Social Worker (Clinical)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Dumfries (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Social Worker (Clinical) at A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Dumfries Health Clinic, Dumfries, VA, delivers clinical social work services to patients and supports high-quality care and facility operations.

This Direct Hire Authority position requires an MSW, active licensure, and one year of specialized experience in bio-psychosocial assessments, counseling, and treatment planning within a DoD healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE-accredited program.
• Current, active social work licensure in a U.S. state, DC, territory, or jurisdiction.
• One year of specialized experience conducting bio-psychosocial evaluations and providing counseling.
• Substitution of education for experience is not permitted for this job.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments for patients.
• Provide individual or group counseling to patients.
• Develop and implement treatment plans for patients.

Skills

Bio-psychosocial evaluation

Individual counseling

Group counseling

Treatment planning

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

About the Position:

The Social Worker (Clinical) provides support to the A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center at Dumfries Health Clinic in Dumfries, Prince William VA, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Social Worker (Clinical):

• Master's degree (or higher degree) in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• A current, active, valid, and unrestricted independent social work clinical licensure from a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required. (Note: You must attach a copy of your license.)

AND

Qualification Requirements:

• One year of specialized experience which includes conducting bio-psychosocial evaluations on patients; and providing individual or group counseling to patients; and developing treatment plans for patients. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11)

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.