This Social Worker is assigned to Clinical Care Programs at VA Puget Sound Health Care System located in Seattle, Washington with responsibility to provide direct services for Veterans, their families and caregivers.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to: Consult with inpatient and outpatient medical staff to coordinate care including discharge planning, accessing medical and related services and dealing with a wide range of medical issues for geriatric clients. Assess the patient's understanding of his/her diagnosis and proposed treatments.
Help the Veteran cope with end of life or complex chronic illness diagnoses and the many emotions that arise. Educate/instruct regarding resources and coping strategies. Assess treatment options when factoring in obligations of Veteran, family and caregivers. Collaborate within agencies when Veteran's care involves multiple entities. Provide education related to benefits and services to include VA, Social Security, and disability.
Provide referrals and linkage to community agencies with specialized benefits. Counsel individuals, couples, and families and/or refer to specialized mental health providers. Provide or link to appropriate support groups and educational programs. Facilitate communication between the treatment team, Veteran, family and others. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm 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) 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.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Rachael.Seath@va.gov · 253-582-8440 X75638
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $104892 – $136362/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-08.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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