USAJOBS · 17 hours ago
Mental Health Program Manager (Supervisory Social Worker)
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$119K/yr - $119K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Mental Health Program Manager (Supervisory Social Worker) for the Veterans Health Administration. This role involves supervising interdisciplinary staff, managing the Primary Care Mental Health Integration program, and ensuring compliance with best practices in mental health treatment.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Supervises interdisciplinary staff including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, LPCCs, Nurses, Peer Specialists, and Vocational Rehab Specialists housed in specialty clinics throughout mental health, including conducting performance appraisals, handling disciplinary actions, managing time and leave, and evaluating for and recommending awards
Responsible for training incoming staff on best practice, compliance within VA standards of documentation, and ensuring appropriate training for trainees across multiple disciplines
Handles, prioritizes and delegates complex patient care, personnel, budget, education, and program planning activities
Responsible for a variety of accountability practices, that there are appropriate quality improvement practices in place and providing necessary pertinent data on the programs included in the incumbent's sphere of responsibility
Writes facility policies and standard operating procedures consistent with national standards and remains knowledgeable of current staffing, productivity, clinical care guidelines/policies/directives that impact staffing and clinical care
Provides a full range of mental health treatment and assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients
Applying advanced theories and techniques to a wide range of Veterans with mental health disorders
Responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center
Attend all clinical staff meetings
Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation
Coordinating treatment planning and delivery of services that best meet the needs of patients and are based on scientific research on optimal treatment
Promoting communication/interactions between team members, patients, and their families to facilitate the treatment process
The incumbent will develop, initiate, implement, and review psychosocial treatment plans based on the patient's assessed needs
May be asked to serve as Acting Chief or Assistant Chief of Mental Health service, in the event of their absence and will also provide coverage to other programs as needed
Qualification
Required
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
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)
Have a master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
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
One year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
Individuals assigned as supervisory social workers must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level, and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
Ability to independently organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines
Skill in a range of supervisory duties which includes clinical supervision, consultation, negotiation with other departments and quality improvement
Ability to ensure provision of clinical social work services by supervised social workers
Ability to delegate authority, manage priorities, coordinate work, and follow up on pending issues to complete duties in an accurate and timely fashion
Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems, develop and implement solutions that result in efficient operations, and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the service
Ability to provide staff training and development
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework Available - Ad-hoc.
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