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Job Description

Provides screenings, clinical assessments, treatment, case management, consultation, referral and education according to their professional discipline, Army Medical Departments standards, and the DoD-directed Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).  Services shall be provided in accordance with the established principles, practices and ethics of both (1) the contract service provider’s profession (e.g., National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and (2) Department of the Army (DA) regulations.  Services shall be provided in accordance with MTF rules, regulations, bylaws, privileging and within the contract service provider’s scope of practice. 

Provides service as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team to patients who are eligible beneficiaries of the Military Health Care System as authorized by Army Regulation (AR) 40-3, Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Care.  Contract service providers shall utilize short-term and long-term care models, patient and provider consultation models and education in conjunction with the DoD CPGs to address behavioral health (BH) concerns and medical conditions related to behavioral health needs of service members and their families.  Contract service providers will also provide BH screening, assessment, and direct care specialty referral to service members and their families.  Clinical social work services provided by the contract service provider shall be at no expense to the military beneficiaries.

Serves as a behavioral health referral resource and subject matter expert in behavioral health-related programs to the MTF staff, medical staff in primary care clinics and other on-post medical settings such as Behavior Health Clinics and Soldier Readiness Processing locations. 

Assesses and resolves complex social, economic and psychosocial problems that may impact on the service members’ and their families’ medical treatment as outpatients by providing behavioral health direct services, to include screening, assessment, treatment, referral, consultation and education and in conjunction with DoD BH-CPGs.

Assesses and resolves complex social, economic and psychosocial problems that may impact on service members’ and their families’ medical treatment as inpatients or while the service member is being evaluated for medical discharge from the service by providing direct services, to include screening, assessment, referral, case management, consultation and education.

Conducts psychosocial evaluations and provides therapeutic interventions including crisis counseling to individuals, groups and families as needed to facilitate behavioral health clinical care management and optimize care.

Evaluates the individual and family systems as well as assesses patient’s functioning within work, family and routines of daily living and identifies areas needing continued support, resources, and treatment in order to assist patients.

Provides services for high-risk populations (service members pending medical discharge due to physical and or behavioral health injuries/illnesses, service members who were wounded as a result of their military duties, and the families of service members killed in action, etc.).

Support local and remote Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) events that prepare large numbers of service members for mobilization, deployment, demobilization and redeployment in clinical and non-clinical settings.  This support shall include provision of behavioral health services, screening, evaluation, management and referrals for Soldiers who report deployment-related symptoms on Pre-Deployment Health Assessment (DD Form 2795), Post Deployment Health Assessment (DD Form 2796), Post Deployment Health Reassessment (DD Form 2900) or other screening forms, assistance with administrative requirements for transfer from active to reserve status and other administrative requirements.  The SRP events may occur as frequently as bi-weekly or as infrequently as semi-annually.

Develops, implements, and maintains partnerships with Soldiers, family members, other health care providers and community resources, as applicable.  Develops comprehensive treatment care plans in accordance with behavioral health care standards.

Coordinates services for those Soldiers or patients who move out of the local area to ensure continuity of care.  Facilitates transfer of the case to the gaining facilities’ behavioral health care case management resources, as appropriate.

Serves as an advocate for Soldiers and patients as needed, assists with navigating healthcare systems in obtaining appropriate referrals.  Some of these contacts/referrals may include communicating with physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, prevention specialists, family members, etc.  Other referrals may be acquiring resources and services dealing with financial benefits and housing issues including assisting with completing proper paperwork.

Coordinates and assists installation community agencies and the MTF in the referral process, to provide re-integration training and services for Soldiers returned from deployment.

Educates patients, their families, commanders and health care staff on community resources including information and referral for financial, housing, educational, employment and childcare resources as required by patient’s needs assessment.

Maintains complete and accurate records and documents all patient contacts/services provided in accordance with professional standards (AR 40-68) as well as DoD, U.S. Army, installation and facility directed administrative requirements.  Enters patient clinical and administrative data as well as utilization and other data  into automated systems and/or paper records and create reports from these data in accordance with local policies and procedures, Army Regulations and directives from the Army Medical Department, its program administrators, C, SWS and/or the C, BHS.

Responsible for the completion of individual workload accountability in accordance with clinic, medical treatment facility and program requirements.

Maintains inpatient and outpatient medical records IAW AR 40-66.  Medical records will be subject to review by the Medical Care Evaluation Committee, Quality Assurance Committee, and designated representatives of the Commander, U.S. Army MEDCOM.  Only approved medical abbreviations will be used.  Charting will be in compliance with Army, MTF, or clinic requirements as directed by the provider’s immediate supervisor.  Responsible for the content and correctness of all prepared and transcribed reports and shall verify the content and correctness of all prepared and transcribed reports by affixing signature and stamp to all copies of the document and validating it contents the same day as documents are provided by the U.S. Government.  All evaluations and other records of patients will remain the property of, and subject to the exclusive control of, the U.S. Government.  All reports and documents prepared by the Contractor in fulfillment of this contract will become the property of the U.S. Government.

Abides by all applicable MTF by-laws, JCAHO, DoD, DA and MEDCOM regulations with regard to Utilization Review and Quality Improvement directives including, but not limited to, in-service training, peer review, performance improvement, records maintenance, performance evaluations, and release of information.

Consults with and assists other health care providers, military commanders and community agencies in the development and implementation of behavioral health-related programs at the installation and or clinic level.

Participates, as appropriate, in departmental Quality Assurance (QA) programs and adheres to all safety regulations at all times.   Provides technical advice and professional opinions upon request from the MTF Commander, C, SWS and/or C, BHS, Clinic OIC, or other assigned supervisors.

Attends and participates in patient care reports, patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and any other appropriate professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and participation is relative to assigned cases and/or performance of contract services as determined by the MTF Commander, C, SWS and/or C, BHS, Clinic OIC or other assigned supervisors.

Presents patient cases in regularly scheduled case staffing meetings to discuss status and updates to cases under the direction of the C, SWS and/or C, BHS, Clinic OIC, and/or other assigned supervisors.

Attend meetings, case conferences and training under the direction of the C, SWS and/or C, BHS, Clinic OIC, and other assigned supervisors, as required.

Conducts crisis intervention services and on-call duties which include weekends and evenings, as assigned.

Participates in and/or direct research and conducts clinical investigations in behavioral health or social work.

Job Requirements

A minimum of two (2) years within the past five (5) years in the practice of clinical social work, preferably in a Government setting such as a DOD or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) MTF and providing clinical services to individuals, couples or groups in clinical psychotherapy services.  The Contractor shall ensure that the contract service provider has sufficient training and experience to effectively provide social work services for service members and family members.  The Contractor will be trained in the assessment/evaluation and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder prior to hire. Related experience will not be accepted in lieu of degree or license requirements.

Basic Life Support Training:  All contract service providers must possess and maintain current course completion documentation for basic life support (BLS) through an American Heart Association and/or Red Cross approved training program.  BLS shall be renewed every two years.