Clinical Social Worker — Native Community Health

Indian Health Service; Shiprock (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Indian Health Service is seeking a Social Worker to provide professional social work services to American Indian communities. Join a mission-driven federal service that offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). This role involves comprehensive psychosocial assessments, crisis response, and multidisciplinary collaboration within a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Background investigation required for Federal service
• E-Verify employment verification required or will be required to complete
• Financial suitability review required prior to applying
• Position may be subject to rotating shifts: days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial and mental health assessments and formulates diagnostic impressions using accepted clinical frameworks and diagnostic standards.
• Responds to urgent and emergent mental health and psychosocial crises in clinical, community, and emergent settings.
• Provides clinical case management services addressing complex medical, behavioral, social, environmental, and cultural determinants of health.
• Provides consultation to medical, behavioral health, and administrative staff regarding psychosocial and behavioral health factors impacting patient care.

Job description

Indian Health Service is seeking a Social Worker to provide professional social work services to American Indian communities. Join a mission-driven federal service that offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). This role involves comprehensive psychosocial assessments, crisis response, and multidisciplinary collaboration within a healthcare setting.