Supervisory Clinical Psychologist

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Fort Polk, Louisiana. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. 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.

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 matters.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.