Remote Clinical Counselor Floater

• Live local to the area of responsibility. • Knowledge of the difficulties of adjusting to general life stresses as well as those resulting from the requirements of military life • Experience providing short-term counseling to those within the military community • Knowledge of available military and community referral resources • Ability to effectively communicate directly with Command Leadership (Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Command Master Chief)

Job Title: Remote Clinical Counselor Floater ** This position is primarily remote, but requires flexibility to support clients across time zones, including the ability to respond to surge assignments or travel needs that may arise with limited notice. Support may be required in person, on shore, or in an afloat deployed environment.** Summary The Remote Clinical Counselor Floater works as a full-time employee of Zeiders Enterprises and provides assessment and short-term, solution focused non-medical counseling services to eligible individuals, marital or intimate partners, families, and/or groups as part of the CNIC Fleet and Family Support Program (FFSP) Global Staffing Contract. The Remote Clinical Counselor Floater will also carry SAIL case management responsibilities. SAIL is the Navy’s Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life (SAIL) program, designed to allow for command support and involvement throughout a Sailor’s recovery following a suicide-related incident to optimize successful reintegration and to ensure mission readiness. SAIL provides rapid-assistance clinical case management services addressing risk management, care coordination and reintegration assistance for Sailors identified during the period of highest risk after an event involving suicidal thoughts or behaviors. The Remote Clinical Counselor Floater will provide services remotely through telephone or Navy approved virtual platforms, and may also provide surge support in-person, on the shore, or in an afloat deployed environment Navy-wide. This position is primarily remote but requires flexibility to potentially serve clients in any time zone. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Non-medical counseling: • The scope of practice for non-medical counseling is limited to counseling services for other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention and adjustment disorders. • Conduct intake, screening, assessment, and referral of clients as appropriate. • Provide individual and couples, and group counseling. • Perform accurate assessment of the client’s presenting problem and plan effective treatment for that problem. • Provide information about existing Navy programs such as in-person NMC Counseling Services at installations. • Provide immediate intervention and risk assessment IAW best practices in the mental health community and educate • Ensure adequate referral and follow-up of any case presenting suicidal or homicidal risk. • Participate in regional quarterly quality assurance procedures to ensure that all clinical services provided are safe and of good quality. • Maintain counseling case documentation in the FFSMIS Clinical Counseling Record System for all non-medical counseling assessment and counseling services IAW all applicable policies, laws, and instructions. • Provide a warm handoff to the Family Advocacy Representative or FAP Victim Advocate for clients wanting to make a restricted domestic abuse report.  • Provide a warm handoff to the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator or SAPR Victim Advocate for clients wanting to make a restricted sexual assault report.   • Intervene in crisis situations, using sound professional judgment, ethical practice, and common sense.   • Provide temporary surge support (telephonically and through Navy authorized virtual platforms) across additional Navy Regions on an as-needed basis when there is an increased number of cases within a region.  • Other duties as assigned. • SAIL case management: • Receive Command and non-Command referrals and make an introductory contact to referred Sailors to provide information about the SAIL program. • Provide an initial clinical assessment and ongoing risk assessments using the Columbia Suicide Severity Risk Scale (C-SSRS). Provide ongoing safety planning using the Veterans Affairs Safety Plan. • Collaborate closely with Sailor’s Command providing routine updates regarding • sailor risk, safety, and progress in their recovery in accordance with the DoDI 6490.08. • Provide clinical case management to Sailors enrolled in SAIL per published protocols and procedures. Ensure enrolled Sailors are connected to behavioral health providers and other supportive resources, as indicated, throughout SAIL engagement. • Ability to intervene in crisis situations, using sound professional judgment, ethical practice, and common sense. Maintain SAIL case documentation IAW all applicable policies, laws, and instructions. • Other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications • Master’s degree in counseling accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; a master’s degree in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education, or a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology and a one-year clinical internship accredited by the American Psychological Association. • Current, valid and unrestricted clinical license or certification from a state or U.S. territory authorizing independent clinical practice in the fields of professional counseling, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or clinical/counseling psychology- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), LCP (Licensed Clinical Psychologist/ Licensed PhD in Psychology), LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LCPC (Licensed Certified Professional Counselor), LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) • Each Remote Clinical Counselor Floater must maintain current clinical credentials and privileges throughout their FFSP assignment. • A minimum of two years- of full-time, post-master’s supervised clinical experience. • Remote Clinical Counselor Floaters must meet or exceed the requirements for Tier II clinical practitioners. • Remote Clinical Counselor Floaters must meet the standards of professional and ethical conduct prescri