Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Mental Health

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Mental Health

Summary

Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Mental Health

ID: 5800

Department: Healthcare

Location: Nellis Air Force Base, NV

Description

Job purpose

We are seeking a professional, detail-oriented, compassionateLicensed Clinical Social Worker (PCBH). To provide counseling services at the Military Medical Center (MOMMC), 99 th Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Contract for 8-koi: a diverse Florida-based service and consulting company that has been providing outing results for our clients for over 20 years. The contractor shall provide general support for medical operations.

Primary mission is to maintain medical readiness for worldwide contingencies by providing quality, cost-effective health care for Military Medical Center.

Duties and responsibilities

• Clinical social worker is required to function in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) location as a full-time equivalent provider as an internal behavioral health consultant (IBHC) and/or Behavioral Health Care Facilitator (BHCF) as outlined in DoDI 6490.15 Integration of Behavioral Health Personnel Services Into Patience-Centered Medical Home Primary Care and Other Primacy Care Service Settings and the BHOP Practice Manual.

• Internal Behavioral Health Consultant in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The type of work may include, but not limited to, the following:

• Participates in and successfully completes two phases of Air Force (IBHC) internal behavioral health consultant training. Demonstrates core competency skills to IBHC independent practice within 90 days of starting. The 90-day threshold for demonstration of core competency skills will be extended if the Air Force is unable to provide training opportunities within 90 days.

• Phase I training is approximately four days onsite at a CONUS location. The candidate shall have a 100% pass rate (minimum of a “3” rating in each competency area of the clinical competency tool) before proceeding to Phase II.

• Phase II training will occur within 90 days of completion of Phase I training for a two-day course. The candidate shall have a 100% pass rate (minimum of a “3” rating in each competency area of the clinical competency tool) in order to be deemed acceptable for the position.

• Replacement/Turnover of an employee: If the candidate does not pass the course the contractor shall submit a replacement candidate upon notice of the candidate’s failure to pass any training phase.

• Provides brief (typically no more than four appointments) cognitive/behavioral interventions in primary care under the Air Force consultation model (i.e., per the local MTF policies). Services will mimic the pace of primary care (i.e., patients seen for 15- to 30-minute appointments).

• May provide classes in format appropriate for primary care (e.g., stress management class, sleep enhancement class, chronic pain class).

• Works independently in the absence of direct oversight and adheres to Air Force values. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing and resolving professional issues.

• Must be skillful and tactful in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous.

• Must 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.

• Successfully consults with PCMs on demand about general issues and specific patients.

• Ensures PCMs receive same-day verbal and/or written feedback on patients referred.

• Delivers brief presentations/trainings to primary care team members regarding behavioral health issues and IBHC services.

• Participates 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.

• Effectively manage a full daily patient load, as defined by the Mental Health Business Practice Standards and BHOP Manual of completing approximately 8-14 patient encounters per day

• Duties may include Providing guidance, consultation, and clinical support to providers who are in training or not fully licensed.

• Duties may include participating in Air Force-approved research projects relating to Primary Care Behavioral Health.

• Consults with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders asrequired.

• Participates in military-specific training (e.g., use of local MTF policies, Management, and Treatment, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, etc.).

• Attends and participates in meetings during normal duty hours and professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities such as but not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, primary care staff meetings, and others required by applicable regulations, MTF guidance, or as directed by supervisor.

• Care Facilitator (CF) in a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The type of work may include, but is not limited to, the following:

• IBHCs who are assigned to MTFs that have between 3,000 and 7,500 adult enrollees in the Family Health Clinic will provide both IBHC and CF services per the BHOP Manual.

• Participates in and successfully completes Air Force care facilitator training. Demonstrates core competency skills to CF independent practice within 240 days of starting. The 240-day threshold for demonstration of core competency skills will be extended if the Air Force is unable to provide training opportunities within 240 days.

• Care facilitator training is interactive computer-based training that is approximately three days in length. The candidate must complete all CF training requirements before engaging in CF patient care services.

• Contact referred patients to assess medication treatment adherence for depression, anxiety, and PTSD disorders.

• Use validated brief 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 behavioral 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.

• Performs case management functions.

• Attends and participates in meetings during normal duty hours and professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities such as but not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, primary care staff meetings, and others required by applicable regulations, MTF guidance, or as directed by supervisor.

• The contractor will abide by medical staff bylaws upon acceptance of privileges.

Qualifications

• Degree/Education: Must hold a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

• Experience: Must have one year experience in the last three years in the evaluation and treatment of patients who have pain, psychological factors affecting their physical condition, or difficulty coping with medical problems. Must have at least 12 months of direct hands-on experience in the last 24 months with computer operations, basic word processing, data entry, and use of an automated medical record system.

• Licensure: Maintain a current, unrestricted clinical license to independently practice social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• Legal Authorization to Work in the United States: The contract workers performing under this contract must be a U.S. Citizen (see base contract PWS 1.5.45.12.) or as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, either a noncitizen national of the U.S., lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or alien authorized to work in the U.S.

Working conditions

• Work Schedule: The contractor shall perform the services required under this contract 0730-1630 Monday-Friday, with an unpaid 60-minute lunch.

• Duty Hours: Monday-Friday 0730-1630, with an unpaid 60-minute lunch.

• On-Call Hours: On-call requirements for each labor category are as follows: Will start with 600 hours and will not exceed 1,200 hours per FTE. Should respond within 30 minutes of receiving the phone call. On-call requirement is rotated among all mental health clinic providers.

• The contractor will provide on call coverage as scheduled and may be required to work extended hours due to clinical necessity in urgent situations. This on-call requirement is rotated among all mental health clinic providers. If contract does not work on a holiday but has, call on contract and may pull call on a holiday weekend leave (Candidate can be on call during a holiday.)

Overage Hours (IAW Base Contract PWS): Overage hours for each labor category are as follows: Will start with 15 hours and will not exceed 50 hours per FTE.