Psychology Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Psychology Technician position at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, supports the Defense Health Agency by delivering individualized and group direct and indirect patient care to active-duty Soldiers and eligible personnel.

Qualification requires one year of specialized experience or graduate-level education in a related field; resumes should clearly describe relevant experience and transcripts may be requested as part of the application process.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience evaluating mental health patients, providing counseling, and maintaining patient files.
• Education: 9 semester hours of graduate level study in a related field such as psychology or human services.
• Combination of Education and Experience may be used if the computed percentage reaches 100%.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate mental health patients to determine required services.
• Provide individual and group counseling as appropriate.
• Maintain and manage patient records.

Skills

Mental health eval

Counseling services

Patient records

Education

Graduate-level psychology

Job description

About the Position: This position is located at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA. Serves as Psychology Technician with the Defense Health Agency - providing individualized and group direct and indirect patient care to clients that are primarily active-duty military Soldiers and other eligible personnel, and consultation.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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.

One year of specialized experience which includes evaluating mental health patients to determine required services; providing counseling services; and maintaining patient files. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Psychology, Human Services, Child & Family Welfare, Counseling (ex. crisis, substance abuse, mental health, chemical dependence), Family and Community Services, Behavioral Science, Human Development, Social Work, Sociology, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.