Supervisory Social Worker

Program Manager for Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)

The program manager for the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) is responsible for developing policies and practices to meet the goals of the program as well as monitors to meet the goals. The BHIP program manager is responsible for establishing measurement-based case expectations and tracking the measurement-based care data gathering and information dissemination and feedback to the BHIP team. The incumbent provides programmatic and individual expectations for each member of the team, including but not limited to the productivity targets, RVU expectations, encounter closure expectations and feedback, evidenced based practice prioritization and monitoring, and clinic build integrity. The BHIP team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, peer support specialists, and indirectly nursing and administrative staff. As the program manager, the incumbent assists in planning, establishing, and implementing policies and procedures; developing individual or group goals and objectives as well as monitoring, operating, evaluating, coordinating, and overseeing the staff of the assigned program. The incumbent will assure the social workers whom they supervise, as well as all staff in the work unit, are aware of, adhere to best practices in evidence-based intervention models, all current directives of VHA, and meet current JCAHO standards, State licensure standards, and VA-OIG expectations. The incumbent will establish quality control systems, conduct ongoing intensive reviews and appraisals, and utilize data-driven quality assurance processes, to ensure the accomplishment of objectives and adherence to standards set by governing bodies and strategic program/organizational goals.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

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: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized