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Social Worker (Inpatient Acute Medicine)

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a full-time, permanent social work job at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville, Tennessee, with the Veterans Health Administration. The social worker helps Veterans and their families on the inpatient acute medicine, surgical and intensive care units (ICU) with discharge planning, counseling and connections to services. The job is on-site only, on a weekday day shift, with no travel.

1 vacancy

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

This job is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Current permanent VA Nationwide employees should apply under announcement CBTG-13105641-27-HO instead. Selections are made without regard to Veterans' preference.

What you would do

  • Conduct psychosocial assessments and high-risk screens for Veterans and family members.
  • Take part in discharge planning and make sure discharge plans are carried out on time.
  • Provide individual and family counseling as needed.
  • Teach Veterans and families about community resources, advance directives and VA benefits.
  • Coordinate care with other teams and link Veterans to VA or community resources.
  • Document social work activities in the patient's clinical record using CPRS.

Do you qualify for GS-11?

With experience: To reach the GS-11 level, you need at least 1 year of experience after your master's degree (called post-MSW) at the GS-9 level or equivalent, in health care or other social work settings, plus a state license to practice independently. A doctoral degree in social work can replace this one year of clinical experience.

With education: You need a master's degree in social work from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Schools in candidacy status do not count until they are fully accredited. A doctoral degree in social work cannot replace the master's degree.

Licenses and certifications you need:

  • State license or certification to practice social work independently at the master's level
  • A grandfathering provision may apply to current VHA employees in this occupation who meet the criteria

How to apply well

What to send:

  • State social work license
  • Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Transcript
  • Professional certification, if you have one
  • SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, including five required skills (KSAs) that you must clearly show in your application. Your application and documents will be verified, and missing or unclear information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower rating. VA also runs pre-employment reference checks.

Tips for this job:

  • Describe your post-MSW experience clearly, with dates and duties, because the VA will not assume anything about your experience.
  • Include your state license, a long-form resume or CV, and a transcript, since all three are required.
  • The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. May work irregular tours and/or weekends as the need arises.

Incentives and relocation: Recruitment incentive (sign-on bonus) is not authorized. Permanent change of station (relocation assistance) is not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Proficient in spoken and written English
  • Background and security investigation
  • Online onboarding with acceptable identification that is REAL ID compliant
  • Pre-employment physical exam
  • Seasonal flu vaccination required, or an approved exemption with face mask
  • 1 or 2-year trial period
  • Clinical setting with exposure to communicable diseases common to patients
  • May work irregular tours or weekends as needed

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$87,822 – $114,163 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-11 · General Schedule
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Social Work (0185)
Announcement
CBTG-13102906-27-HO

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