Counseling Psychologist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

William Beaumont Army Medical Center seeks a Counseling Psychologist to perform psychosocial evaluations and deliver counseling to patients in the Mental Health Services clinic in El Paso, Texas.

This Direct Hire solicitation may include incentives and salary negotiation for new federal employees. A valid state license is highly preferred for practice. Eligible US Citizens may apply.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including comprehensive psychosocial evaluations, developing or implementing treatment plans for substance use/addiction, and providing counseling/therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial evaluations of patients.
• Develop or implement treatment plans for patients with substance use/addiction.
• Provide individual or group professional counseling/therapy.

Skills

Psychological evaluations

Individual counseling

Group counseling

Treatment planning

Education

Graduate study in counseling psychology

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at William Beaumont Army Medical Center's Mental Health Services in El Paso, Texas.

• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

HIGHLY PREFERRED:

Current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Psychologist from a State, the District of Columbia, or United States territory.

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 Counseling Psychologist:

Degree: Two full academic years of graduate study directly related to professional work in counseling psychology, or a master's degree directly related to counseling 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 providing comprehensive psychosocial evaluations of patients, developing or implementing treatment plans for patients with substance use/addiction, and providing individual or group professional counseling/therapy.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.