Licensed Clinical Social Worker (PCBH)

Job purpose

We are seeking a professional, detail-oriented, compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker (PCBH). To provide counseling services at the Military Medical Center (MOMMC), 99^th Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Contract for 8-koi: a diverse Florida-based service and consulting company that has been providing outing results for our clients for over 20 years. The contractor shall provide general support for medical operations.

Primary mission is to maintain medical readiness for worldwide contingencies by providing quality, cost-effective health care for Military Medical Center.

Duties and responsibilities

• Clinical social workers are required to function in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) location as a full-time equivalent provider as an Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC)) as outlined in DoDI 6490.15 Integration of Behavioral Health Personnel Services into Patience-Centered Medical Home Primary Care and Other Primacy Care Settings and Defense Health Agency Procedures Manual (DHA-PM) 6025.01.
• Behavioral Health Consultant in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The type of work may include, but not limited to, the following:
• Participates in and successfully completes BHC training. Demonstrates core competency skills to BHC independent practice within 90 days of starting. The 90-day threshold for demonstration of core competency skills will be extended if the DHA is unable to provide training opportunities within 90 days.
• Phase I training is 5days and can be completed virtually.
• The candidate shall have a 100% pass rate (minimum of a “3” rating in each competency area of the clinical competency tool)
• Replacement/Turnover of an employee: If the candidate does not pass the course the contractor shall submit a replacement candidate upon notice of the candidate’s failure to pass any training phase.
• Provides brief (typically no more than four appointments) cognitive/behavioral interventions in primary care Services will mimic the pace of primary care (i.e., patients seen for 15- to 30-minute appointments).
• May provide classes in format appropriate for primary care (e.g., stress management class, sleep enhancement class, chronic pain class). Group appointments may be 60 or 90 minutes.
• Works independently in the absence of direct oversight. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing and resolving professional issues.
• Must be skillful and tactful in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous.
• Must possess organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills to articulate medical requirements to patients, families/care givers, medical and non-medical staff in a professional and courteous way.
• Successfully consults with PCMs on demand about general issues and specific patients.
• Ensures PCMs receive same-day verbal and/or written feedback on patients referred.
• Delivers brief presentations/trainings to primary care team members regarding behavioral health issues and BHC services.
• Participates in team efforts to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise clinical pathway programs needed in the clinic.
• Provide concise documentation of care and recommendations in the patient’s electronic medical record within the allowable timeframe defined by the DHA after the patient is seen.
• Effectively manage a full daily patient load, as defined by DHA-PI 6025.27l of completing approximately 8-10 patient encounters per day
• Duties may include providing guidance, consultation, and clinical support to providers who are in training or not fully licensed.
• Duties may include participating in DoW or DHA -approved research projects relating to Primary Care Behavioral Health.
• Consults with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders as required.
• Participates in military-specific training (e.g., pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, etc.).

• Attends and participates in meetings during normal duty hours and professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities such as but not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, primary care staff meetings, and others required by applicable regulations, MTF guidance, or as directed by supervisor.
• The contractor will abide by medical staff bylaws upon acceptance of privileges

Qualifications

Degree/Education: Must hold a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

• Experience: Must have one year’s experience in the last three years in the evaluation and treatment of patients who have pain, psychological factors affecting their physical condition, or difficulty coping with medical problems. Must have at least 12 months of direct hands-on experience in the last 24 months with computer operations, basic word processing, data entry, and use of an automated medical record system.
• Licensure: Maintain a current, unrestricted clinical license to independently practice social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Working conditions

• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0730 – 1630. Will be scheduled for a 9-hour period, to include an uncompensated 60-minute lunch break for a period of 40 hours per week

• Duty Hours: Monday-Friday 0730-1630
• On-Call Hours: On-call requirements for each labor category are as follows: N/A
• Overage Hours (IAW Base Contract PWS): Overage hours are often used by the contractor to pay overtime to are: N/A