Special Ops Psychological/Mental Health Technician (1 SOW/Hurlburt Field, FL)

Title:

• Prepare open and closed case reports for required special handling of outpatient medical records in accordance with regulations.
• Maintain a resource library for use by professional staff and customers. Library materials are selected with the intent of providing knowledge, ideas and support to practitioners in the fields of education, clinical social work and family studies.
• Provide services to families desiring information on healthy family life and parenting skills.

Required:

• Must have, or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• An associate degree or commensurate level of training, e.g. military mental health technician, for a psychiatric technician or mental health program assistant. Education requirement may be met by military or comparable training. If military trained, the individual’s specialty must be as a mental health technician / specialist.
• The contractor shall have no less than 3 years’ experience as a psychiatric technician.
• Must attend psychiatric technicians’ training which will provide a sound foundation / basis to psychology and/or social work to ensure the tech is prepared for the types of individuals and potential illnesses that they will likely deal with. This training shall also address the basics of conflict management, how to de-escalate crisis situations and individuals who are agitated, violent or potentially violent and/or suicidal.
• Must attend training to learn how to intervene and, when required, to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means.
• Must maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) as certified by the American Heart Association.
• Must provide front and back proof of all training/certs/documentation.

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KBR maintains a highly qualified workforce to help care for service people and astronauts.  We are looking for a Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join the team who is responsible for integrating the physical, mental and psychological wellness of our service members and their families, with a focus on Suicide Prevention.  

This Special Operations Licensed Clinical Social Worker will function within an operational unit, as a Behavioral Health Care Provider and is responsible for the application of social work procedures and techniques, including interviewing, behavioral assessment, and evidenced-based therapies, in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and neuropsychological disorders using the following skills: individual, family and group psychotherapy, couple's therapy, alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage all quality improvement and staff meetings, conferences

• Conduct applied research and clinical investigations in clinical/behavioral health/organizational social work.

• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders and school districts as required.

• Maintain accurate medical records of all patients seen and produces reports of evaluation and/or treatment.

• Participate in military specific training.  This position may include clinical supervision of unlicensed providers or trainees.

• May be required to perform some, or all, of the following activities: Participates in and successfully completes required DoD or service required training; Contact referred patients to assess treatment adherence; Use validated symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity; Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patient problem-solve solutions to barriers; Provide patients with education regarding their mental health condition and treatment regimen; maintain patient information in a patient registry; maintain accurate and current notes in the electronic medical records of all patients contacted for review by the managing physician; Routinely staffs difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant and/or psychiatry consultant; and Performs case management functions.

Required Education/Experience/Skills/Training: 

• Position requires U.S. Citizenship.

• This position requires a Secret Clearance or Top Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain a clearance.

• Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) or equivalent (MSSW, MSSA) degree from a graduate school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

• Maintain a current, unrestricted clinical license to independently practice social work in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• Maintain credentialing requirements in good standing at a local MTF.

• A minimum of two (2) years peer-reviewable clinical social work experience in a mental health setting. 

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding the delivery of clinical social work services.

• Experience in brief behavioral interventions.

• May be required to receive and maintain clinical practice privileges.

• Fluent oral and written communication skills in English.

• Must maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) by the American Heart Association; must provide front and back proof of all training/certs/documentation.

Desired Education/Experience/Skills/Training:

• Experience working in a Government setting such a DOD or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) MTF.

Standard Company Requirements: 

• Must comply with Safety, Health and Environmental plan, policies and procedures. 

• Must comply with the Quality Assurance plan, policies and procedures. 

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance. 

• Responsible for completing all required training. 

• Perform other assignments and duties, as required. 

KBR Benefits​

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.  We support career advancement through professional training and development.​

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