The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska's second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation's largest state.
Our vision : Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.
ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes :
Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at HRRecruiting@anthc.org.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.
Summary :
Under general direction and supervision of supervisor or director, or their designee, provides clinical social work services to Alaska Tribal Health System beneficiaries.
Responsibilities :
Practices social work at the Master's degree level, demonstratingskill in independently conducting psychosocial assessments and delivering evidence-based psychological treatment interventions to a primary population comprised of Alaska Native people.
Possesses knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities and treatment procedures (i.e. acute, chronic and traumatic illnesses / injuries, common medications and their effects / side effects, and medical terminology) to formulate a treatment plan.
Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions used in the treatment of clients with posttraumatic stress disorder, addictions, and other serious behavioral health disorders.
Provides crisis intervention in situations requiring immediate psychological treatment.
Completes routine charting to include dictating behavioral health evaluations and progress notes. Maintains client charts in a timely and professional manner to ensure compliance with Medicaid and other applicable regulations to document diagnosis, assessment, intervention, referral, consultation and related functions.
Teaches and mentors behavioral health staff and students in the special area of social work practiceand has the ability to expand clinical knowledge in the profession.
Provides consultation and guidance to colleagues, role model effective social work practice skills, teach or provide orientation to less experienced social workers, develop innovations in practice interventions, and provide clinical supervision for social work licensure or certification.
Attends department meetings and contributes to the development and implementation of statewide tele-behavioral health expansion supports to Tribal Health Organizations.
Participates in educational programs and / or workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of clinical knowledge and techniques.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Other information : KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Master's degree in social work from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in candidacy status do not meet this requirement until the School of Social Work is fully accredited.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
Non-supervisory- Three (3) year of clinical social work experience delivering direct behavioral health care
in a behavioral health clinic or hospital setting.
MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Clinical Social Worker • Anchorage, AK, United States