This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
VA offers a Comprehensive TOTAL REWARD$ package. This Social Worker - Patient Aligned Care (PACT) Rural Native Veteran Healthcare Navigator is a professional social worker assigned to the VA Montana Health Care | Veterans Affairs Primary Care Clinics and Home and Community Based Services. The incumbent must possess skill in assessing and treating the complicated psychosocial problems of Veterans.
Duties include but are not limited to: Establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with Veterans and/or their families. The incumbent will independently work with Veterans and their families who are experiencing a wide range of complicated medical, psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial problems. Independently complete thorough psychosocial assessments to determine the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and/or their families.
Actively participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and actively participate through collaboration with Veterans and family as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members in the development and implementation of treatment goals and interventions.
Maintain knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures, including acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology. Facilitate action for community placements through collaboration with Veterans and their families as well as interdisciplinary treatment team members to ensure that appropriate community placements are completed in a timely manner.
Participate in development, implementation, and monitoring of contracts with Nursing Homes, including site visits and review of medical records. Serve as a liaison between Veterans and/or their families and VA and community resources in order to ensure thorough delivery of services. Support other programs in community outreach and home visits when deemed appropriate for service delivery or safety concerns (e.g. Care Giver Support Program).
Independently implement treatment modalities, provide educational classes, and/or supportive groups for Veterans and families. Provide consultation and education to Veterans and their families regarding community resources, VA benefits and specialty programs, and advance directives.
Provide consultation to other treatment team and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veterans health care planning and compliance with treatment. Maintain knowledge of Veterans benefits and services, community resources, and process for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies.
Provide case management services to Veterans and their families throughout the continuum of care. The incumbent will be able to appropriately utilize principles of human growth and development over the life span and will be able to assist Veterans in coping with the loss and grief experiences from disability and terminal illness. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with people from varied backgrounds.
As a Rural Native Veteran Healthcare Navigator (RNVHN) incumbent will assist care coordination and service delivery for individual PACT team enrolled Rural Native Veterans. Rural Native Veteran Healthcare Navigator (RNVHN) will support veterans navigating VHA as well as the Office of Tribal Health (OTH), Office of Tribal Government Relations. Work Schedule: Full-time | Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V19RMNHRBenefitsMontana@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
Learn more 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: Available. Ad-hoc, as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 436-55345-A, 436-55346-A. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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/.
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $64501 – $101458/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-07.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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