Provide expert psychosocial support to Veterans facing serious illness, long-term care needs, and end-of-life challenges. As a Palliative Care and Community Living Center Social Worker, you will advocate for Veterans and caregivers, coordinate complex services, facilitate care transitions, and help individuals and families navigate critical healthcare decisions while maximizing quality of life and well-being.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties As a Social Worker (Palliative Care/CLC), you will: Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify barriers to care and develop Veteran-centered treatment plans. Provide case management services for Veterans residing in the Community Living Center and receiving palliative or hospice care services.
Deliver supportive counseling and interventions related to adjustment, chronic illness, grief, loss, end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress. Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams to coordinate services and support Veteran goals of care. Facilitate discharge planning and care transitions by coordinating with Veterans, families, community agencies, and healthcare providers.
Connect Veterans and caregivers with VA benefits, community resources, long-term care options, specialty programs, and supportive services. Assist Veterans and families with advance care planning, care preferences, burial benefits, and end-of-life decision making. Provide bereavement support and follow-up services to family members and caregivers.
Participate in outpatient palliative care clinics, delivering counseling, advocacy, education, referrals, and resource coordination. Serve as a liaison between Veterans, families, community partners, and VA programs to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care. Provide education and consultation regarding hospice, palliative care, community resources, and VA benefits to Veterans, caregivers, staff, and community stakeholders.
Maintain clinical documentation and actively participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and quality care initiatives. Highly competitive applicants will have experience with palliative care or hospice care service Veterans or experience in a nursing home setting.
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 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) 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) 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/.
Alexander.Phillips@va.gov · 317-681-4780
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $70459 – $110830/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-03 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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