Clinical Psychologist (GS-13)

Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA; Fort Leonard Wood (MO); Sur place; USD 131 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps in Missouri is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join Fort Leonard Wood. The role involves conducting psychological assessments and developing treatment plans for service members and families, with emphasis on ethical, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities include administering tests, providing individual and group therapy, supervising trainees, and documenting clinical records.

Qualifications

• US Citizen required for eligibility.
• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology (Ph.D. or equivalent).
• One year of specialized experience in evaluations, treatment planning, and counseling.
• Current, active, unrestricted clinical psychology license in the U.S.

Responsabilités

• Conduct psychological assessments of patients with a wide variety of disorders affecting intellect, cognition, behavior or emotion.
• Develop, monitor, approve, and document clinical treatment plans and records in a timely fashion.
• Oversee, administer and interpret psychological testing and manage test instruments and data.
• Conduct individual and group therapy, psychoeducational sessions, and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Provide expert oversight of training in diagnosis and treatment to counselors.

Connaissances

Psychological assessment

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Clinical documentation

Testing instruments

Formation

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology

Outils

Psychological testing instruments

Description du poste

Overview

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Special Incentives:

• Advance in-hire MAY BE authorized
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives MAY BE authorized

Salary Range:

$ 130,536 to 169,699 per year

Clinical Psychologist

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri is home of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, Army Engineer School, and U.S. Army Military Police School. Fort Leonard Wood trains and educates nearly 90 thousand troops a year. Surprisingly, the Fort also trains Marines, Airmen, Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and international students from allied nations. With more than 22,000 military members and their families, Ft Leonard Wood provides us with a diverse and well skilled population.

Fort Leonard Wood, situated in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, is a sportsman’s paradise with some of the most beautiful scenery, hosting many large lakes, rivers, streams, and forests ideal for fishing and hunting. Fort Leonard Wood covers more than 61,000 acres located in Pulaski County with a population of nearly 52,607. Bordering the installation to the north are the towns of Waynesville and St. Robert, with an estimated combined population of 9,170. The installation is situated between St Louis and Springfield, Missouri 1 ½ to 2 hours respectively. Also 30 minutes equidistant between Rolla and Lebanon along I-44. It is also a great place to raise a family along with a low cost of living.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Responsibilities

Duties

• Conduct psychological assessments of patients with a wide variety of psychological disorders that affect intellectual, cognitive, behavioral or emotional function.
• Develop, monitor, approve, and document clinical treatment plans and clinical records in a timely fashion.
• Oversee, administer and interpret psychological testing to include maintaining and securing test instruments and raw testing data.
• Conduct individual and group therapy, psychoeducational sessions, and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Provide expert oversight of training in diagnosis and treatment to certified and intern counselors.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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:++ Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing psychological evaluations, developing behavioral health treatment plans, and providing psychological counseling services. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).License: This position requires a current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction.For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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/.