Clinical Psychologist

Indian Health Service; McLaughlin (SD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Mission-driven career

Job summary

The Indian Health Service is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide compassionate psychological care. This role involves evaluating and treating individuals and families, addressing mental health needs in the American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and demonstrate specialized experience in mental health services. The position requires U.S. Citizenship and adherence to the IHS Employee Immunization Policy.

Qualifications

• Experience in evaluating and diagnosing mental health disorders.
• Ability to provide crisis intervention services.
• Familiarity with psychological testing and treatment modalities.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychological evaluations and treatment services.
• Administer and interpret psychological tests for diagnosis.
• Offer consultative services to healthcare providers.

Skills

Psychological evaluation

Psychotherapy

Crisis intervention

Trauma-informed care

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Summary

Join the IHS as a Clinical Psychologist and make a lasting impact! You'll provide compassionate, culturally grounded care to American Indian and Alaska Natives, addressing social and emotional needs that affect health. Work with a dedicated team to strengthen wellness, resilience, and community well-being. Enjoy competitive benefits, professional growth, and a mission-driven career that truly matters.

Duties

• Provide comprehensive and skilled psychological evaluations and treatment services to individuals, couples, groups, and families receiving services for problems of personality, emotional adjustments, or mental illness.
• Administer, score, interpret psychological tests and conduct tests for differentiating between organic and functional causes of emotional disturbances and/or behaviors.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis and psychotherapy utilizing a broad range of therapeutic techniques as indicated by the specific needs of the individual, group or family.
• Ensure completeness, timeliness, diagnostic and therapeutic pertinence and maintenance of clinical psychology professional standard of care for services and reports.
• Provide thorough and concise written documentation of evaluations, treatment and case management services, psychological test summaries, treatment plans, referrals, and correspondence.
• Offer consultative services to providers and team members such as primary care, ER, dental, and allied professionals, providing advice on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and referrals for patients presenting with behavioral health concerns.

Requirements

Applicant must obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements. Failure to do so may result in adverse actions, up to removal from federal service.

Compliance with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy for vaccine‑preventable diseases is required. Vaccine exemption requests are available as outlined in the policy and facility guidance.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959. The position is covered by Public Law 101‑630 and requires no criminal convictions related to certain crimes.

On‑call hours or standby duty may be required. The position may involve rotating shifts: days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Applicants must pass an E‑Verify employment verification check.

Completion of a federal background investigation and financial suitability requirement is mandatory.

Qualifications

Resume must demonstrate sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of this position. Experience includes paid, unpaid, volunteer, and other relevant work. Duties must be clearly described with total hours per week.

Basic Requirements

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Clinical Psychology or directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

Minimum Qualifications

GS‑12: One year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the federal service, in either the private or public sector, performing the following:

• Providing clinical psychological services including evaluation, diagnosis, referral, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and specialized treatment modalities for mental health problems of children, adolescents, adults, and families.
• Assessing high‑acuity (crisis) patients regarding level of care dispositions based on direct patient examinations.
• Making decisions with consultation on whether high‑acuity patients require transfer to the Emergency Room or to a higher level of care such as an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.

GS‑13: One year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the federal service, performing the following:

• Making diagnosis or treatment decisions based on trauma‑informed care practices.
• Providing immediate care and services to individuals in trauma, anxiety, or psychotic crisis states.
• Providing crisis intervention services in a variety of situations, including suicide intervention, drug & alcohol abuse, and domestic violence.
• Conducting psychological tests/objective measures as a source of information for diagnosing conditions such as psychosis, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, etc.

Selective Factor

• Must possess and maintain a current, valid, unrestricted license as a psychologist in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.