Social Worker; Behavioral Health Consultant

SOCIAL WORKER (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT)

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The position is located in the Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Tacoma, Washington. The surrounding area includes Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near the city of Lakewood, 10 minutes from Tacoma and 20 minutes from Olympia. The base offers easy access to Seattle, Tacoma, and the welcoming neighboring communities. The region provides natural beauty with recreational opportunities such as camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, and more.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Working for the Department of War comes with an abundance of benefits and perks including competitive compensation packages, paid‑time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and a retirement package with a Thrift Savings Plan that includes matching employer contributions.

• 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, including 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 requires the ability to lift up to 35 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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

• Individual Occupational Requirement:
  Master’s degree (or higher) in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. (
  
  NOTE:
  
  Attach a copy of your transcripts.)
• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One year of specialized experience that 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 is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS‑11).
• 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:
  
  Attach a copy of your license.)
• Education:
  
  If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and that such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or that full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
  
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