Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Overview

Goldbelt Glacier is accelerating healthcare delivery and providing superior force health readiness across the military, federal, and civilian landscapes. Goldbelt Glacier is committed to providing transformative and comprehensive health operational capabilities to support customers across scientific, clinical, technological, and program management areas.

Summary:

As a part of the Goldbelt Glacier Team, you will be supporting the Naval Logistics Command with medical services for active-duty military personnel, their dependents, eligible DoD civilian employees, and other eligible beneficiaries designated by the Government. As a HealthCare Worker (HCW), you will be assigned to either a Military Treatment Facility (MTF) or other Federal medical treatment facilities in Japan.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates; however, individuals currently residing in Japan will receive priority consideration.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct brief cognitive/behavioral interventions for patients with a range of occupational concerns, regularly monitor fitness for duty and suitability for AF service, and provide recommendations to the Medical Director or other medical staff regarding retaining, discharge, or medical board evaluation of a full range of Service Members.
• Conduct classes or educational groups appropriate for the Mental Health clinic, Air Force Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program (ADAPT) clinic, or primary care clinic as needed, including a full-range of psychoeducational classes such as, but not limited to stress management classes, sleep, relationships, mood problems, and medical/behavioral problems.
• Consult with Primary Care providers’ on-demand about general issues or specific patients, and ensure (Primary Care Manager) PCMs receive same day verbal and/or written feedback on patients referred.
• Deliver brief presentations/trainings to Mental Health Flight members or primary care team members regarding behavioral health issues, referral services, or mental health conditions. They shall participate in team efforts to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise clinical pathway programs needed in the clinic.
• Participate in military specific training (e.g., use of the Air Force Guide to Managing Suicidal Behavior, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, etc.).
• Attend and participate in meetings during normal duty hours and professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities. These include, but are not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, primary care staff meetings, high interest case staffing, and multidisciplinary case conferences. Other meetings not listed could require attendance that are required by applicable regulations, Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) guidance, or as directed by the Mental Health Flight Commander or on-site supervisor.
• Conduct applied research, develops and collects data to assess the psychological health of units, and conducts clinical investigations in clinical/behavioral health psychology as needed and as directed either by the Director of Psychological Health (DPH) or Mental Health Flight Commander. Collects and analyses data to identify population health trends and to answer targeted questions as directed by the DPH or Mental Health Flight commander.
• Conduct psychological procedures and techniques, to include but not limited to interviewing, behavioral assessment, evidenced-based therapies, and other specialty testing to include Commander Directed Evaluations, to support the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders using the following skills: Individual, family and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, alcohol and drug treatment evaluations. All documentation will comply with Air Force mental health standards to include appropriate timelines in full compliance with AFI 44-109, para 4-4.10 and DoDD 6490.1, para 4.1 and DoDi 6490.4 para 5.2.4, using appropriate templates, internal processes, and local standards and procedures.
• Consult with other mental health professionals in the clinic, medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders and school districts, as required.
• Maintain accurate and current notes in the Mental Health record, inpatient medical record and electronic medical records of all patients seen, as appropriate, and produces reports of evaluation and/or treatment, as required. Provides same-day documentation using AF designed documentation templates and follows all AF and DoD level documentation guidance.
• Assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and their family members and formulates and implements a treatment plan, identifying the patient’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Comply with all template productivity metrics for daily patient care as dictated for contractors by Defense Health Agency (DHA). These metrics can change annually and can be provided by the MH Flight Commander, MH Element OIC, and/or MH Element NCOIC and will
  be used in the creation of all provider templates and schedules.
• Provide crisis intervention, brief triage, acute care and assessment for a wide-range of patients, including children and
  adolescents during walk-in appointments.
• Consult with Primary Care provider teams, attend treatment team meetings and daily huddles, as indicated, and interface with other members of the Primary Care team. Collaborate with provider teams to pro-actively identify patients who may benefit from behavioral interventions and work to coordinate appropriate targeted interventions for this population. The Providers will ensure timely patient care as measured by starting appointments within 15 minutes of scheduled time.
• Coordinate and work closely with other behavioral healthcare providers in the Primary Care clinic or Mental Health clinic and attend meetings related to trend analysis, population health, and appointment management, as directed by the Mental Health Flight Commander. Facilitate identification of high-risk patients and coordinate care for patients who have been discharged from a higher-level of care. Ensure seamless care for patients seen in the United States Navy Hospital Okinawa (USNHO). Communicate closely with providers and technicians in the Mental Health clinic to ensure warm-hand off for patients who transition between the Mental Health clinic and the Primary Care clinic.
  
• Provide interventions that are short-term. Provide same-day documentation using AF designed documentation templates and follow all AF and DoD level documentation guidance. Complies with all template productivity metrics for daily patient care as dictated for contractors by DHA. Provide classes with topics appropriate for primary care (e.g., stress management class, sleep enhancement class, chronic pain class), and in a format appropriate for primary care (e.g. educational, didactic in nature; open enrollment; not psychotherapy process oriented).

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Practice aseptic techniques as necessary; comply with infection control guidelines to include the proper handling, storage, and disposal of infectious wastes, and the use of universal precautions to prevent the spread of infection.
  
• Function with an awareness and application of safety procedures.
  
• Apply an awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and strive to manage situations in a reduced risk manner.
  
• Exercise awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant others' rights, as identified within the MTF.
  
• Exercise appropriate delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities.
  
• Be able to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, Department of Defense, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and MTF instructions and policies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Have a Masters degree in Social Work (MSW) from a School of Social Work 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.
• Have and maintain a current license to practice psychology in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a national licensing/certification agency.
• Must demonstrate a record of continuing education since licensure.
• Have experience in clinical social work, either through a master’s -level practicum or two years post-MSW experience. Fully qualified clinical social workers are individuals who have completed an MSW, a minimum of two years pos-MSW social work experience, and possess a state license/certification that allows practice without supervision.
• Must maintain current certification in either the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) (Course C) or the American Red Cross CPR/BLS Course as required by AFI 44-102, Community Health Management. The MTF will provide BLS refresher courses.
  
• Must be a US citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A 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
• An active security clearance is preferred.

Pay and Benefits