Website National Institutes of Health
Summary
Are you an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, and motivated Licensed Clinical Social Worker with fluency speaking and interpreting Spanish to English and back, in a health care setting? Then, now is the perfect time to play a significant role in our dynamic organization. Please consider joining the NIH, Clinical Center, Social Work Department to take your career to the next level. For more information, please visit: https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/swd/index.html
Duties
- Performing a range of conventional screening, assessment, diagnostic, treatment, consultative, and educational services to an assigned segment of Clinical Center patients, families, and staff.
- Conducting complex psychosocial assessments of patients and families in order to identify those factors which have a bearing on his/her ability to cope with stress and the requirements of research protocols.
- Communicating with community agencies regarding the needs of the patient or his/her family, and arranges for the needed services they can provide.
- Locating and working with health and welfare agencies throughout the United States and foreign countries.
- Developing a working knowledge of state and local bureaucracies in order to assist patients in making optimal use of local resources.
- Identifying the financial needs of patients and families during their hospital stay and participates in determining the resources available for assistance, consistent with the goal of maximizing adjustment to research protocols.
- Consulting with other Clinical Center Departments, in addition to an assigned organizational segment, on specific case referrals.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
- Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)
- Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.
- If selected, you must pass a pre-employment medical examination, provide evidence of immunization, and be free from communicable diseases.
- A valid, unrestricted independent Clinical Social Work License from any U.S. State or Territory is required for this position.
- Position requires bilingual fluency in both English and Spanish.
- Position requires a Masters Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Please provide transcripts.
- This position has on-call or call-back requirements.
- Position is designated as an “emergency essential” position. See definition of this designation in the Additional Information Section of this announcement.
- At the supervisor’s discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibility: Telework
- This position requires weekend and holiday hours.
Qualifications
Education Qualification Requirement for GS-11/12:
In order to qualify for a Social Worker, GS-0185 position, you must have a Master’s Degree in Social Work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Additional Qualifications Requirements for the GS-11:
A. In addition, in order to qualify for a Social Worker-GS-0185, at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following types of tasks: Assessing the social service needs of individuals and their families through extensive interviews and the development of a case history, including their ability to recognize and deal with their problems, and developing a course of action; providing guidance to individuals and families regarding a variety of available community services in such areas as education, recreational therapy, spiritual ministry, psychological/psychiatric consultation, and financial assistance; serving as a patient advocate by establishing and facilitating intercommunication between social service clients and medical or research staff; participating in the development of educational programs for medical staff and personnel on the psychological and economic aspects of illness; and maintaining social work records to document case findings, provide information to medical staff, and to develop data for clinical research.
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B. Completion of three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field.
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C. Have a combination of post-graduate education and experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.
To apply for this job email your details to ohrcsdbranchesrvdsk@od.nih.gov