Summary
About the Position: The Social Worker (Clinical) provides support to the A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Fort Belvoir VA, at the Fairfax Mental Health clinic in Fairfax, VA helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care to children and adolescents and facility operations. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Duties
Provide treatment to highly complex cases in which children and adolescents are severely impacted by moderate to severe psychiatric diagnoses.
Collect biopsychosocial information about patients through interview, case history, observation techniques, and other assessment methods.
Analyze information collected to identify symptoms, determine psychiatric diagnosis and develop treatment plan.
Evaluate results of counseling methods to determine the effectiveness of treatment used.
Independently provide comprehensive social work services in the form of casework and case management by consulting on or developing discharge plans.
Provide individual, family, and group clinical counseling services using various evidenced based modalities as clinically indicated for children and adolescents.
Provide emergency on-call crisis management services for mental health cases.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.