(Archived) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - BHOP

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - BHOP in Bedford, MA.

The job is a civilian position within the extensive military medical system that provides a full range of healthcare to the military and their families.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday schedule
• Day schedule
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)
• Dedication Program Manager to support your employment

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - BHOP Job Overview:

• Provides brief (typically no more than four appointments) cognitive/behavioral interventions in primary care under the Air Force consultation model
• Services will mimic the pace of primary care (i.e., patients seen for 15- to 30-minute appointments).
• May provide classes in format appropriate for primary care (e.g., stress management class, sleep enhancement class, chronic pain class).
• Must be skillful and tactful in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous.
• Must possess organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills to articulate medical requirements to patients, families/care givers, medical and non-medical staff in a professional and courteous way.
• Successfully consults with PCMs on-demand about general issues and specific patients.
• Ensures PCMs receive same-day verbal and/or written feedback on patients referred.
• Delivers brief presentations/trainings to primary care team members regarding behavioral health issues and IBHC services.
• Participates in team efforts to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise clinical pathway programs needed in the clinic.
• Provide concise documentation of care and recommendations in the patient's electronic medical record within the allowable timeframe defined by the MTF standard after the patient is seen.
• Effectively manage a full daily patient load, as defined by the Mental Health Business Practice Standards and BHOP Manual of completing approximately 8- 14 patient encounters per day
• Duties may include participating in Air Force-approved research projects relating to Primary Care Behavioral Health.
• Consults with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders as required.
• Participates in military-specific training (e.g., use of the Air Force Guide for Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, etc).
• Attends and participates in meetings during normal duty hours and professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities such as, but not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, primary care staff meetings, and others required by applicable regulations, MTF guidance, or as directed by supervisor.
• Contact referred patients to assess medication treatment adherence for depression, anxiety, and PTSD disorders.
• Use validated brief symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
• Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patient problem-solve solutions to barriers.
• Provide patients with education regarding their behavioral health condition and treatment regimen.
• Maintain patient information in a patient registry.
• Maintain accurate and current notes in the electronic medical records of all patients contacted for review by the managing physician.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - BHOP Job Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW)
• Education: Graduate from a School of Social Work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Prior clinical experience is comparable setting within the past two years
• LCSW Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted. Any U.S. state license honored.
• Computer Competency
• BLS by AHA

Position contingent upon contract award with estimated mid-February 2019 start date. Incumbents highly encouraged to contact us. Come join our team of healthcare professionals!