NEEDED: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

LOCATION: Cannon AFB, NM 88103

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4.30 PM, 40 hours per week

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must hold a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Must maintain a current, unrestricted license to practice Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Have at least three (3) years post-licensure experience in the independent practice of Clinical Social Work within the past five (5) years. This experience must incorporate the full scope of clinical practice, to include assessment, treatment planning, therapy, and treatment completion and/or referral to additional resources or higher-level care. Individuals who have not practiced the full scope of Clinical Social Work practice within the last five years will not meet credentialing requirements as published by the Defense Health Agency.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive
• Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) Clearance upon the performance start date through the end of performance.
• Have a working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding the delivery of Clinical Social Worker programs. 
• Able to operate a personal computer utilizing word processing, databases and data analysis software, spreadsheet programs, and electronic medical records, and possess basic typing skills sufficient to efficiently produce the Social Worker’s own reports and correspondence.
• Have a current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA). 

DUTIES:

• Prevent physical and mental health-related mission degradation and speed up recovery and reconditioning processes and return the operator to peak mental and physical performance. Social Worker services shall augment ISR operator resiliency, helping them to effectively withstand, recover, and/or grow in the face of stressors and changing operational demands.
• Patient diagnosis
• Physical, emotional, mental, and behavioral counseling
• Identify behavioral health trends/issues
• Develop therapy and treatment plans
• Administer therapy and treatment plans
• Monitor patient progress
• Maintain patient records
• Process patient referral and appointment requests
• Contact and/or see patients by referral or appointment and provide initial mental health diagnosis.
• Shall ensure all referrals/appointments are submitted in the appropriate military healthcare system and accomplished within the Access to Care standards no later than 72 hours after patient encounter and in compliance with 27 SOMDG guidance.
• Educate patients on their behavioral health condition and treatment regimen.
• Provide follow-up appointments and monitor patient treatment progress.
• Provide physical, emotional, mental, and behavioral counseling and interventions.
• Provide detailed documentation of recommended and/or provided patient care, treatment, and therapy. All documentation shall be entered into the patient’s electronic medical record in accordance with the policies and procedures of 27 SOMDG.
• Provide patient status and/or progress to medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders, as required.
• Provide classes/training that would mitigate the effects of high operational tempos and physical and mental health stressors (i.e. stress management, sleep enhancement, chronic pain management, etc.).
• Brief behavioral health trends/issues, as required, and recommend action plans to mitigate adverse effects of the identified trends/issues.
• Complete military-specific training and be proficient on all applicable military health care systems and procedures.
• Complete the customer-provided Intelligence Oversight training.
• Track and document all services rendered and submit a monthly report to the
• Contracting Officer Representative (COR) no later than 5 days after the end of each month.
• Shall not receive more than 3 substantiated customer and peer complaints during each period of performance (1 Year).

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and Healthcare Benefits contributions.