This Social Worker is assigned to Inpatient Med/Surg Programs at VA Puget Sound Health Care System located in Seattle, Washington with responsibility to provide direct services for Veterans, their families and caregivers.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Supervision & Leadership - Provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision to unlicensed, independent, and advanced practice social workers. - Maintains an onsite supervisory presence and conducts regular in-person staff meetings to ensure effective oversight, engagement, and support. - Establishes and communicates performance expectations; observes performance; provides ongoing feedback; completes formal evaluations; and addresses complaints and grievances. - Develops and implements work improvement plans, recommends personnel actions, and provides guidance on administrative and clinical matters. - Exercises disciplinary authority within delegated parameters, approves leave, ensures training compliance, and promotes staff development across multiple grade levels. Inpatient Med/Surg Unit Oversight and Compliance - Provides oversight of inpatient Med Surg Unit to ensure compliance with national directive, VA policies, Joint Commission standards, and facility expectations. - Develops, supports, maintains, and updates standard operating procedures for inpatient programs in coordination with the Social Work Service Line. - Monitors program performance, ensures all performance measures are met or exceeded, and adjusts operations based on emerging trends or new requirements. Quality Improvement and Data-Driven Management - Interprets unit trends, analyzes patterns, and recommends enhancements to improve service deliver and Veteran outcomes. - Supports facility-wide efforts to reduce length of stay & optimize performance measures reflected in OMELOS, and other hospital metrics. - Leads or supports quality improvement activities with interdisciplinary partners to ensure high quality care and regulatory compliance. Committee & Team Participation - Serves on as an active participant on Utilization Management Committee to represent the Social Work perspective while acknowledging facility and interquel standards. - Collaborates closely with ELT leadership including regular occurring meetings to discuss Veterans with long hospital stays to remove barriers from discharge. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) - Promotes nondiscriminatory practices, affirmative action principles, and equitable treatment for all employees. - Ensures merit-based promotion, supports hiring and recruitment efforts, encourages career development, and fully utilizes staff skills Administrative Responsibilities - Ensures timely completion of JPRS actions and prepares briefing materials for Social Work Service Line and facility leadership Coverage & Cross-Functional Support - Serves as primary coverage for the Specialty Care Unit and may provide coverage for other Supervisory Social Workers within Social Work Service. - Performs duties that may overlap with areas within Social Work Service or programs outside the service based on facility need. Other Duties - Will be expected to provide direct clinical services to Veterans as appropriate. The balance between clinical and administrative responsibilities will be determined by the SW Clinical Care Program Manager. - Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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. Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
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/.
Rachael.Seath@va.gov 253-582-8440 X75638
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