Home Visitor Program Manager

at  Decypher

Decypher is seeking Home Visitor (HV), Program Manager candidates to support the ADCMS V contract at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The successful candidate will possess the required education, skills, and experience called for in the contract as described below. US Citizenship and active NACI clearance required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Degree: Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapist.
Education: Graduate from a School of Social Work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or a Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or as otherwise identified in the TO.
Certification: Possess certification as a Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager (C-ASWCM) by the National Association of Social Workers or a minimum of three (3) years’ experience within the preceding five (5) years as a social work case manager in a hospital-based setting performing medical crisis counseling and discharge planning.
Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements as specified in the service-specific credentialing instruction plus have a minimum of five years of direct experience in child abuse prevention and/or family and children’s services, dysfunctional couples, families experiencing stress, violent hostile individual clients, parenting programs or related areas.
Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Registered Nurse

• Supports the Army’s New Parent Support Program (NPSP) for expectant and new parents augments and expands the existing Family Advocacy Program (FAP); Army Regulation (AR) 608-18.
• Coordinate appropriate referrals to community and other Government agencies for services.
• Independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the patient’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups, couples, and families. Must practice within the bounds of the license or certification.
• Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with treatment.
• Participate in professional peer review case conferences, research studies, or other organizations required at the Garrison.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of family growth and strengths, stages of child development, and the emotional needs and stresses of deployment, separation, homecoming, and reunion.
• Provide and establish a clear and productive learning environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to use tact and sensitivity while establishing a clear and productive learning environment.
• Use computer software and automation systems.
• Perform assessments, interviews, teaches, trains, implements prevention programs in a military/DoD community.
• Serve as “Vendor Representative” in the European Contractor Online Processing System (ECOPS) system, and assist NPSP HV applicants in their completion of ECOPS applications.
• Support incoming NPSP applicants who are required to submit information for background checks.
• Provide clinical level administrative supervision and training to NPSP HVs.
• Provide clinical administrative supervision and training, of the HVs, and to interface with the COR to resolve any issues related to employee performance.
• Provide in-processing training to newly hired NPSP HVs.
• Consult and coordinate changes to the NPSP HV locations with the Installation Management Command – Europe (IMCOM E) Family Advocacy Program Manager (FAPM), who makes the final determination.
• Coordinate annual training for the NPSP HV’s with the IMCOM FAPM and other professionals in an effort to create an inclusive training for the footprint.
• Serve as subject matter expert, and first line consultant to NPSP HV’s who require case consultation and support.
• Be available to liaison with IMCOM E. FAPM to provide updates on hiring actions for vacant NPSP HV positions.