Social Worker

Job Title:  Clinical Social Worker

Travel:  N/A

Qualifications: 

• At least one (1) year of experience with assessing and providing evidence-based individual counseling to patients within a mental health care facility within the past five (5) years.  
• Shall be skillful and tactful in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous.
• Shall possess organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills to articulate medical requirements to patients, families/care givers, medical and non-medical staff in a professional and courteous way.

Duties:

• Assist the primary care manager (PCM) in managing the overall health of their enrolled population.
• Assist the primary care manager (PCM) in managing the overall health of their enrolled population.
• Participate in group medical appointments, including Shared Medical Appointments (SMA) and Drop-in Group Medical Appointments (DIGMA)
• Participate 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.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders as required.
• Attend and participate in meetings during normal duty hours and professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities

Education/Certification:

• Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree
• License to practice psychology in any of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Certification in either the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Course C or the American Red Cross CPR/BLS course