DESCRIPTION

Seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to support Scott AFB in Illinois.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker/ Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a LCSW/Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Degree/Education master’s degree in social work (MSW). / Graduate from a School of Social Work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
• Basic Life Support – BLS Certified

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate appropriate referrals to community and other Government
agencies for services.
• Independently assess the psychosocial functioning and needs of patients and
their family members and formulate and implement a treatment plan,
identifying the patient’s problems, strengths, weaknesses, coping skills and
assistance needed, in collaboration with the patient, family and
interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Independently conduct psychosocial assessments and provide psychosocial
treatment to a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic,
cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diverse backgrounds.
• Use medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment
procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries,
common medications and their effects/side effects, and medical
terminology.
• Implement treatment modalities in working with individuals, families and
groups who are experiencing a variety of psychiatric, medical, and social
problems to achieve treatment goals.
• Independently provide counseling and/or psychotherapy services to
individuals, groups, couples, and families. Must practice within the bounds
of the license or certification.
• Provide consultation services to other staff about the psychosocial needs of
patients and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and
compliance with treatment

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Therefore, the employee may be requested to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or other management as required.