Psychology Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Maryland; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD seeks a Psychology Technician to support behavioral health services, assist with patient intake, provide counseling or education as needed, and help maintain accurate patient records to ensure quality care.

This role requires one year of specialized experience in behavioral health and at least graduate-level education in psychology or related field. It is an on-site position in Maryland within a federal healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including conducting intake for behavioral health patients.
• Educating and/or counseling behavioral health patients.
• Maintaining patient records.

Skills

Intake for behavioral health patients

Educating/counseling behavioral health

Maintaining patient records

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 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations.

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).

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.

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.