Social Work Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship Opportunity
Where
James J. Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Bronx, NY, United States
Salary Range (Annual Salary)
$40,000 - $40,000
Description
The James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) located in the Bronx, NY, is recruiting for a masters-prepared social worker interested in a one-year fellowship in palliative and end-of-life care for the period July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The GRECC is a center of excellence in geriatrics and palliative care, one of 20 in the nation. Its academic
affiliate is the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and its doctorally prepared staff are faculty members at Mount Sinai. The Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship Program is one of several fellowship programs in the US sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs with the goal of preparing future leaders in palliative and end of life care. Established in 2001, we are now training our 22nd cohort of Fellows and have 76 graduates in the fields of social work, nurse practitioner, medicine, pharmacy and psychology.
The fellowship is an intensive full time clinical training experience consisting of rotations in varied clinical settings. Fellows are exposed to patient-centered team-based care in a number of settings, including inpatient palliative care consultation teams, hospice, outpatient clinics, long-term pediatric care, and the home. Possible rotation locations include James J. Peters VAMC, home health experience, Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, and Mount Sinai Hospital’s Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute. Elective opportunities in associated clinical settings (i.e. oncology, geriatrics, pain management etc.) are available at James J. Peters VAMC and other VA facilities. Classroom learning includes a weekly academic day in conjunction with our parent academic department, the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center. This consists of a seminar series, journal club, Grand Rounds, and a multi-component leadership track. Supervision will be provided by a previous fellow.
The fellowship’s leadership activities include four weeks devoted to a mentored research project with an MD or Ph.D. GRECC faculty member, teaching opportunities, and a quality improvement project. Our graduates have gone on to work in various palliative care and hospice settings within and outside the VA throughout the US. Candidates for the fellowship must have completed their MSW degree at an accredited US school of social work by May 2025. The annual stipend is $40,209, with the opportunity for health and dental benefits and paid vacation and sick leave.
We would appreciate it if you would circulate this email to your colleagues or students and post it as appropriate. Interested individuals should email Valerie Menocal, BS, Fellowship Coordinator, at [email protected], with a resume and cover letter, by Monday, March 31, 2025. Preferred candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview and provide additional information soon thereafter.
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Attn: Valerie Menocal
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (718) 584-9000