Mental Health Clinician

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Health & wellness benefits

Internal mobility support

Education and certifications support

Cutting-edge technology exposure

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mental Health Clinician to provide behavioral health assessments, counseling, and interventions for personnel and families across individual, family, and group settings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with medical, legal, and command teams, with duties including program development, research, and adherence to credentialing standards in a DoD/government context.

Qualifications

Must have a master’s or doctoral degree in a qualifying mental health field and be credentialed where applicable.
Experience with government settings (DoD/VA) is preferred and credentialing standards must be met.
Clinical licenses and/or certifications appropriate to the field must be current.

Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health assessments, counseling, and intervention services to military personnel and families.
Deliver evidence-based therapies across individual, family, and group modalities.
Coordinate with medical, legal, and command personnel to support readiness and resilience.
Conduct research, program development activities, and participate in quality improvement efforts.
Maintain client records and ensure confidentiality in a regulated environment.
Provide supervision to unlicensed providers or trainees as needed.

Skills

LCSW licensed

Brief behavioral interventions

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Case management

Clinical supervision

Education

CSWE-accredited MSW/LCSW

COAMFTE-aligned MF Therapist degree

NCMHCE or equivalent credential

2+ years mental health gov't experience

Job description

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securingsome of the most complex government, defense, andintelligence projects across the country. We ensuretoday is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work hasmeaning and impact on the world aroundus, but also on us, andthat’simportant.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracingautonomy, seizing opportunity, and being rusted todeliver your best every day.

We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge wecan’tturn into opportunity. And our work depends on aMental Health Clinician joining our team to supportcustomer activities.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator.As aMental Health Clinician supportingour customer, you will be trusted toprovide treatment support.

The Mental Health Clinician provides behavioral health assessments, counseling, and intervention services to support the psychological, emotional, and social well‑being of personnel and their families. The BHC delivers evidence‑based care across individual, family, and group settings and collaborates closely with interdisciplinary teams to support mission readiness and resilience. This role includes diagnostic assessment, brief interventions, case management, consultation, and participation in research and program development activities.

HOW A MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Attend and participate in meetings during normal duty hours, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities such as, but not limited to the following: quality improvement meetings, professional staff meetings, commander's staff meetings, and other meetings required by applicable regulations or as directed by the unit Commander of his/her designee.
Conduct USSOCOM/POTFF approved applied research and clinical investigations in clinical, behavioral health, and/or organizational levels. Responsible for the application of professional practice procedures and techniques, including interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidence-based therapies, in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders using the following skills: individual, family and group psychotherapy, couples therapy, alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.
Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders and school districts as required.
Participate in military specific training/activities (e.g., security clearances, use of the DoW or service specific clinical practice guidelines, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress) and others as directed by the unit Commander or his/her designee.
Contact referred clients to assess treatment adherence.
Use validated symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help client problem-solve solutions to barriers.
Provide clients with education regarding their mental health condition and treatment regimen.
Maintain client information in a client registry.
Routinely staffs difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant and/or psychiatry consultant.
Performs case management functions.
May include clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

You must have one of the following degrees:

Master’s or doctoral degree in social work from a fully accredited graduate school by the Counsil on Social Work Education (CSWE) and licensed at an independent level in social work (LCSW or equivalent).
Master’s or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), or a qualifying graduate degree in an allied mental health field from a regionally accredited education institution in conjunction with a program of marriage and family therapy study that is equivalent to the COAMFTE standards as defined by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Must possess a clinical membership credential issued by the AAMFT.
Master’s degree from a fully accredited graduate school and licensed at an independent level in professional counseling and pass the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE) or an examination determined by the Director, Defense Health Agency or designee as equal in scope, intent, and content to the NCMHCE.
A minimum of two (2) years peer-reviewable clinical work experience in a mental health setting. Experience working in a government setting such as DoW or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) MTF is preferable.
Be able to meet credentialing and privileging standards pursuant to 5a of the Defense Health Agency-Procedures Manual 6025.13, “Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System, Volume 4: Credentialing and Privileging,” August 29, 2019.
Must have experience in brief behavioral interventions.

LOCATION: Various OCONUS & CONUS SITES

This is a contingent posting, expected to start in 2027.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: