Supervisory Social Worker

The Supervisory Social Worker is assigned to VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, CA. The Supervisory Social Worker coordinates with multi-disciplinary Staff including close collaboration with the Chief of Acute Care Hospital Operations. They provide direct clinical services to acute care patients and serves as the clinical and administrative supervisory social worker to professional staff.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 11837-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Available Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) 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) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Duties may include but are not limited to: Administratively responsible for social work services in acute care medicine with additional oversight to social work services in ICU and surgical units as well as the SAMS Program. Manages and controls the use of data related to SAMS programming regarding day to day functioning and program evaluation. Develops policies and procedures and prepares reports and statistics for facility, VISN, and national use. Plans, organizes and directs administrative, operational, and patient-related activities for the SAMS Program. Participates in program planning and developing relationships between VA and community providers. Collaborates with various community housing or placement services that are familiar with a range of housing resources within the counties of VAPAHCS catchment area. Engages in program activities to improve quality of care, assure appropriate utilization, and policy and program development. Develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in acute care medicine, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services. Provides direct supervision to medical social workers and the SAMS Specialist as well as guidance and consultation to colleagues and trainees on the psychosocial treatment of patients in acute care. Provides clinical supervision for unlicensed staff for social work licensure or certification. VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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