This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
The incumbent will serve as the NWI HCS Mental Health Service Line acute unit program coordinator ensuring optimal daily operations on the unit in accordance with VHA directives and accreditation requirements. The inpatient Mental Health acute unit is a 16-bed unit located on the 10th floor of the Omaha VA Medical Center, a 1B facility.
The incumbent will be an integral member of the unit's interdisciplinary treatment team and will work in conjunction with the Nursing supervisor to ensure appropriate unit safety and operations. In addition to the program coordinator role, the incumbent will serve as social worker (SW) on the unit and also supervise the 1.0 SW case manager assigned to the unit.
Major duties include but are not limited to the following: Administrative (45%) The incumbent oversees daily operation of the MH Acute Unit program, develops policies and procedures for program operation, and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring staff compliance with practice, standards and guidelines on documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice, and service delivery.
The incumbent provides analysis and evaluation of clinical program data and computerized programs to identify system-wide trends and needs to enhance the quality of service. The incumbent may be responsible for, or contribute to, the programs resource and fiscal management, monitoring control points developing the annual budget, operating within that budget, and accounting for appropriated funds.
The incumbent is administratively responsible for the clinical programming and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. The incumbent provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development and continuing education programs for assigned staff.
The incumbent initiates and conducts a variety of program or service audits and completes designated clinical practice audits and reports, including productivity assessments. The incumbent oversees program operations and evaluations, identifying areas for improvement, gathering relevant data, assessing the data, developing and implanting ideas for improvement and evaluating efficiency or improvement efforts.
The incumbent will engage in program coordination activities, including consultation, negotiation, and monitoring. The incumbent will write polices, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for relevant areas of the Acute unit. The incumbent will provide clinical and administrative supervision to MHSL staff assigned to this program (currently 1 SW case manager). The incumbent will provide training, orientation, and guidance to staff on the acute unit, within clinical practice.
Clinical (55%) The incumbent provides SW clinical services including completion of admission activities, discharge planning, and ongoing case management. The incumbent will comply with suicide prevention requirements, including screening and evaluation services as needed. The incumbent may provide clinical therapy services as needed on the unit, including individual and group psychotherapy services, as well as other types of groups to support unit programming.
The incumbent will provide SW services to family members of treated Veterans, as appropriate. The incumbent will document SW interventions and activities in the patient's clinical record in accordance with NWI and VHA policy. The incumbent will support post-discharge contact efforts to ensure a safe and supported transition into outpatient care.
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 VHAVISN23EDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
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: Ad-hocVirtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application. 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/.
kira.fischer@va.gov · 3193380581 X636737
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $97047 – $126164/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-03.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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