License Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Whiteman AFB, MO

• Degree/Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW). Graduate from a School of Social Work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a
• Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social
• Legal Authorization to Work in the United States: HCWs performing under this

contract must be a U.S. Citizen

• MissionEssential: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

The duties for the HCW are as follows: Core duties:

• Coordinate appropriate referrals to community and other Government agencies for services
• Independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and formulate and implement a treatment plan, identifying the

patient’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary treatment team.

• Independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational and other diverse
• Use medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries, common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical terminology.
• Implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families, and groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social problems to achieve treatment
• Independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to individuals, groups, couples, and Must practice within the bounds of the license or certification.
• Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and compliance with
• Participate in professional peer review case conferences, research studies, or other organizations required at the MTF

• Clinical Social Worker is required to function in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) location as a full-time equivalent provider as an internal behavioral health consultant (IBHC) and/or Behavioral Health Care Facilitator (BHCF) as outlined in DoDI 6490.15 Integration of Behavioral Health Personnel Services Into Patience-Centered Medical Home Primary Care and Other Primacy Care Service Settings and the BHOP Practice Manual.

• Internal 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 two phases of Air Force IBHC training.
• Demonstrates core competency skills IBHC independent practice within 90 days of The 90-day threshold for demonstration of core competency skills will be extended if the Air Force is unable to provide training opportunities within 90 days.
• Phase I – training is approximately four (4) days onsite at a CONUS The candidate shall have a 100% pass rate (minimum of a “3” rating in each competency area of the clinical competency tool) before proceeding to Phase II.
• Phase II – training will occur within 9 days of completion of Phase I training for a two (2) day The candidate shall have a 100% pass rate (minimum of a “3” rating in each competency area of the clinical competency tool) in order to be deemed acceptable for the position.
• Provides brief (typically no more than four appointments) cognitive/behavioral interventions in primary care under the Air Force consultation model (i.e., per the Air Force Behavioral Health Optimization Program Practice Manual). 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).
• Works independently in the absence of direct oversight and adheres to Air Force 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
• 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
• Successfully consults with PCMs on-demand about general issues and specific patients.
• Ensures PCMs receive same-day verbal and/or written feedback on patients
• Delivers brief presentations/trainings to primary care team members regarding behavioral health issues and IBHC
• Participates in team efforts to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise clinical pathway programs needed in the
• Provide concise documentation of care and recommendations in the patient’s electronic medical record within the allowable timeframe defined by the MTF standard after the patient is
• Effectively manage a full daily patient load, as defined by the Mental Health Business Practice Standards and BHOP Manual of completing approximately 8-14 patient encounters per day
• Duties may include supervision of providers who are in training or not fully
• Duties may include participating in Air Force-approved research projects relating to Primary Care Behavioral
• Consults with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders as
• Participates in military-specific training (e.g., use of the Air Force Guide for Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, ).
• 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
• Care Facilitator (CF) in a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The type of work may include, but is not limited to, the following:
• IBHCs who are assigned to MTFs that have between 3,000 and 7,500 adult enrollees in the Family Health Clinic will provide both IBHC and CF services per the BHOP
• Participates in and successfully completes Air Force care facilitator Demonstrates core competency skills to CF independent practice within 240 days of starting. The 240-day threshold for demonstration of core competency skills will be extended if the Air Force is unable to provide training opportunities within 240 days.
• Care facilitator training is an interactive computer-based training that is approximately three days in The candidate must complete all CF training requirements before engaging in CF patient care services.
• Contact referred patients to assess medication treatment adherence for depression, anxiety, and PTSD
• Use validated brief symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
• Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patient problem-solve solutions to
• Provide patients with education regarding their behavioral health condition and treatment
• Maintain patient information in a patient
• Maintain accurate and current notes in the electronic medical records of all patients contacted for review by the managing
• Performs case management

Work Schedule: 0730-1630, Monday – Friday between the hours of 0700 and 1700. Shifts will normally be scheduled for a 9-hour period, to include an uncompensated 60-minute lunch break. Federal holidays are not included in work schedule. The HCW may be required to provide services more than 40 hours per week due to patient care with approval of the government supervisor.

Duty Hours: 0730-1630, Monday – Friday between the hours of 0700 and 1700.

Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be at 509 Medical Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo. and alternate duty location approved by MTF commander.

HCWs shall receive notification two weeks prior to the reassignment to another location with a 40-mile commuting radius of their assigned MTF.

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