{"id":20346,"date":"2026-05-19T19:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/clinical-social-worker\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:44:22","slug":"clinical-social-worker","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/clinical-social-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Social Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Title:<\/strong> Clinical Social Worker \u2013 Navy Medical Service Corps Officer<\/p>\n<p>Serve with Purpose. Lead with Clinical Excellence.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps is seeking experienced and independently licensed Clinical Social Workers to serve as commissioned Navy Officers. This is an opportunity to apply advanced clinical expertise in a mission-driven environment while supporting the psychological health, resilience, and operational readiness of Sailors, service members, and their families worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>As a Navy Clinical Social Worker, you will work alongside multidisciplinary healthcare teams delivering evidence-based behavioral health services in hospitals, clinics, operational units, and deployed environments. Your work will directly impact mission effectiveness, crisis response, family readiness, and long-term force resilience.<\/p>\n<p>This role is ideal for professionals seeking leadership opportunities, career growth, global experience, and meaningful service beyond traditional civilian practice settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong><u>Clinical Assessment &amp; Psychotherapy<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Provide independent clinical evaluations, diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, and evidence-based psychotherapy for active-duty personnel, military families, and beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong><u>Crisis Intervention &amp; Behavioral Health Support<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conduct suicide risk assessments, crisis stabilization, safety planning, and trauma-informed interventions in both clinical and operational environments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong><u>Operational &amp; Command Consultation<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serve as a behavioral health subject matter expert to military leadership by advising commanders on psychological readiness, resilience, fitness-for-duty concerns, and workforce well-being initiatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong><u>Family Advocacy &amp; 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