Job Summary

This position is located at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Gulfport MS, in Health Care Services. The Social Worker performs clinical work independently in providing a wide range of challenging social work services that are essential to the well-being of Residents/families in Long-Term Care (LTC) and Independent Living.

Job Description

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: Education: You must have fulfilled all of the requirements for a master's degree in social work in a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; AND Licensure: You must possess a State or DC license to practice as an Independent Practitioner. You must have substantial experience in a healthcare setting in dealing with geriatric population, dementia, and/or medical and psychiatric social work skills and experience; AND Licensure: You must qualify for and maintain credentials in Healthcare Services Department as an Independent Healthcare Provider. AND Specialized experience for the GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Providing admission preparation, assessment, counseling, day-to-day assistance, initiation and revision of care plans, and integrated services to effectively coordinate resident/patient care within a geriatric population. OR you may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field; or 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field; or LL.M., if related. OR you may qualify on a combination of education and experience: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100% percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-9 level for 52 weeks Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment. SPECIAL NOTE: Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.