending (2-4 hours); Operation of a motor vehicle; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far Vision: 20/30; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid may be permitted); Emotional and Mental Stability; Sit for extended periods; Performs Independently; Cognitive Stability. ["VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU The incumbent is a professional social worker assigned to HCHV programs and must demonstrate the following skills: - Providing and maintaining oversight of VA medical facility HCHV Outreach Services.\n- Providing HCHV Outreach Services staff with orientation and training.\n- Reviewing complex cases and assigning HCHV Outreach Services staff to provide case management services as clinically indicated.\n- Ensuring quarterly performance improvement reviews are conducted to improve access and sustain Veterans in VA medical facility HCHV Outreach Services.\n- Establishing huddles, clinical case reviews and staff meetings with assignments for follow-up action with HCHV Outreach Services Staff.\n- Establishing relationships to strengthen cooperation between internal and external partners to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of delivering outreach services that include identifying, assessing, and referring homeless Veterans for other services.\n- Serve as an active participant of the local Coordinated Entry System by working closely with community partners.\n- Collaborating with community partners to plan and execute local Stand Down events.\n- Overseeing the HCHV Contract Residential Services (CRS) program services to ensure they operate as indicated in the HCHV contract.\n- Providing support to HCHV CRS Liaison including orientation, training and development, ongoing use of data, and tools and data platforms to understand and improve program outcomes.\n- Coordinating HCHV CRS services with other VHA homeless programs.\n- Establishing huddles, clinical case reviews and staff meetings with assignments for follow-up action with VA medical facility staff from various VHA homeless programs and HCHV CRS contract providers.\n- Work to reduce barriers and silos across all homeless and VA medical facility programs and promote a seamless transition between VA health care providers.\n- Providing case consultation and work with supervisor to address high-risk situations (e.g., suicide flags, infection, or disease outbreaks).\n- Conducting appropriate program audits such as, reviewing performance metrics outcomes, the COR Administrative File, clinical documentation submitted by each HCHV CRS Liaison, operational reports to ensure documentation is complete and consistent with HOMES, and initial and annual HCHV CRS program inspection packets.\n- Ensuring monthly reconciliation of data in HOMES with the HCHV CRS providers' record of attendance and their monthly invoice is completed by HCHV staff.\n- Ensuring that program participant data is documented in HOMES accurately and consistent with HOMES policies.\n- Collaborating with the VA medical facility Eligibility Office to develop processes to verify Veteran status and eligibility of program participants.\n- Developing procedures guiding the entry process that are consistent with the contract and that minimize access barriers to the program.\n- Ensuring a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) is prepared for each HCHV CRS program.\n- Assigning or participating as a subject matter expert (SME) in the planning stage of HCHV CRS program contract solicitations; facilitating the production of a Statement of Work (SOW).\n- Function as the VHA Contract Officer's Representative (COR) for HCHV programs.\n- Managing contract planning activities and contract implementation activities. Monitoring contract activities, either wholly or in collaboration with the HCHV CRS Liaison. Maintaining the complete COR administrative file.\n- Is administratively responsible for clinical programming, program development, and is accountable for measuring program effectiveness, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and design system changes. Is able to write policies, procedures and practice guidelines pertaining to service delivery. Participates in continuous quality improvement activities and evaluation of services provided. Develops and implements information systems to track services including visits, referrals, patient demographics, and patient satisfaction\n.- The incumbent will participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the Supervisory Social Worker.- Incumbent actively participates in CARF and other regulating bodies readiness process and planning. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm\nTelework: Not Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 00000\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]