Social Worker Program Coordinator - Physical Medicine - Rehab - VIST

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

*** This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 06/08/2026. The initial cutoff date for referral of eligible applications will be 01/20/2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as‑needed basis until positions are filled. ***

Basic Requirements:

• -Citizenship Be a citizen of the United States
• Non‑citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• -English Language Proficiency Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• -Education Have 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
• A doctoral degree in social work may not be substituted for the master’s degree in social work
• Verification of the degree can be made by going to http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). to verify that the social work degree meets the accreditation standards for a master of social work.
• -Licensure Persons hired or reassigned to social worker positions in the GS‑0185 series in VHA must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master’s degree level
• Current state requirements may be found by going to /T38
  
  Hybrid/
• Grade Determinations:
  Social Worker (Program Coordinator) - GS‑12
• Experience:
  
  One year of experience equivalent to the GS‑11 grade level
• Experience must demonstrate possession of advanced practice skills and judgment — demonstrating progressively more professional competency
• Candidate may have certification or other post‑master’s degree training from a nationally recognized professional organization or university that includes a defined curriculum/course of study and internship — or equivalent supervised professional experience
• -Licensure/Certification Individuals assigned as social worker program coordinator must be licensed or certified at the advanced practice level — and must be able to provide supervision for licensure
• -Demonstrated Knowledge – Skills – and Abilities (KSAs) In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  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
• Assignments For all assignments above the full performance level — the higher‑level duties must consist of significant scope — complexity (difficulty) — and variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• Program coordinators at the GS‑12 grade level are administratively responsible for a clinical program providing treatment to Veterans in a major specialty area — such as but not limited to:
  Spinal Cord Injury, Homeless Continuum Veteran Program, Hospice and Palliative Care Program, Suicide Prevention Program, Veterans Justice Outreach, Caregiver Support Program and Community Nursing Home Program
• The program coordinator may be the sole practitioner in this specialty at the facility and typically provide direct patient care services in the program area
• The program…