Senior Social Worker (CEAT) Position Available In Buncombe, North Carolina

Senior Social Worker (CEAT) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network VISN 6 Summary The Centralized Eligibility & Appeal Team (CEAT) Senior Social Worker is assigned to the VISN within the Caregiver Support Program; a clinical program th provides ste-of-the-art continuum of services, educion, and resources to caregivers of Veterans with complex needs. The Senior Social Worker has the responsibility for expert knowledge of eligibility criteria for the PCAFC, day-to-day operion of the program, and all reporting requirements within the VISN and the Appeal regions. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/28/2025 to 05/09/2025 Salary $88,621

• $115,213 per year Salary listed is for Rest of the US locality area. Exact salary set based upon selectee’s duty locion. Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Asheville, NC Durham, NC Fayetteville, NC Salisbury, NC Hampton, VA Richmond, VA Salem, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—ADHOC
• as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12727922-25-APH

Control number 836011900 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current permanent federal employees of the VA Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network

• VISN 6.

Videos Duties This position is loced in the cchment area of VISN 6 (within 50 miles of one of the seven

VISN 6 VA

facilities). Pay determined based on the employee’s locion. The VISN 6 facilities are: Asheville, Fayetteville, Salisbury, Durham, North Carolina and Richmond, Hampton, Salem, Virginia. The CEAT Senior Social Worker serves as a core member of the VISN-level interprofessional group of clinical reviewers-the Centralized Eligibility & appeals team (CEAT). The CEAT Senior Social Worker Clinical Eligibility & Appeal Team

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is responsible for reviewing complex PCAFC eligibility cases for admission, ongoing level of care adjustments, and discharge approprieness. The CEAT is also responsible for adjudicing PCAFC applicant and participant first-level appeals sent from other CEATs within the same region and second-level appeals sent by CEATs based in other regions of the country. Uses sound judgment in the interpretion of trends and pterns; applicion of regulion, policy, guidelines; and the recommendion of program enhancements. Executes position responsibilities th demonstre leadership, experience, and creive approaches to management of complex pient level of care determinions including, but not limited to: Requires advanced knowledge and understanding of not only the services and benefits available for caregivers from both federal, ste, and prive sector resources but the stute, regulions, and policy th govern the program. Completing all reports, da, and maintain reporting requirements with outcomes reled to the CSP Program. Providing assistance with the oriention and learning of less experienced social workers and, if interested, to serve as a field instructor for gradue level social work students. Maintaining a level of productivity and quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment and consistent with Social Work standards, Joint Commission standards, and VISN standards. Modifying tour of duty as necessary to accommode the needs of Veteran and/or caregiver. Actively participing in the CSP conference calls and participing in other relevant conference calls and/or meetings as assigned. Using knowledge of the CSP to mrix Veteran level of functioning with the approprie CSP services (i.e., Program of General Caregiver Support Services [PGCSS]; PCAFC; and/or Veteran entitlements and benefits) in order to ensure pient safety, recovery, and program stewardship. and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning. Functioning as a technical expert in clinical practice and/or CSP reled to the assigned roles and responsibilities. Leading and organizing practice and process evaluion to assure continuity and peer accountability. Coordining with other Regional CEATs and

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to develop and implement stregies for PCAFC eligibility, tier level, discharge, and appeals process and performance improvement. Conducting comprehensive clinical review of pient records to identify the presence of Veteran level of functioning and corresponding need for assistance with personal care services and/or supervision or protection needs on a daily basis. Conducting Peer Reviews and other assigned audits to aide in achieving consistency nionally. Utilizing knowledge of PCAFC clinical eligibility to coordine with other regional CEATs the transfer of appeals for inter-VISN evaluion. Receiving, reviewing, and providing dispositions of PCAFC initial eligibility decisions; reassessments; and appeal decisions for clinical eligibly determinions.

Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday 8am
• 4:30pm

Telework:

ADHOC

• May be authorized (Employees who Telework on an occasional, episodic, or short-term, and have completed required telework training and telework agreement).

Travel:

Position may require minimal travel into the community to meet with community agencies and partners who assist and support to the Caregiver Support program, its Veterans, and caregivers.

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) : Not Authorized.

Requirements Conditions of Employment NOTE:

Prior to accepting a final employment offer, all selected applicants required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding deployment responsibilities You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion and maintain CDT physical readiness. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Must be able to meet physical demands which include strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distances over difficult terrain, running, climbing, working long hours in primitive or arduous conditions, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping.

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Educion:

Master’s degree in social work (MSW) from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Educion (CSWE). Gradues of schools of social work th 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. Verificion of the degree can be made by going to http://www.cswe.org/Accredition to verify th the social work degree meets the accredition standards for a masters of social work.

Licensure Requirement:

You must be licensed or certified by a ste the advanced practice level which included an advanced generalist or clinical examinion, unless they are grandfhered by the ste in which they are licensed to practice the advanced practice level (except for licenses issued in California, which administers its own clinical examinion for advanced practice) and must be able to provide supervision for licensure. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions:

In addition to the basic requirements sted above, the following qualificion criteria must be met for the grade. The candide’s qualificions must clearly demonstre the level of competence required for the grade.

Experience Requirement:

You must possess 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. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: assessing and documenting identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploition and/or intime partner violence; use of clinical social work skills; maintaining pient privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives; acting as an advoce with approprie community service providers and agencies when it serves the best interest of the pient and family members/caregiver; independently assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of pients and their family members, identifying the pient’s strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and psychosocial acuity. Applicable experience must demonstre possession of advanced practice skills and judgment. In addition to the experience above, you must demonstre the following

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Skill in a range of specialized interventions and trement modalities used in specialty trement programs or with special pient populions. This includes individual, group, and/or family counseling or psychotherapy and advanced level psychosocial and/or case management. Ability to incorpore complex multiple causion in differential diagnosis and trement 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 evaluions to improve trement services and to design system changes. Ability to provide specialized consultion to colleagues and students on the psychosocial trement of pients 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. Preferred Experience and Certificions Caregiver Support Program experience preferred Primary Care experience preferred Mental Health Experience preferred Home Based Primary Care experience preferred Gerirics experience preferred

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Physical Requirements:

Must be in overall good health, able to sit a desk working a computer, engage in light to modere physical activity including sitting, walking, bending, and carrying supplies. Applicants must be able to perform primarily light and sedentary duties with occasionally modere physical demands, exercise pience, and control emotions, with reasonable accommodion, if necessary, without endangering the health and safety of the applicant or others. Position requires walking throughout the clinic and the Medical Center, standing for extended periods of time, and involves sitting a computer and in counsel and consultion with Veterans and interdisciplinary teams. Position may require minimal travel into the community to meet with community agencies and partners who assist and support to the Caregiver Support program, its Veterans, and caregivers. This position also requires close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing da and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; and repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Additional informion During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

Note:

Veteran’s Preference is not applicable to VA employees or employees of other Federal Agencies.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested ler in the process if needed.

Veterans’ Preference Note:

Preference eligible candides and other Veterans given preference when qualificion of candides are approximely equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/09/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Angely Harris Phone Address

VHA VISN 6

Human Resources 3518 WESTGATE

DRIVE DURHAM, NC 27707 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested ler in the process if needed.

Veterans’ Preference Note:

Preference eligible candides and other Veterans given preference when qualificion of candides are approximely equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/09/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Angely Harris Phone Address

VHA VISN 6

Human Resources 3518 WESTGATE

DRIVE DURHAM, NC 27707 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/28/2025 to 05/09/2025 Salary $88,621

• $115,213 per year Salary listed is for Rest of the US locality area. Exact salary set based upon selectee’s duty locion. Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Asheville, NC Durham, NC Fayetteville, NC Salisbury, NC Hampton, VA Richmond, VA Salem, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—ADHOC
• as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12727922-25-APH

Control number 836011900 ., .