Licensed Clinical Social Worker

**Job Responsibilities and Specific Functions:**

The Healthcare Worker (HCW) will execute a range of specialized tasks, including but not limited to:

• **Coordination of Referrals:** Facilitate connections to relevant community resources and government agencies to optimize patient services.
• **Psychosocial Assessment and Treatment Planning:

** Conduct independent assessments of patients' and families' psychosocial dynamics, formulating and implementing targeted treatment plans that leverage patients’ strengths and address their challenges, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

• **Diverse Psychosocial Interventions:** Independently perform psychosocial evaluations and deliver therapeutic interventions to a broad spectrum of clients from varied socio-economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• **Clinical Knowledge Application:** Employ knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment methodologies, encompassing both acute and chronic conditions, as well as understanding of pharmacological interventions and medical terminology.
• **Treatment Modalities Implementation:** Apply various treatment strategies for individuals, families, and groups facing psychiatric, medical, and social challenges to achieve defined therapeutic objectives.
• **Psychotherapy Services:** Provide counseling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups while adhering to licensing regulations.
• **Consultation to Staff:** Offer expert consultation regarding the psychosocial needs of patients and the implications of psychosocial issues on healthcare delivery and treatment adherence.
• **Engagement in Professional Development Activities:** Actively participate in peer review case discussions, research initiatives, and other relevant organizational activities at the Military Treatment Facility (MTF).
• **Direct and Indirect Patient Services:** Deliver comprehensive services to both inpatient and outpatient populations. - **Crisis Intervention:** Provide timely and effective crisis intervention as needed.
• **Public Speaking and Education:** Responsively engage with military and community entities to fulfill requests for lectures and presentations, proactively identifying opportunities to deliver educational programs for service members and their families.
• **Resource Navigation:** Act as a human services broker, utilizing clinical judgment and knowledge of local resources to facilitate information and referrals for patients and healthcare providers.

**Work Schedule:** - Full-time, Monday through Friday, with shifts ranging from 8.5 to 10.5 hours between 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM. A 30-minute break is included. - No weekend, holiday, or on-call responsibilities.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

• **Education:** Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• **Experience:** Demonstrated clinical competency within the last two years in the specified clinical discipline relevant to the position.
• **Licensure:** Active, unrestricted Licensed Clinical Social Worker license.
• **Life Support Certification:** Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA or ARC.
• **Security Clearance:** Ability to successfully pass a government background check/security clearance.