Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Suicide Prevention (HQ AFSOC, Hurlburt Field, FL)

KBR, Inc.•Hurlburt Field, FL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join their team. This role focuses on integrating the physical, mental, and psychological wellness of service members and their families, with a specific emphasis on Suicide Prevention. The Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker will function within an operational unit as a Behavioral Health Care Provider. Responsibilities include applying social work procedures and techniques such as interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidenced-based therapies for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders. This involves skills in individual, family, and group psychotherapy, couple's therapy, and alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.

Requirements

Position requires U.S. Citizenship.
Requires a Secret Clearance or Top Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain a clearance.
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) or equivalent (MSSW, MSSA) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Maintain a current, unrestricted clinical license to independently practice social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maintain credentialing requirements in good standing at a local MTF.
A minimum of two (2) years peer-reviewable clinical social work experience in a mental health setting.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding the delivery of clinical social work services.
Experience in brief behavioral interventions.
May be required to receive and maintain clinical practice privileges.
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.
Must maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) by the American Heart Association; must provide front and back proof of all training/certs/documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a Government setting such a DOD or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) MTF.

Responsibilities

Engage in all quality improvement and staff meetings, conferences.
Conduct applied research and clinical investigations in clinical/behavioral health/organizational social work.
Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders, and school districts as required.
Maintain accurate medical records of all patients seen and produce reports of evaluation and/or treatment.
Participate in military-specific training.
Provide clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.
Contact referred patients to assess treatment adherence.
Use validated symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patients problem-solve solutions.
Provide patients with education regarding their mental 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.
Routinely staff difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant, and/or psychiatry consultant.
Perform case management functions.