Psychology Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Psychology Technician to support high‑quality patient care and efficient clinic operations.

This Direct Hire Authority solicitation is used to recruit qualified candidates for the DoD competitive service. Responsibilities include conducting intake for behavioral health patients, providing education and counseling, and maintaining accurate patient records.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience conducting intake for behavioral health patients.
• One year of specialized experience educating and/or counseling behavioral health patients.
• One year of specialized experience maintaining patient records.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake for behavioral health patients.
• Educate and counsel behavioral health patients.
• Maintain accurate patient records.

Skills

Intake for behavioral health

Counseling patients

Record keeping

Education

Graduate-level education in psychology or related field

Job description

About the Position

The Psychology Technician provides support to the Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic in Fort Meade, MD, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes conducting intake for behavioral health patients, educating and/or counseling behavioral health patients, and maintaining patient records.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

OR

Education

One full year 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 18. Add the two percentages.