Social Worker (Program Manager)

Social Worker Program Manager

The incumbent's responsibilities will be to support the highly sensitive functions associated with the Chief of Staff Office. The Social Worker Program Manager provides the below duties, but are not limited to:

• The position will be housed at the main medical center on Jefferson Avenue, but the incumbent will need to visit staff practicing in their clinical venues at the remote CBOCs.
• Sets GEC vision, strategy, and goals; develop policy.
• Represents GEC at facility, VISN, and VACO levels.
• Aligns GEC operations with VA mission, values, and strategic plan.
• Oversees systems redesign, peer review, and outcome measurement.
• Ensures accreditation readiness (TJC, CARF, other review bodies).
• Responsible for the Program Portfolio: HBPC; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Geriatric Evaluation & Management (GEM); Geri PACT.
• Responsible for Exercising the budget and line authority.
• Develops and manages projections and resource allocation.
• Supports efficient use of resources across programs.
• Leads HR actions including hiring, onboarding, performance, and discipline.
• Supervises multidisciplinary staff.
• Ensures licensure, training, and continuing.
• Ensure safe transitions across care settings.
• Expands telehealth, group clinics, secure messaging as appropriate.
• Coordinates with EM, Primary Care, Subspecialties, Social Work, Community Care, and others for NIC and GEC programs such as HBPC; Skilled Home health; Adult Day Health Care; Respite Care; Veteran- Directed Care; Palliative Care; Hospice are; Medical Foster Homes; State Veteran Homes; Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM); Geri Pact.
• Collaborates with academic affiliates for teaching in precepting.
• Support staff development through education and mentorship.
• Coordinates control correspondence with VISN/VACO.
• Responds to inquiries from elected officials and OIG.
• Ensures regulatory and accreditation compliance.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 51187-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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)