Social Worker (Clinical)

Position Type

Permanent

Position Overview/ Duties

• Asess, diagnose, and treat patients with mental/psychiatric disorders using established psychometric assessment techniques and recognized diagnostic criteria.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling and psychotherapy using a variety of treatment modalities to assist beneficiaries with emotional and mentally disabling disorders.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary medical team to facilitate discharge planning, helping patients and families understand medical recommendations and utilize community resources for optimal social adjustment.
• Direct and provide emergency mental health services and crisis intervention, serving as the primary subject matter expert and point of contact within the Medical Treatment Facility.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external community agencies to facilitate safe referrals, including coordinating inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations when necessary.
• Develop working relationships with military and community service organizations to build a network of assistance and disseminate information regarding Outreach Mental Health services.
• Conduct ongoing mental health needs assessments to develop, evaluate, and modify existing clinical programs, treatment protocols, and group sessions.
• Monitor clinical service patterns and collect outcome data to measure program effectiveness, ensuring adherence to professional standards and promoting efficient practices.
• Maintain accurate patient health records, ensure compliance with quality improvement and safety standards, and actively participate in interdisciplinary planning and administrative meetings.

Qualification Summary

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Social Worker (Clinical): Degree: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. AND Licensure: This position requires a current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: conducting psychosocial assessments to formulate clinical diagnoses; providing individual or group psychotherapy to patients with complex mental health disorders; collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate crisis intervention services; AND participating in program evaluations to improve the quality of clinical services. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).