Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health)

Summary

About the Position: The incumbent serves as the Clinical Psychologist within the Mental Health Department at a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) within the area of responsibility. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• •Review treatment appropriateness, approves referral sources, and coordinates agreements across MTF clinics.
• •Monitor, evaluate, and authorize use of community mental health resources.
• •Serve as on call provider, assessing severity and recommending hospitalization or higher-level care.
• •Coordinate safety plans with patients, families, and command in alignment with privacy regulations.
• •Ensure continuity of care with SUDCC, FAP, and external agencies.
• •Advise command on personnel management, duty limitations, prognosis, and risk issues (suicidality/homicidality).
• •Direct level of care determinations, hospitalization recommendations, safety planning, and coordination across MTF and partner agencies.
• •Advises command on readiness, duty limitations, prognosis, and management of high risk behavioral health cases.
• •Provides consultation regarding interpretation and approval of outcome measures and screening instruments.
• •Monitors risk management issues and takes appropriate action.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health): Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes directing clinical crisis and level of care decisions; providing high risk behavioral health and command consultation; and overseeing risk management, outcome measures, and continuity of care across internal and external agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS 12). License: A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your license.)

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.