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The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) is part of the Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 - Rocky Mountain Network and serves Veterans throughout Eastern Colorado. ECHCS consists of one inpatient facility, plus eleven Community-Based Outpatient clinics (CBOCs). It is a Level 1a complexity level facility based on the patient population served, clinical services offered across the continuum of care, education, research, and administrative complexity.
02/04/2025 to 06/30/2025
$125,180 - $162,736 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
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CBSU-12684748-25-RR
830418400
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until June 30, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be February 28, 2025, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. This announcement is open ALL federal employees and Internal VA Employees all others should apply under announcement number CBSU-12684749-25-RR
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
The incumbent is responsible for providing leadership and oversight across Inpatient Medicine, Inpatient Surgery, Inpatient Palliative Care, Acute Care, and the Emergency Department; providing supervision for GS 9-12 Social Workers and Registered Nurses. Incumbent is responsible for providing direction to staff responsible for care coordination, case management, discharge planning and establishing policy and procedure that ensures timely access to high quality care across the continuum. The incumbent is responsible for program management with line authority and accountable
for all aspects of the clinical care and support services provided to Veterans, Caregivers, and families. The incumbent works collaboratively with Executive Leadership including the Chief Nurse of Inpatient Specialty Medicine, ADPCS, Chief of Staff, Service Line Managers, and other clinical
and administrative staff in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs to support and enhance patient care across the continuum. The position reports to the Chief Nurse of Inpatient Specialty Medicine under Patient Care Services.
- Develops of short- and long-range goals and plans in collaboration with acute medical/surgical and critical care inter professional leadership teams. Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure goal attainment, management of administrative and programmatic resources and
outcome monitoring using data driven quality assurance processes.
- Develops acute medicine impatient case management services in accordance with national guidelines, establishes policies and procedures, oversees program development, and directs and clinically oversees inpatient case managers. Collaborates with other VA programs and services, as
well as forging external community partnerships.
- Reviews, monitors, analyzes, plans, and assesses acute medicine social work services. Responsible for key project activities related to the planning, development, and implementation of the project component. Administers information and analytical systems to evaluate and enhance the
quality of service provided to patients.
- As direct supervisor of the employees, incumbent assesses current and potential employees' qualifications, selects new employees, advocates for new positions to support the programs' needs, evaluates the performance of employees and rewards and/or disciplines employees as appropriate.
Able to teach and mentor staff and supervise for licensure and specialty certifications.
- Serves as a member of councils, committees, and workgroups as designated and participates in department/professional continuing education, health record review and protected peer review activities and processes.
- Performs advance practice clinical social work functions and specialized clinical social work functions as approved on the incumbent's clinical social work scope of practice application. Incumbent exercises mature professional judgment and is licensed at the advance practice clinical level, has specialized knowledge of practice typically related to specific DSM V diagnoses in the Veteran population.
- Coordinates community-based services, including information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
- Knowledge of Veterans' benefits and services relating to special programs, service-connected compensation, non-service-connected pension. Facilitates referrals based upon Veterans' needs and eligibility.
- Maintains complete, accurate, timely and confidential medical record documentation of patient information according to VA, TJC and CARF policies/regulations.
- Provides education and training to staff, orients new staff in programs, and ensures competencies and VACO licensing and certification standards are met.
- Provides timely and accurate information both verbally and in writing for reports to the Service Chief, and others as directed. Incumbent devises methods of obtaining data, evaluates data to determine the effectiveness of case management interventions, and discharge planning. The incumbent
assures that the documentation of the assigned staff reflects the services provided and meets requirements of JCAHO, CARF, VHA, and the Medical Center documentation policies and standards.
- Other duties as assigned
Work Schedule: 7:00 AM-3:30PM (tours may vary)
Telework: Available (Ad-hoc)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/30/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12684748.
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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
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