Duties
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The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) is a comprehensive integrated team that delivers primary care and mental health care to Veteran patients in a longitudinal rather than episodic fashion, and which has as its focus: prevention; health promotion, coordination, and chronic disease management. The social worker in this Veteran-centric approach often functions as a care coordinator with a panel of veterans to ensure access and provision of needed medical and mental health care services, as defined by the Veteran. Social Workers are uniquely prepared for this role by virtue of their education, training, and experience, which prepares them to understand the person-in-situation and the influences that family and community have in impacting the health-care needs of Veterans.
FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Screening/Assessment: With guidance from the social work supervisor, the social worker will develop an assessment of the veteran in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team, the veteran, family members, and significant others.
- Treatment Planning/Goal Setting: The social worker is responsible for developing the treatment plan and setting achievable treatment goals with the veteran/family.
- Resource Usage/Development: The social worker is responsible for using the current social work resource file of VA and community social service programs and enhancing the content to the benefit of veterans.
- Advocacy: The social worker understands the intimidation of bureaucracy and will act as an advocate when it serves the best interest of the veteran/family.
- Crisis Intervention: The social worker is experienced in making rapid assessments and developing crisis management plans.
- Education/Health promotion and prevention: The social worker provides education related to VA and community resources, entitlements, Advance Directives/Living Will, and will refer veterans/families to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member for identified health education needs.
- Coordination of non-institutional and institutional services: The Social worker will review the progress notes from the other providers to accurately determine the strengths and limitations of each veteran being referred for mental health services.
- Supportive counseling: The social worker will provide the veterans and their caregivers with ongoing supportive counseling.
- Other duties as assigned
The
GS-9 social worker is supervised by the Supervisory Social Worker. Work is reviewed through regularly scheduled meetings with the supervisor, through monitoring of progress notes and other accountability practices, and from reports from the program areas to which the incumbent is assigned.
The
GS-11 social worker performs duties independently, reporting to the Supervisory Social Worker. Work is reviewed by spot-check, through regularly scheduled meetings with the supervisor, through monitoring of recording and other accountability practices, and from reports from the program areas to which the incumbent is assigned.
Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm or as determined by the supervisor.
Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized at the supervisor's discretion.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for the incentive. Contact
V21CCOEEDRP@VA.GOV, the EDRP Coordinator, for questions/assistance.
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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 off 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
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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: May be authorized at the supervisor's discretion. (AD-HOC ONLY)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 00930-F, 00931-F
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/27/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12819687.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create 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 occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
NOTE: Participation 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 that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation 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 locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, 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 at 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 patients outside VA medical facilities.