Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND

Maxmed Healthcare is seeking a Licensed Clinical Medical Social Worker (LCSW) to help provide services to our military service members and their families at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. Our LCSW will perform as a fulltime Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) to the Family Health Department. As the Behavioral Health Consultant our LCSW will:

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  Provide focused evidence-based assessment and intervention (primarily cognitive, behavioral, motivational, and acceptance-based approaches) in primary care for a range of problem presentations including but not limited to depression, anxiety, substance misuse, stress, insomnia, pain, obesity, diabetes, tobacco use and behaviors impacting health.
• Will work independently and effectively using appropriate communication format in addressing and resolving professional issue: use skill in communicating with people who may be physically or mentally ill, uncooperative, fearful, emotionally distraught, and occasionally dangerous.
• Provide classes with topics appropriate for primary care (e.g., stress management class, sleep enhancement class, chronic pain class), and in a format appropriate for primary care (e.g. educational, didactic in nature; open enrollment; not psychotherapy process oriented).
• Successfully consult with primary care managers (PCMs) on-demand about general issues and specific patients; ensure PCMs receive same-day verbal and/or written feedback on patients seen each day.

Please submit your resume for further details regarding this career opportunity.

Degree/Education: Clinical Social Worker will hold a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Certifications: Basic Life Support

Licensure/Registration: Have and maintain a current license to independently practice clinical social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of one-year experience as an independently licensed clinical social worker.
• Must have at least 12 months of direct hands-on experience in the last 24 months with computer operations, basic word processing, data entry, and use of an automated medical record system. An optimal candidate would have a solid understanding of, and experience using, population health approaches to healthcare and proficiency in using motivational interviewing.