Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - Palliative Care - $10,000.00 Sign-on

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:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

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, demonstrating skill 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.

T eaches and mentors behavioral health staff and students in the special area of social work practice and h as 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

• Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s).
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and harm reduction strategies.
• Knowledge of culturally minded treatment frameworks/skills.
• Knowledge of community resources, to make appropriate referrals to community and other governmental agencies for services, and ability to coordinate services.
• Knowledge of models of clinical supervision.
• Skill in provision of evidence-based behavioral health treatment and outcome monitoring.
• Skill in DSM-5 assessment and diagnosis.
• Skill in treatment planning, treatment coordination, crisis intervention, and consultation.
• Skill in maintaining confidentiality of clients’ records in accordance with HIPAA.
• Skill in routine medical charting.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in provision of clinical supervision.
• Skill in program development and consultation.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.
• Skill in educational design and presentation delivery.
• Skill in managing multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meeting deadlines.

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

• Current State of Alaska Clinical License (LCSW)
• Current Basic Life Support Provider
• Meets all requirements to obtain medical staff membership and required privileges of services.
• Ability to obtain State of Alaska Clinical Licensure in Social Work within three (3) years of hire.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

• Completion of post-graduate clinical social work training hours.
• Two (2) years of post-graduate supervised clinical social work experience.
• Experience in the Alaska Tribal Health System.
• Experience working with Telehealth technology
• Experience providing culturally minded assessments and interventions.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• State of Alaska License in Clinical Social Work (LCSW) required within three (3) years of hire.
• Depending on the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain additional certifications or training in one or more specialty areas.