Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Summary

Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - Community Engagement & Reintegration Service (CERS) - GS-0185-12 - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System - Los Angeles - CA.

Duties

• VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker: Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The position is located at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System West Los Angeles Campus within the Community Engagement and Reintegration Service (CERS)
• The incumbent is a Licensed Social Worker at the advanced practice level assigned to the Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Contracted Residential Services (CRS)
• The HCHV CRS Liaison is responsible for the monitoring and coordination of services provided by community-based programs funded under the VA emergency housing contracts
• Program coordinators at the GS-12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area - such as but not limited to: the Chronically Homeless population with or without active SUD and/or Mental Health conditions and diagnosis
• Veteran's with behavioral and/or suicidal flags or with barriers for permanent housing
• They will build relationship with various VA services such as with the Homeless - Continuum Veterans Program - Suicide Prevention Program - Veteran Justice Outreach and many others
• The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area
• The program coordinator oversees the daily operation of the community contracted program - supports the development of policies and procedures for program operation - and prepares reports and statistics for facility - VISN - and national use
• They may be responsible for the program's budget - developing and monitoring staff compliance with practice - standards and guidelines on documentation - workload - data entry - ethical practice and service delivery
• The program coordinator provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service
• They may be responsible for - or contribute to - the program's resource and fiscal management - monitoring control points developing the annual budget - operating within that budget - and accounting for appropriated funds
• The program coordinator is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for facility - VISN - and national use
• They provide leadership - direction - orientation - coaching - in-service training - and technical support for staff development
• They initiate and conduct a variety of program or service audits and complete designated clinical practice audits and reports - including productivity assessments
• They oversee program operations and evaluations - identifying areas for improvement - gathering relevant data - assessing the data - developing and implementing ideas for improvement and evaluating efficacy of improvement efforts
• The incumbent will also be required to operate Government Furnished Equipment (Motor Vehicle) to frequently travel into the community as required
• Work Schedule: Full-time - Monday-Friday - 8:00 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Ad hoc - may be available after the first 90 days of employment Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 00000

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.