Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health)
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located at Naval Medical Center San Diego with Directorate of Mental Health. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced Leave Accrual MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced In-Hire MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations and provides DSM based diagnoses for a wide range of mental health conditions. Deliver evidence based individual and group psychotherapy, including brief interventions, cognitive behavioral approaches, and psychoeducational classes. Assess and manage acute and chronic risk, including suicidality and homicidally, and determines appropriate dispositions and levels of care. Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teams to develop, document, and monitor SMART treatment goals and ensure continuity of care across clinics and external agencies. Utilize objective outcome measures and screening instruments to guide treatment planning, evaluate progress, and support clinical decision making. Develop and deliver professional development, staff education, and interdepartmental training on mental health topics, clinical procedures, and patient safety issues.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Requirement for a Clinical Psychologist: Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting behavioral health assessments, developing, and monitoring behavioral health treatment plans and providing individual/group therapy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of the work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12) Special Placement Factor: Licensure: This position requires a current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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