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CLINICIAN NF4 (COMMUNITY) - TIER II/III (WITH $10K HIRING INCENTIVE)

Twentynine Palms, California, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$49.50/hr - $49.50/hr

2+ years exp

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! The role involves serving as the Clinical Specialist within the Behavioral Health program, providing clinical counseling and case management services to active duty Marines, their families, and others. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and coordinating care for Behavioral Health participants.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as the Clinical Specialist within the Behavioral Health program, Community Counseling Center

Implements policies, conducts screenings, clinical counseling services and case management services for Behavioral Health Branch programs

Serves as the first point of contact for Behavioral Health services for active duty Marines, retired military members, their families, and others as authorized by DoD policy

Comprehensive counseling services include: screening, clinical case management, individual, marital, group, and family treatment

Reviews, develops, coordinates and provides case management services concerning Behavioral Health participants to include but not limited to anxiety, depression, stress, coping and other factors which detract from an individual's behavioral health

Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all Behavioral Health counseling treatment services, to include conducting screenings, determination of client's level of functioning, prognosis, treatment or need for appropriate referral

Conducts psychosocial assessments with emphasis on diagnosis and recommendation for treatment

Conducts assessments, evaluations and studies of new, existing, and proposed programs to determine effectiveness and impact, and recommends changes or improvements in methods and procedures to diagnosis and develop treatment plans based on identified problems, psychosocial factors and treatment capabilities

As a credentialed Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP), performs diagnosis of mental health disorders and determines level of patient treatment that focuses on treatment intensity and individual patient needs

Applies established therapeutic techniques, principles, theories and methods, screens, evaluates and provides counseling for clients as indicated by interviews and assessment

Assessments include complete psychosocial evaluations, risk assessments for behavioral health related issues

Develops documents and presents identified problems and proposed treatment plans to individuals, groups and families

Identifies or develops sources for needed therapy and other support services

Conducts assessments or evaluates policies and programs regarding short term, individual or conjoint counseling with individuals, families and groups

Uses a variety of modalities and techniques as appropriate for situations and clients

Prepares required reports and records

Informs appropriate points of contact of status, progress, duty limitations and ways to facilitate the treatment process

Works with associated staff from work, school, and treatment facilities to ensure accurate and proper handling of cases

Administers a multi-modality comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment program to deal with Behavioral Health related issues

Provides evaluations for rehabilitation/treatment efforts, evaluates progress, adequacy of treatment and follow up

Plans, develops and implements programs designed to foster positive healthy relationships within the family structure

SME on Behavioral Health issues relating to rehabilitation and treatment plans with projections for proposed changes to improve programming

Evaluates community resources to determine availability, applicability and best utilization of services for potential implementation Marine Corps wide

Conducts ongoing review of treatment plans and treatment effectiveness to improve services

Promotes and maintains communication and harmonious working relationships with federal, state, and local government agencies to develop and maintain good working relationships

May attend conferences and meetings

Prepares supporting documentation for presentations and proposals

May prepare correspondence, briefs, action documents, routing sheets, point papers and slide presentations for use by management officials

Reviews, researches and benchmarks emerging trends and analyzes the functional impacts on systems

Represents the Marine Corps, as required, at different forums concerning Behavioral Health

Maintains contacts with officials in appropriate Marine Corps commands, as well as other Services, DoD, and Congressional staffs, to monitor current policies, determine Marine Corps compliance with current programs, and to identify trends which affect Marine Corps programs

Collects data from diverse sources and uses them to produce meaningful management analysis

Develops correspondence, point papers, briefs, and other items for HQMC Flag Officers

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Master's DegreeLicensed Independent PractitionerClinical Social WorkerBehavioral Health CounselingProgram DevelopmentPsychosocial AssessmentsIndividual CounselingGroup CounselingFamily CounselingDiagnostic SkillsSoft Skills

Required

Master's Degree in one of the behavioral sciences, able to meet Credentialing and Privileging standards in MCO P1754.11 and SECNAV Instruction 1754.7A

Must have a current state license to practice independently as a Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Clinical Psychologist and must provide a photocopy with their application

Two years of post-graduate experience in various modalities and skill to provide individual, group, couples and family treatment/counseling

Ability to provide Behavioral Health related counseling services as well as comprehensive counseling and case management services to active duty and retired military members, the Reserve components of the military services, their families, and DoD civilians as space permits

Skill to provide comprehensive counseling services for: anxiety, depression, stress, violence, and coping areas amendable to brief solution-focused therapy

Knowledge of and skill to apply human social services principles and practices, family and group dynamics, human behavior and chemical dependency dynamics in providing counseling services

Knowledge of family structure, dynamics, needs and problems, interpersonal, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and psychological factors in relation to changing social patterns

Diagnostic skills in areas of psychological pathology and psychosocial dynamics

Skill in program development, teaching and counseling

Knowledge of legal information pertaining to family relationships and laws protecting children and elders, as well as professional ethics of marriage, group, family and child counseling

For those counselors who will be working with children, a Childcare National Agency Check and Inquiries (CNACI) background check must be completed