Supervisory Social Worker - Inpatient Medicine

## Supervisory Social Worker, GS-12

• *Role Summary:**

Join the Department of Veterans Affairs as a Supervisory Social Worker (GS-12), leading advanced clinical social work services. This role demands expert clinical practice, staff supervision for licensure, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Provide advanced clinical social work services, applying specialized knowledge to diverse patient populations.
• Offer clinical supervision for social work licensure and certification.
• Independently organize work, set priorities, and manage multiple deadlines.
• Perform supervisory duties, including consultation, inter-departmental negotiation, and quality improvement.
• Ensure the delivery of effective clinical social work services to patients and their families.
• Develop and implement staff training and professional development programs.
• Advocate for patients with community service providers as needed.
• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, identifying patient strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
• Maintain strict adherence to patient privacy and confidentiality protocols.
• *Required Qualifications:**
• *Education:**
• Master's degree in Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited school. A doctoral degree is not a substitute.
• *Licensure:**
• Current state licensure or certification at the **advanced practice level** for independent social work practice.
• Ability to provide supervision for licensure is mandatory.
• *Experience:**
• A minimum of one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, demonstrating advanced practice skills in a specialty area or administration.
• Experience should include: assessing behaviors related to abuse/neglect/IPV, applying clinical social work skills, patient advocacy, and independent psychosocial assessments.
• *Skills & Abilities:**
• Exceptional organizational skills to manage complex workloads and meet deadlines.
• Strong understanding of supervisory duties, including clinical supervision and quality improvement.
• Proven ability to ensure high standards in clinical social work service delivery.
• Skill in designing and delivering staff training and development.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective team and management interactions.
• *Work Environment & Physical Demands:**
• Primarily sedentary office work, with typical office environment risks.
• Occasional outdoor work in various weather conditions and potential exposure to moderate risks in storage/waste sites.
• Requires active listening, reading, observing, evaluating behavior, speaking, writing clinical notes, and using standard office equipment.
• Some physical effort may be required, such as walking, standing, climbing, carrying light items, or driving.
• *Important Notes:**
• United States Citizenship is generally required.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is mandatory.