Mental Health Clinician (MHC)

Endurion•USA, NC, FT. BRAGG, Fort Liberty, NC, US, NC

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Clinician provides behavioral healthcare and counseling to Special Operations Forces (SOF) members and their families. The clinician works with an interdisciplinary team, performs case management, and participates in approved research. The position is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and requires a Secret clearance. The role involves evaluating, diagnosing, and treating psychological disorders using interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidence-based therapies. Services may include individual, family, group, and couples therapy, as well as alcohol and drug treatment evaluations. The clinician also uses validated symptom inventories, monitors treatment adherence and barriers, educates clients, maintains a client registry, consults with medical personnel and command or legal authorities, and contributes to staff meetings, quality improvement, and military-specific training. Supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees may be required. Candidates must meet one of the specified graduate education and independent licensure pathways, have recent active-practice experience, and meet Defense Health Agency credentialing and privileging standards. Additional requirements include a current unrestricted U.S. license, current BCLS, Microsoft Office proficiency, required documentation and training compliance, and eligibility for privileges without a supervision plan. For embedded field positions when required by the task order, the role also involves specified physical demands in austere environments.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and licensure pathways: (a) master's or doctorate in social work from a CSWE-accredited school and independent-level licensure (LCSW or equivalent); (b) COAMFTE-accredited or equivalent marriage and family therapy degree, independent-level LMFT license, and AAMFT clinical fellow membership; or (c) master's or doctorate in clinical mental health counseling, independent-level licensure, and passing the NCMHCE or equivalent.
Experience in brief behavioral interventions.
At least 500 hours of active practice in each of the past three years.
Able to meet DHA credentialing and privileging standards, including DHA-PM 6025.13 credentialing and eligibility for privileges without a supervision plan.
Satisfy both the Appendix 1 minimum experience requirement and the credentialing authority's current-competency standard as separate requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Current, full, active, unrestricted U.S. license.
Current BCLS.
For embedded field positions when required by the task order, meet SOF training physical demands, including hiking rough terrain and operating in austere environments involving aircraft and watercraft, and lift up to 25 kg.
Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training.
Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

DoW or VA MTF experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological disorders using interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidence-based therapies.
Provide individual, family, group, and couples therapy, and conduct alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.
Use validated symptom inventories; assess treatment adherence and barriers; and educate clients about their conditions and treatment.
Maintain a client registry and perform case management.
Consult with medical personnel, commanders, and legal authorities.
Participate in staff meetings, quality improvement, and military-specific training.
Conduct USSOCOM/POTFF-approved applied research.
May supervise unlicensed providers or trainees.
Document all encounters in HPDMS in accordance with USSOCOM Directive 10-12.
Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training.