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Social Worker (Mental Health Consultant)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

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$89,508 - $116,362

per year

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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 hospital in Tennessee, where you'll assess patients' mental health, provide therapy sessions, and collaborate with doctors to support soldiers and families dealing with behavioral issues.

It's ideal for someone with a master's in social work who enjoys team-based care and helping people through counseling and education.

The role focuses on practical mental health support in a primary care setting.

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice social work independently in a U.S. state or jurisdiction
  • One year of specialized experience in conducting mental health assessments, providing individual and group treatment, and working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to apply biopsychosocial evaluations to recommend behavioral health interventions
  • Proficiency in evidence-based treatments like behavioral, cognitive, and motivational approaches
  • Experience providing feedback to primary care providers on patient status and care recommendations
  • Skills in implementing psychoeducational classes and documenting in electronic health records

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in Fort Campbell, Tennessee at Blanchfield Army Medical Center in the Department of Mental Health. Department of Mental Health.

Recruitment and Relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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 (Mental Health Consultant) : Degree: Master's degree (or higher degree) in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

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.

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 mental 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 the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Apply biopsychosocial evaluations to propose behavior health interventions.
  • Provide evidence-based treatment, including behavioral, cognitive, and motivational approaches.
  • Provide primary care providers and staff regular and concise feed back 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: 3/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJA-26-12923227-DHA