Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Mental Health

8-koi • Nellis Air Force Base, NV

11d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a professional, detail-oriented, compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker (PCBH) to provide counseling services at the Military Medical Center (MOMMC), 99th Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This contract role involves providing general support for medical operations with the primary mission of maintaining medical readiness for worldwide contingencies by providing quality, cost-effective healthcare. The role requires functioning as a full-time equivalent provider in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) as an internal behavioral health consultant (IBHC) and/or Behavioral Health Care Facilitator (BHCF).

Requirements

• 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).
• Must have one year 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.
• 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.
• The contract workers performing under this contract must be a U.S. Citizen (see base contract PWS 1.5.45.12.) or as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, either a noncitizen national of the U.S., lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or alien authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Participates in and successfully completes two phases of Air Force (IBHC) internal behavioral health consultant training.
• Demonstrates core competency skills to IBHC independent practice within 90 days of starting.
• Provides brief (typically no more than four appointments) cognitive/behavioral interventions in primary care under the Air Force consultation model.
• 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 values.
• 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/caregivers, 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 IBHC 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 MTF standard after the patient is seen.
• 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.
• Providing guidance, consultation, and clinical support to providers who are in training or not fully licensed.
• Participating in Air Force-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., use of local MTF policies, Management, and Treatment, 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.
• Participates in and successfully completes Air Force care facilitator training.
• Demonstrates core competency skills to CF independent practice within 240 days of starting.
• Contact referred patients to assess medication treatment adherence for depression, anxiety, and PTSD disorders.
• Use validated brief symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
• Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patient problem-solve solutions to barriers.
• Provide patients with education regarding their behavioral health condition and treatment regimen.
• Maintain patient information in a patient registry.
• Maintain accurate and current notes in the electronic medical records of all patients contacted for review by the managing physician.
• Performs case management functions.
• The contractor will abide by medical staff bylaws upon acceptance of privileges.

Benefits

• On-call requirements for each labor category are as follows: Will start with 600 hours and will not exceed 1,200 hours per FTE.
• Should respond within 30 minutes of receiving the phone call.
• On-call requirement is rotated among all mental health clinic providers.
• The contractor will provide on call coverage as scheduled and may be required to work extended hours due to clinical necessity in urgent situations.
• Overage hours for each labor category are as follows: Will start with 15 hours and will not exceed 50 hours per FTE.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level