Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

Job Title

Duties

Hospice and Palliative Care

The incumbent serves as an advanced clinician on the Palliative Care Consult Team and manages hospice referrals and palliative coordination. Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments for Veterans with serious and life-limiting illnesses. Coordinating hospice referrals, inpatient/outpatient palliative services, and care transitions. Provide counseling, emotional support, and illness education to Veterans and families. Providing leadership in interdisciplinary communication and advocacy for Veteran preferences. Implementing bereavement support and end-of-life planning services. Monitoring HPC outcomes and quality metrics (e.g. Bereaved Family Survey). Ensuring compliance with VHA Directive 1139, Palliative Care Consult Teams.

Adult Day Health Care

Provides geriatric-focused psychosocial services and program coordination for ADHC participants. Conduct biopsychosocial assessments addressing functional statuses, caregiver burden, cognitive safety, and long-term care needs. Coordinating respite, long-term care services, transportation, and needed support resources. Counseling Veterans and caregivers regarding chronic illness adaptation and safety planning. Actively participating in interdisciplinary care planning and quality improvement activities. Monitoring workload, documentation, and compliance with ADHC clinical expectations. Supporting placement coordination when Veterans require a higher level of care. Ensuring compliance with VHA Directive 1141.03(2), VA Operated Adult Day Health Care.

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 517-260547-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized