Clinical Social Worker — Crisis & Case Management

Indian Health Service; Mescalero (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Indian Health Service seeks a Social Worker to provide professional social work services to American Indian communities, advancing careers with competitive federal benefits and a mission to transform lives daily.

A REAL ID requirement applies with compliance details, and the role includes evaluating psychosocial factors across clinical, community, and emergency settings while coordinating with health teams to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Conduct biopsychosocial and mental health assessments using standard frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial and mental health assessments and formulate diagnostic impressions.
• Respond to urgent mental health crises in clinical and community settings.
• Provide clinical case management addressing medical, behavioral, social, environmental, and cultural determinants of health.
• Consult with medical, behavioral health, and administrative staff on psychosocial factors affecting care.

Skills

Biopsychosocial assessment

Mental health assessment

Crisis intervention

Job description

Indian Health Service seeks a Social Worker to provide professional social work services to American Indian communities, advancing careers with competitive federal benefits and a mission to transform lives daily.

A REAL ID requirement applies with compliance details, and the role includes evaluating psychosocial factors across clinical, community, and emergency settings while coordinating with health teams to improve patient outcomes.