Social Worker

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the Director for Behavioral Health in Bethesda, MD.

Responsible for delivering services to individuals receiving treatment in our oncology center.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Degree: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting psychosocial evaluations of behavioral health patients, providing individual or group clinical counseling, and participating in treatment planning for patients.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Licensure: A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently, offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction.

Major Duties:

• Conduct psychosocial evaluations of inpatients and outpatients, assisting in the development of multidisciplinary treatment plans with specific emphasis on complex cases that focus on high risk individuals.
• Provide brief strategic and medical crisis counseling for patients and families in coordination with the primary medical team and adjunct consulting services.
• Educate medical staff on the psychosocial impact of injury, discharge procedures and community treatment resources.
• Plan, coordinate, and provide comprehensive referral services to patients and families.
• Coordinate and implement discharge plans by arranging for transition to the next level of medical care in compliance with the multidisciplinary treatment plan.