Supervisory Clinical Psychologist GS-0180-13

Defense Health Agency; Fort Johnson (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vacation and holidays

CME opportunities

Moving expenses

Malpractice coverage

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital in Louisiana is seeking a Supervisory Clinical Psychologist to lead clinical services at Fort Polk. The role involves implementing evidence‑based treatments, guiding staff, and coordinating multidisciplinary care for diverse patient populations.

The position requires a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, active licensure, and APA‑accredited training. The incumbent will supervise civilian staff and advise hospital leadership on psychology policy matters.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or equivalent.
• Active, valid, unrestricted psychology license in the U.S. or territory.
• APA-accredited doctoral program and APA-accredited internship/pre‑doc experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based treatment (behavioral, cognitive, motivational).
• Offer regular feedback and recommendations to providers and staff.
• Document patient encounters in the EHR.
• Advise hospital leadership on psychology policy matters.
• Provide clinical consultation to military and community professionals.
• Develop diagnostic formulations based on DSM for severe cases.
• Supervise federal civilian employees and manage clinic priorities.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Evidence-based treatment

Clinical supervision

Diagnostic formulation (DSM)

Education

Doctoral degree in clinical psychology (Ph.D. or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled civilian Supervisory Clinical Psychologist to join our team located at Fort Polk, LA.

• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Salary Range: Up to-$ 138,370.

Benefits: https://civilianmedicaljobs.com/benefits/

This is an employed civilian Supervisory Clinical Psychologist position that affords job security, a competitive base salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, 2 weeks paid vacation, 11 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit, CME opportunities, and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is a 20-bed military treatment facility located at 1585 3rd Street, Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Louisiana. It supports active-duty service members, families, rotational units, and retirees, featuring a 12-bed Level III Emergency Department and award-winning rural health care operations.

Responsibilities

Duties

• Provide evidence-based treatment, including behavioral, cognitive, and motivational approaches.
• Offer to providers and staff regular and concise feedback on the status of referred patients, to include recommendations for team-based care.
• Document information in the electronic health record during patient encounters.
• Provide guidance to hospital leadership regarding policy on Psychology issues.
• Provide professional and clinical consultation to military and community leaders and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Treat severe and complex variations of adult psychological dysfunction by making diagnostic clinical formulations based on the DSM.
• Supervises performance of federal civilian employees assigned to the clinic to include establishing work priorities, making assignments, monitoring work performed and providing guidance on technical and administrative matter

Qualifications

US Citizenship required

Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

A current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently from a U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required.

Candidates will have completed an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral graduate program and an APA accredited pre‑doubt…