Description:
The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the Chief Wellness Officer position.The Chief Wellness Officer is being announced on an interdisciplinary basis and can be filled by any of the follow occupations/assignments: Social Worker (Program Coordinator), Registered Nurse (Program Manager), Supervisory Dietitian (Facility Program Coordinator), or Psychology Program Manager.
Requirements:
Basic Requirements :United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
English Language Proficiency:
Individuals appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74, to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Experience and Education:
You must possess a master's degree in Social Work 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 status do not meet this requirement until the school of social work is fully accredited. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Licensure or Certification
You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
Grade Determinations :
GS-13
Licensure Requirement: You must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level and must be able to provide supervision for licensure.
Experience Requirement: You must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment, demonstrating progressively more professional competency. Examples of specialized experience at the GS-12 include, but are not limited to: assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence; use of clinical social work skills; maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives; acting as an advocate with appropriate community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the patient and family members/caregiver; independently assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members, identifying the patient's strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and psychosocial acuity.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirement: In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of program coordination and administration which includes consultation, negotiation, and monitoring.
- Knowledge and ability to write policies, procedures, and/or practice guidelines for the program.
- Ability to supervise multidisciplinary staff assigned to the program.
- Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and evaluating assigned program area(s).
- Ability to provide training, orientation, and guidance within clinical practice.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13.
Physical Requirements: The work is primary sedentary; however, the employee must be able to sit at a desk working at a computer, engage in light to moderate physical activity including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies.
Feb 28, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov