Social Worker (Clinical)

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About the Position: This position is located in the Madigan Army Medical Center, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, for Department of Emergency Medicine. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advance in Hire (AIH) MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Advanced Leave Accrual MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. 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.

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

(NOTE: You must attach copy of your transcripts) 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 bio-psychosocial evaluations of behavioral health patients, providing individual or group clinical counseling, and developing behavioral health treatment plans or recommendations.

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

Selective Place Factor Requirement: 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.

(NOTE: You must attach a copy of your license) 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:

• Provide expertise in Behavioral Health, Psychosocial and Crisis Intervention for Individuals seeking treatment and care in an emergency room setting.
• Develop individualized treatment plans for each case based on psychiatric, cognitive, psychosocial, environmental, and medical needs.
• Utilize social work systems, theories, and principles that impact patient care.
• Work with highly complex cases in which individuals are severely impacted by moderate to severe psychiatric diagnoses to include a history of trauma, physical abuse, neglect, exploitation, co-occurring conditions, and suicide.
• Select, administer, and interpret instruments for the purpose of assisting in the diagnosis and assessment of treatment plans with behavioral/psychiatric disorders.
• Collect bio-psycho-social information about patients using interviewing, case history, observation, and various assessment methods.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 35 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.