Mental Health Clinician

Loyal Source; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Bonus opportunity

Job summary

Loyal Source seeks a qualified mental health professional to provide behavioral healthcare and counseling to SOF members and their families within an interdisciplinary team.

You will evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological disorders using evidence-based therapies and may conduct applied research in military contexts. A government setting experience is preferred and licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, or clinical mental health counseling with licensure.
• Credentialing and privileging standards per DHA-PM 6025.13 must be met.
• Independent-level license in the respective field with current US licensure and membership where required.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral healthcare and counseling to SOF members and families as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological and neuropsychological disorders with evidence-based therapies.
• Conduct research and clinical investigations at clinical, behavioral health, and organizational levels.
• Attend professional meetings and conferences during duty hours; participate in training and military-specific activities.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, commanders, and school districts as required.

Skills

Brief behavioral interventions

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

MFT (COAMFTE-accredited)

Clinical mental health counseling degree

Job description

Pay: 100k-120k/year Plus Bonus & Relocation Costs

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral healthcare and counseling to SOF members and their families as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological and neuropsychological disorders using interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidence-based therapies, including individual, family, group, and couples therapy and alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.
• Conduct approved applied research and clinical investigations at the clinical, behavioral health, and organizational levels.
• Attend professional staff, quality improvement, commander's staff, and other required meetings and conferences during normal duty hours.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders, and school districts as required.
• Participate in military-specific training and activities (e.g., security clearances, DoW or service-specific clinical practice guidelines, pre/post-deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress) as directed.
• Contact referred clients to assess treatment adherence, identify barriers, and help clients problem-solve solutions.
• Use validated symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
• Educate clients on their mental health condition and treatment regimen.
• Maintain client information in a client registry and perform case management functions.
• Staff difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant, and/or psychiatry consultant.
• May provide clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.

Qualifications

• One of the following degrees (with matching license; see Licensure):
• Master's or doctoral degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited graduate school.
• Master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a COAMFTE-accredited program, or a qualifying allied mental health graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution with MFT study equivalent to COAMFTE standards as defined by AAMFT.
• Master's or doctoral degree in clinical mental health counseling or mental health counseling from a fully accredited graduate school.
• Able to meet credentialing and privileging standards per section 5a of DHA-PM 6025.13, "Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System, Volume 4: Credentialing and Privileging" (August 29, 2019).

Experience

• Minimum of 500 hours of active practice in their discipline in each of the past three (3) years.
• Experience in brief behavioral interventions.
• Experience in a government setting, such as a DoW or VA MTF, is preferred.

Licensure

• Independent-level license matching the degree pathway:
• Social work: LCSW or equivalent.
• Marriage and family therapy: LMFT or equivalent, with a current, unrestricted license in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia, plus AAMFT Professional membership with the Clinical Fellow designation.
• Mental health counseling: Independent-level professional counseling license and passage of the NCMHCE or an equivalent exam approved by the Director, Defense Health Agency or designee.

Please note: this position is notional and contingent upon the award of a government contract.

About Notional Opportunities

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About Loyal Source

Loyal Source provides healthcare and technology solutions designed to improve outcomes and support mission-critical operations. Guided by innovation and purpose, we help organizations achieve success across complex challenges worldwide. Loyal Source is a military friendly employer and proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program.

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