Join the Indian Health Services as a Lead Social Worker providing advanced clinical services, crisis intervention, behavioral health support, and care coordination. This position combines independent clinical practice with lead responsibilities, including guidance, workload coordination, mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support high-quality patient care and community well-being. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R.
37.5 (2021).
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Social Worker Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Leads and coordinates the work of assigned staff by providing clinical guidance, mentoring, workload coordination, and team support activities.
Provides independent clinical social work services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention, and behavioral health support for individuals, families, and groups. Responds to behavioral health crises by conducting risk assessments, implementing crisis intervention techniques, coordinating safety planning, and providing stabilization services.
Provides clinical case management and care coordination services through collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, community resources, tribal programs, and outside agencies. Maintains clinical documentation, participates in interdisciplinary meetings, and serves as a resource on trauma-informed care, culture-responsive practices, and behavioral health services.
This position has an education requirement. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have student loan repayment programs for qualifying health disciplines. This is a competitive process separate from the hiring process. Opportunities for LRP are based on agency hiring priorities and availability of funds.
For additional information please visit: For IHS - http://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment/ For NHSC - https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/ For HRSA Nurse Corps - https://bhw.hrsa.gov/loansscholarships/nursecorps
tamra.o'neill@ihs.gov · (406)850-4903
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $97108 – $126243/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-16.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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