Psychology Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks a qualified professional for a behavioral health intake and counseling role at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The position is a Direct Hire Solicitation, with salary negotiation possible for entry into federal service.

Requirements include one year of specialized experience in intake/evaluation and counseling, plus one year of graduate-level education in Psychology. U.S. citizens only.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in behavioral health evaluations and counseling.
• Experience conducting intake evaluations for behavioral health patients.
• Graduate-level education in Psychology or related field; transcripts may be required.

Skills

Counseling

Intake evaluation

Patient tracking

Education

Graduate-level education in Psychology

Job description

About the Position

This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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

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.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes conducting intake evaluations for behavioral health patients; providing counseling services; or tracking patient treatment and/or therapy goals. 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.

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.