Social Worker – Mental Health & Case Management

Indian Health Service; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Indian Health Service is seeking a Social Worker to provide professional social work services to American Indian communities and advance your career within a mission that transforms lives daily.

The role includes conducting biopsychosocial assessments, responding to mental health crises, coordinating clinical case management, and offering consultation to health staff on psychosocial factors affecting patient care.

Qualifications

• Selectee may be subject to a probationary period
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
• Position may be subject to rotating shifts: days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment.
• A background investigation is a standard process used by the Federal Government to verify an individual's identity, employment history, education, and other relevant information to determine suitability for Federal service.
• This position requires a review of the applicant's financial history as part of the personnel security and suitability determination. Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility, maintain good standing with creditors, and satisfy all legal financial obligations prior to applying.
• Individuals with substantial delinquent or unresolved financial obligations-including, but not limited to, delinquent federal or state tax liabilities, defaulted federal student loans

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 and advance your career within a mission that transforms lives daily.

The role includes conducting biopsychosocial assessments, responding to mental health crises, coordinating clinical case management, and offering consultation to health staff on psychosocial factors affecting patient care.