Supervisory Social Worker (Emergency Department)

The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Supervisory Social Worker. The incumbent assumes the supervisory and administrative responsibility for the management of the assigned social workers who function within the Emergency Department.

Duties include but not limited to: Supervises a group of employees performing work at various GS levels up to their own grade and provides administrative, technical, and clinical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit. Perform the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised. Provide informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Establish a working monthly schedule for 24/7 mental health coverage in the Emergency Department to include holidays. Perform specialized treatment of complex physical and mental illness. Ensure suicide protocols are followed and completed on all patients in the ED if medical conditions do not prohibit such assessments. Assist patients and their families complete Advance Directives, goals of care, and provides a full bio-psychosocial assessment as clinically indicated. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:00am-3:30pm. Weekends and and night availability needed. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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. 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 may 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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