This Specialty Care Senior Social Worker is assigned to the Oncology clinic located in the Loma Linda VA Main Facility. The selectee will be assigned to provide appropriate clinical services including, but not limited to, psychosocial assessments, implement treatment plans, provide ongoing case management, completing transplant assessments and education, counsel and educate on disease process, assist with advance health care planning, and educate end of life. Basic Requirements Citizenship: Citizen of the United States. Licensure: Candidate must be licensed or certified by a state at the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examination, unless they are grandfathered by the state in which they are licensed to practice at the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examination for advanced practice) and they must be able to provide supervision for licensure. Education: Master's degree in social work (MSW) from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy do not meet this requirement until the school of social work is fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for master's degree in social work. Grade Determinations: GS-12 Senior Social Worker Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must have at least two years of experience post advanced practice clinical licensure and should be in a specialized area of social work practice of which, one year must be equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. In addition to the experience above, candidates must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill in a range of specialized interventions and treatment modalities used in specialty treatment programs or with special patient populations. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. Ability to incorporate complex multiple causation in differential diagnosis and treatment within approved clinical privileges or scope of practice. Knowledge in developing and implementing methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in the specialty area, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services and to design system changes. Ability to provide specialized consultation to colleagues and students on the psychosocial treatment of patients in the service delivery area, as well as role modeling effective social work practice skills. Ability to expand clinical knowledge in the social work profession, and to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines pertaining to the service delivery area. Assignments. Senior social workers are licensed or certified to independently practice social work at an advanced level. Senior social workers typically practice in a major program area such as but not limited to: Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site; a Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Center, or a national VHA referral center, such as a national Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or a national Transplant Center, or other program areas of equivalent scope and complexity. The senior social worker may be assigned administrative responsibility for clinical program development and is accountable for clinical program effectiveness and modification of service patterns. Assignments include clinical settings where they have limited access to onsite supervision such as CBOCs or satellite outpatient clinics. The senior social worker collaborates with the other members of the treatment team in the provision of comprehensive health care services to Veterans, ensures equity of access, service, and benefits to this population, ensures the care provided is of the highest quality. The senior social worker provides leadership, direction, orientation, coaching, in-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs for assigned social work staff. They serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility, VISN and national level, or in the community as deemed appropriate by the supervisor, Social Work Executive or Chief of Social Work Services. This assignment is to be relatively few in number based on the size of the facility/service and applying sound position management. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G39 - Social Worker Qualification Standard. Physical Requirements: Social worker will be standing and walking regularly while meeting with veterans. It is expected that social worker will have prolonged standings in meetings or while providing social services. Sitting for a long periods of time will also take place at times. Social worker might have to carry light items, such as documents, resources, pamphlets, phone or a tablet. Responsibilities require ability to walk thought the hospital units, execute effective communication skills, and to be able to work behind a computer for a extended period of time. ["VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Engages in resolving psychosocial problems and needs Manages complex cases and/or guides team members through high quality of clinical oversight and creative problem solving Serves as a mediator between the hospital services, the Veterans and their family members to facilitate continuity of care Educates Veterans and their families regarding the resources available to them both at VALL and in their community in order to maximize a healthier outcome of the medical intervention Collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment teams, community and VA resources Implements treatment plans and provide guidance for patients and their families Demonstrates ability and knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures Completes Safety Plans with high risk Veterans and psychosocial assessments Creates treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, Veteran and family/caregivers in a timely manner while following guidelines defined by the Joint Commission standards and VA policies Types and executes clear and comprehensible notes on Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) Navigates VALLHCS documents and programs such as advance care planning, safety plans, orders, consults, Technology Architecture (VistA), CPRS, Teams and Outlook Maintains knowledge of changes within community care facilities, contract Community Nursing Homes (CNH) and other facilities for services provided through a VALLHCS contract and veteran eligibility Manages conflicts and difficulties when dealing with Veterans under pressure or a crisis Represents the Specialty care social work team and act as a representative and mediator between the team and other disciplines Oversees the teams duties under close supervision and reports to the supervisor if additional assistance or guidance is needed Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm\nCompressed/Flexible: May be available for highly qualified candidates, based on the needs of the service\nTelework: This position is not suitable for Telework\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 000000\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]