About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
This position is assigned to the Naval Hospital Pensacola region and is initially located at Corry Station Branch Health Clinic. The incumbent serves as a full-time Social Worker (Mental Health Consultant) embedded within a primary care clinic and may support other local clinics within the Naval Hospital Pensacola region based on mission and patient-care requirements. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation utilizing DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. 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 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
- Conducts patient screenings, focused biopsychosocial assessments, brief evidence-based interventions, treatment follow-up, relapse-prevention services, and timely clinical documentation.
- Provides consultation and recommendations to Primary Care Managers and the interdisciplinary care team.
- Coordinates referrals to specialty behavioral health services when needed and assists with same-day warm handoffs.
- Participates in primary care huddles, provider meetings, peer review, and team training.
- Develops and delivers patient education and staff training.
- Supports identification of appropriate patients for integrated behavioral health services, monitors treatment outcomes, and helps improve access to behavioral health care within the primary care clinic.