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

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

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KBR maintains a highly qualified workforce to help care for service people and astronauts.  We are looking for a Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join the team who is responsible for integrating the physical, mental and psychological wellness of our service members and their families, with a focus on Suicide Prevention.  

This Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker will function within an operational unit, as a Behavioral Health Care Provider and is responsible for the application of social work procedures and techniques, including interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidenced-based therapies, in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders using the following skills: individual, family and group psychotherapy, couple's therapy, alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage 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 produces reports of evaluation and/or treatment.

• Participate in military specific training.  This position may include clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.

• May be required to perform some, or all, of the following activities: Participates in and successfully completes required DoD or service required training; Contact referred patients to assess treatment adherence; Use validated 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 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 staffs difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant and/or psychiatry consultant; and Performs case management functions.

Required Education/Experience/Skills/Training: 

• Position requires U.S. Citizenship.

• This position 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.

Desired Education/Experience/Skills/Training:

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

Standard Company Requirements: 

• Must comply with Safety, Health and Environmental plan, policies and procedures. 

• Must comply with the Quality Assurance plan, policies and procedures. 

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance. 

• Responsible for completing all required training. 

• Perform other assignments and duties, as required. 

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