Social Worker (Program Coordinator)

The Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT) is a specialized interdisciplinary group of professionals from areas such as medicine (e.g., physicians, physician assistants); nursing (e.g., nurse practitioners, advance practice nurses); social work; mental health; chaplaincy; clinical pharmacists; dietitians; physical, occupational, creative art, recreational and music therapists; and community health staff who specialize in palliative care. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Palliative Care Consult Team Coordinator The Program Coordinator has responsibility for operations and requirements of the Palliative Care Consult Team. As required by VHA Directive 1139 Palliative Care Consult Teams and Veterans Integrated Service Network Leads, the incumbent is responsible for the coordination of referrals to the Palliative Care Consult Team; tracks and verifies consult completion; works with PCCT to ensure palliative care best practices; and ensures staff development, education, and training in palliative care. The PCCT is responsible for: (1) performing consults in inpatient and outpatient settings (care in the Vancouver, WA CLC and care beyond consultations such as the ongoing daily clinical management of Veterans receiving care in VA acute care units, CLC hospice and palliative care units, and Veterans receiving community hospice care may be provided by PCCT staff or by non-PCCT staff); (2) assisting in the development and maintenance of a VA medical facility palliative and hospice care program; (3) promoting educational activities in the VA medical facility for all VA medical facility staff, Veterans and their families on burial/survivorship benefits and acting as the liaison with community hospice programs; (4) participating in palliative and hospice care quality improvement activities; (5) collaborating with the facility and VISN PHC Program Manager to identify and act on opportunities for achieving desired improvement in PHC programs; and (6) collaborating with other staff who have received training in palliative care to provide access to primary (or basic) PHC services for VA medical facilities offering inpatient services. The incumbent facilitates weekly PCCT meetings; reviews and evaluates care plans of Veterans receiving palliative care; partners with the Palliative and Hospice Care (PHC) Program Manager and members of the PCCT to implement clinical and administrative policies and guidelines; promotes competency in palliative care by all members of the PCCT by certification or by attendance at continuing education programs; meets regularly with the PCCT to discuss ongoing programmatic issues including quality improvement (e.g., quarterly review of Bereaved Family Survey results), staffing, policies and clinical practices; and promotes PCCT services within the facility through staff education, development of promotional literature and presentations, and establishing collaborative clinics with other specialty services and innovating to improve provision of PCCT care. Palliative Care Clinical Social Work Services The incumbent provides clinical social work services as a member of the PCCT. This includes providing services to Veterans, caregivers, family members, and significant others. Patient care services include psychosocial assessment and evaluation; developing, implementing, and monitoring appropriate and effective treatment and care plans; and providing evaluation and follow-up. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm and 7:30am-4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: No Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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

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