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Durham, NC · On-site +1

$89K - $115K/yr

Summary The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Social Worker provides clinical psychosocial services ... Learn more about this agency Duties Help VA Careers - Social Work : Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied ...

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How much do va pact social worker jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for va pact social worker in the United States is $76,266.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $59,000.00 and $91,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Va Pact Social Worker vs VA Social Worker?

AspectVa Pact Social WorkerVA Social Worker
CredentialsMaster's in Social Work (MSW), LCSW or equivalentMaster's in Social Work (MSW), LCSW or equivalent
Work EnvironmentCommunity-based, mental health clinics, VA facilitiesVA hospitals, clinics, community outreach
Employer & IndustryVA, government-funded mental health programsVA healthcare system, government agencies
Common Search/ComparisonYesYes

The main difference between a Va Pact Social Worker and a VA Social Worker lies in their specific roles and settings. Va Pact Social Workers typically focus on community outreach and mental health services within the VA system, often working in teams to provide comprehensive care. VA Social Workers may work in hospitals or clinics providing direct patient support. Both roles require similar credentials, but their work environments and focus areas differ slightly, catering to different aspects of veteran care.

What does a VA Pact Social Worker do?

A VA Pact Social Worker provides mental health support, crisis intervention, and case management services to veterans and their families. They collaborate with healthcare teams, develop treatment plans, and connect clients to community resources, often working in community-based settings and requiring licensure in social work.

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Infographic showing various Va Pact Social Worker job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 78% Full Time, 18% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 76% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 22% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $76,266 per year, or $36.7 per hour.

Social Worker (PACT)

San Antonio, TX • On-site, Remote

Veterans Health Administration
Health Care and Social Assistance • 10K+ employees
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$77K - $122K/yr

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Veterans Health Administration rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

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Job description

Summary
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Social Worker is located at the North East Bexar VA Clinic and is part of a comprehensive team which delivers primary care to Veterans in either a longitudinal or episodic fashion, which has its focus on the following: prevention, health promotion, psychoeducation, care coordination, direct clinical services, and chronic disease case management. The Social Worker assigned to PACT can be assigned to different Primary care areas.
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Duties may include but are not limited to:
  • The incumbent has the primary responsibility to assist PACT Veterans with navigating care, facilitating access to care, and follow-up with the PACT team to ensure appropriate care is being provided;
  • Serves as the liaison between community agencies and VA providers;
  • Complete psychosocial assessments and coordinate care to facilitate the most appropriate delivery of health care services, while linking the Veteran and/or their families with services, resources and opportunities in order to maximize their knowledge, independence, health and well-being;
  • Identifies family/caregiver stressors and conducts assessments and provides specific interventions or referrals on their behalf. The incumbent will determinate appropriate level of case management being offered based on Veterans' level of acuity for Veterans' psychosocial circumstances;
  • Completes assessments timely for at-risk Veterans in crisis to identify immediate needs, evaluate risk, and initiate safety plans in consultation with their supervisor;
  • Establish and maintain professional interactions and relationships with stakeholders both within the VA and the community;
  • Act as a consultant to other team/staff members in regard to different Social Work program areas;
  • Provide education for the Veteran on how to get assigned a PACT provider;
  • Complete assessments via phone, VVC, or face to face;
  • Provide case management to Veterans with high care assessment need (CAN) scores or other complex needs;
  • Uses clinical social work skills and knowledge to maintain Veteran privacy and confidentiality per policies, handbooks or directives;
  • Assess and document identified behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or intimate partner violence;
  • Serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility and/or Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) level and/or in the community;
  • Knowledge of the PACT team approach and the role of each health and allied health care team members, as well as an understanding of the role of the Social Worker in the PACT model. This incumbent will be able to identify contributing factors of homelessness, discharge planning, placement/treatment options in the community, and referrals for non-institutional services;
  • Facilitates 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;
  • Provides education to Veterans and families in regard to My HealtheVET, Whole Health program, and Community Care options;
  • Provides consultation to other treatments teams and staff members regarding psychosocial needs of Veterans and/or their families and the impact of the identified psychosocial problems on the Veteran's health care planning and compliance with treatment;
  • Educate Veterans regarding VA benefits and VA services, community resources, and process for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies;
  • Utilize and promotes group, individual, and phone education to complete Advance Care Planning (ACP) and/or Advance Directives in the PACT clinic;
  • Responsive to consults within established time frames and actively works to meet Veteran's psychosocial needs through face to face, phone or telehealth appointments;
  • Educates Veterans on the use of VA Virtual/Video Connect (VVC) clinics effectively;
  • Follows STVHCS standard operating procedures for evaluating and mitigating suicide risk to include: Completes the Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Scale (C-SSRS) annually or more often as indicated, the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation, and a Safety Plan via shared template in the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) on all patients at intake, with Veterans with suicidal ideation and on any Veteran whose record is flagged "High Risk for Suicide." Additionally, completes the Suicide Behavior and Overdose Report (SBOR) as clinically indicated. All clinical decisions will be discussed with clinical supervisor while the incumbent is under supervision;
  • Will include coverage for outpatient clinics and unassigned Veterans. This position may be assigned to cover clinics within the STVHCS and be required to work at location of clinics during coverage;
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm
Telework: Ad-hoc only, as determined by the agency policy.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 53793-F; 53794-F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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Conditions of employment
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Subject to background/security investigation.
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
  • Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
  • your performance and conduct;
  • the needs and interests of the agency;
  • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements:
  • Citizenship: You must be a citizen of the United States
  • English Language Proficiency: You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)
  • Education and/or Experience Combination: You must possess a master's degree in Social Work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the school of social work is fully accredited. Note: A doctoral degree in Social Work may NOT be substituted for the master's degree in Social Work.
  • License or Certification* - You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
    • *Exception - For assignments at the GS-9 level, VHA may waive the licensure or certification requirement for persons who are otherwise qualified, pending completion of state prerequisites for licensure/certification examinations. VHA social workers who are not licensed or certified at the time of appointment must become licensed or certified at the independent, master's level within three years of their appointment as a social worker.
  • Grandfather Provision: A Social Worker employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (9/10/2019) who did not meet all the basic requirements in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed, the following provisions apply:
    • Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level or changed to lower grade within the occupation but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
    • Employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/ registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/ certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels.
    • Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
    • Employees who are converted to title 38 hybrid status under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of re-entry to the occupation.
    • Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.

Grade Determinations:
GS-09:
Experience, Education, and Licensure: None beyond the basic requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-09, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to utilize a Veteran centric approach when providing interventions and counseling for Veterans, their family members, caregivers, and survivors.
  • Ability to assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of Veterans and their family members, and to formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the Veterans problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills, and assistance needed.
  • Ability to implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups to achieve treatment goals. This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate with clients, staff, and representatives of community agencies.
  • Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology.

GS-11:
Experience and Licensure: Appointment to the GS-11 grade level requires completion of a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings, (VA or non VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level.
Licensure Requirement: You must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
GS-11 Experience or Education: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-11, you must possess a minimum of one year of post-MSW experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the field of health care or other social work-related settings, (VA or non- VA experience) and licensure or certification in a state at the independent practice level. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Working under close supervision in program areas that do not require specialized knowledge or experience. Identifying behaviors or symptoms of abuse, neglect or exploitation; providing education on advance directives and advanced care planning; providing social work case management; acting as an patient/family member/caregiver advocate with community service providers/agencies; assessing the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members. In collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary treatment teams, identifying strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and psychosocial acuity. Maintaining a current network of internal and external resources to educate the patient and/or family members/caregivers and assist with appropriate referrals.
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In addition to meeting basic requirements, a doctoral degree in social work from a school of social work may be substituted for the required one year of professional social work experience in a clinical setting.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of community resources, how to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
  • Skill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and treatment interventions to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, educational, and other backgrounds.
  • Knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving millions of Veterans each year. Located in Phoenix, AZ, and many other parts of the US, the VHA operates under the Department of Veteran Affairs, as suggested by their official website va.gov. The VHA is dedicated to providing the highest level of comprehensive care to its veterans. The organization offers a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care, including mental health services, research, and pharmacy benefits.

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