U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring: Social Worker in Cheyenne

Overview

The VA Cheyenne Health Care System is hiring for one Social Worker for Inpatient Medicine/Hospice. Functional Statement #: PD565540

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care, including case management and care coordination, for Veterans admitted to the Cheyenne VA Medical Center who are followed by the Hospice and Palliative Care team.
• Serve as an integral member of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT) and the Palliative Care Consult Team, delivering palliative and supportive services, education regarding decedent affairs and bereavement support, discharge planning, counseling pertaining to end of life needs, advanced care planning, symptom management, coping with loss of functioning, and coordinating inpatient and community hospice/palliative care and other needed services.
• Coordinate discharge planning from admission onward, especially for Veterans who will require nursing home, assisted living, or other community resources (including Non-Institutionalized Care), aligned with the Veteran’s and caregiver goals of care.
• Operate as an independent practitioner within the collaborative context of the IDTT, evaluating psychosocial needs and applying social work interventions with autonomy, professional judgment, and adherence to social work ethics.
• Provide counseling related to Veteran care needs, advanced care planning, coping with symptoms, and assisting families in adjusting to health care needs; coordinate post-discharge care with VA and/or community providers and other needed services.
• Act as a subject matter expert in health care decision making, including decision making capacity, Advance Care Planning, Advanced Directives, Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care, State Authorized Portable Orders, Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions, and Organ Donation.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed by a state at the independent practice level.
• Experience in medical social work; knowledge of community resources; ability to refer to community and other agencies and coordinate services; knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures to formulate a treatment plan.
• Knowledge of health care decision making and related processes; ability to review and align Advanced Directives with the Veteran’s care wishes; identify surrogate decision makers when needed and facilitate Goals of Care Conversations.

Work Schedule

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

Benefits

• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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); credit toward annual leave accrual may be available based on prior work experience or military service.
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of eligible childcare costs (up to monthly max of $416.66) for eligible children.
• 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.