Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Okinawa, Japan

Arcetyp LLC•Shoreline, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Arcetyp LLC is hiring a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to provide onsite clinical services at Kadena, Okinawa, Japan AFB. The role serves patients with a range of occupational and behavioral health concerns in military mental health and primary care settings. The clinician conducts brief, evidence-based interventions and assessments; monitors fitness for duty and suitability for Air Force service; and advises medical staff on retention, discharge, or medical board evaluation. Services include individual, family, group, and couples therapy, alcohol and drug treatment evaluations, crisis intervention, acute care, and walk-in assessment for patients including children and adolescents. The clinician develops and implements treatment plans in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams; provides psychoeducational classes and training; participates in military-specific training and professional meetings; and contributes to clinical pathways, research, and population health data analysis. Care is short-term, with same-day documentation using Air Force templates and compliance with applicable Air Force, Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, and local requirements and productivity metrics. This is an onsite, direct-hire W-2 employee position. Arcetyp does not accept 1099, staffing-firm, or corp-to-corp candidates and cannot sponsor H-1B visas. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Compensation information will be provided to interested applicants. The company states that full-time salaried employees receive a competitive base salary and a benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Master of Social Work (MSW) from a school fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), or a program acceptable to the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force.
Current license to practice psychology in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands; the license must not be under investigation or have adverse action pending from a national licensing or certification agency.
Demonstrated continuing education since licensure.
Clinical social work experience through a master's-level practicum or two years of post-MSW experience.
For fully qualified clinical social worker status: completed MSW, at least two years of post-MSW social work experience, and a state license or certification permitting unsupervised practice.
Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Course C certification or American Red Cross CPR/BLS certification, as required.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to comply with applicable infection-control, safety, patient-rights, legal, and healthcare team requirements.

Nice To Haves

Thorough understanding of the military lifestyle and experience working with military family members.
Working knowledge of relevant military, state, federal, and local laws and resources.
Highly developed written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
Active security clearance.

Responsibilities

Conduct brief cognitive and behavioral interventions for patients with occupational concerns; monitor fitness for duty and suitability for Air Force service; and advise medical staff regarding retention, discharge, or medical board evaluation.
Conduct psychoeducational classes and groups for mental health, ADAPT, or primary care settings, including topics such as stress management, sleep, relationships, mood, and medical or behavioral problems.
Deliver brief behavioral health presentations and trainings to Mental Health Flight or primary care team members.
Participate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising clinical pathway programs.
Participate in military-specific training, including training related to suicidal behavior, pre- and post-deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress.
Attend meetings during normal duty hours and professional activities, including quality improvement, staff, commander's, primary care, case staffing, and multidisciplinary case conferences, as required.
Conduct applied research and clinical investigations as directed; collect and analyze data on unit psychological health and population health trends.
Conduct interviews, behavioral assessments, evidence-based therapies, Commander Directed Evaluations, specialty testing, psychotherapy, couples therapy, and alcohol and drug treatment evaluations to support assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
Complete clinical documentation in accordance with Air Force mental health standards, timelines, templates, and applicable regulations and local procedures.
Assess patients' and family members' psychosocial functioning and needs; develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Meet contractor patient-care productivity metrics established by the Defense Health Agency.
Provide crisis intervention, brief triage, acute care, and assessment, including for children and adolescents during walk-in appointments.
Provide short-term interventions and same-day documentation using Air Force-designed templates and applicable Air Force and DoD guidance.
Provide educational, didactic primary care classes, such as stress management, sleep enhancement, and chronic pain classes.
Follow infection-control and aseptic practices, safety procedures, patient-rights requirements, legal-risk management practices, and applicable task-delegation expectations.
Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and Department of Defense, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and MTF instructions and policies.