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Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center is hiring PACT Senior Social Worker.
This position is located in Cheyenne Veterans and may be eligible for Telework Situational (ad hoc) within the local commuting area based upon supervisor and facility approval. The incumbent will be required to travel regularly within the CVAHCS catchment area, requiring operation of a government vehicle.
03/31/2025 to 09/30/2025
$107,503 - $139,759 per year
Per special salary rate table V0PQ
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
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No
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
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CBSU-12718917-25-JMS
834484800
Area of Consideration - Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order: 1. All other applicants Veterans' preference does not apply to this job series.
VA Careers - Social Work: https://youtube.com/embed/enRhz_ua_UU
preferred experience: Medical Social Work and PACT Social work Experience.
The incumbent in this position serves as the PACT Senior Social Worker independently providing clinical psychosocial and case management services at an advanced practice level to eligible Veterans and their family members to meet biological, psychological, social, and environmental needs. Veterans treated come primarily from the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Health Care System (CVAHCS) catchment area. Their health care and psychosocial problems and needs are complex and require a high degree of clinical oversight and creative problem solving. Services are provided in the outpatient setting which can include the outpatient primary care clinics within the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs health System to include the Rural and Mobile clinics.
The incumbent is responsible for the clinical and operational aspects of both rural PACT social work services and outpatient PACT teams, to include ensuring that services provided are consistent with the PACT Model of Care and National Social Work guidelines. The incumbent ensures that PACT social work is fully integrated into the interdisciplinary treatment team and works in collaboration with PACT providers, nurses, and other disciplines to ensure effective communications and teamwork, resulting in excellent Veteran care. Social work services provided by the incumbent include high-quality assessment, case management, case consultation, clinical treatment, advocacy, support, and care coordination, as well as resource referral and management as needed or appropriate to the Veteran's needs. The Patient Aligned Care Team is a comprehensive interdisciplinary team which delivers primary 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 Senior Social Worker actively participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and works in collaboration with Veterans and family as well as treatment team members.
The incumbent is required to interact not only with the patient but also family, significant others, community agencies, and other staff. The incumbent duties will include managing the daily operation of the program, providing onsite consultation to provide onsite case consultation to other PACT Social Workers, mentor staff to ensure utilization of the PACT model by assessing the social determinants of health and staffing difficult cases with other staff and programs, in addition to assist in developing policies and procedures for program operation and prepare reports and statistics for facility use.
The incumbent ensures that PACT social work is fully integrated into the interdisciplinary treatment team and works in collaboration with PACT providers, nurses, and other disciplines to ensure effective communications and teamwork, resulting in excellent Veteran care. The incumbent promotes the care coordination and care management functions of social work in the PACT setting to improve population health and well-being for Veterans with health conditions that are of mild to moderate complexity, improving Veterans' Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and directly affecting health and cost outcomes. The incumbent assists with the integration of Whole Health into the practice of PACT social work and the PACT interdisciplinary team. Social work services provided by the incumbent include high-quality assessment, case management, clinical treatment, advocacy, support, and care coordination, as well as resource referral and resource management as needed or appropriate to the Veteran's and Veteran Caregiver's needs.
A Valid Driver's License is required for this position.
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Compressed tour is negotiable
Telework: Telework Situational (ad hoc)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 509320
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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/.
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This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Area of Consideration - Eligible applications will be reviewed and referred in the following order:
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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 09/30/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12718917.
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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.
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