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Social Worker (Behavioral Health Consultant)

Defense Health Agency

Department of Defense

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$89,508 - $116,362

per year

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August 26, 2026More DOD jobs →

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a social worker in a military health clinic, where you'll assess patients' mental health needs, provide counseling and therapy sessions, and collaborate with doctors to support overall care.

It's ideal for someone with a background in social work who enjoys helping people with behavioral health issues in a team setting, especially in a fast-paced environment like a primary care clinic on a military base.

The role focuses on practical interventions to improve patients' well-being without relying on advanced research or administrative tasks.

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently in a U.S. state or jurisdiction
  • One year of specialized experience conducting behavioral health assessments
  • One year of specialized experience providing individual and group treatment
  • One year of specialized experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to document patient information in electronic health records
  • U.S. citizenship

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Reynolds Army Health Center in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is an open continuous announcement.

"Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed.

We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available 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.

Basic Requirement for Social Worker (Behavioral Health Consultant): Degree: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

License: This position requires a current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Social Work independently offered by a U.S.

State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction.

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 behavioral health assessments; providing individual and group treatment; and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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. Major Duties:

  • Apply biopsychosocial evaluations to propose behavioral health interventions.
  • Provide evidence-based treatment, including behavioral, cognitive, and motivational approaches.
  • Provide primary care providers and staff regular and concise feedback on the status of referred patients, to include recommendations for team-based care.
  • Implement psychoeducational classes to target high frequency diagnoses found in the primary care clinic.
  • Document information in the electronic health record during patient encounters.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJW-26-12896534-DHAS