SME IV – Clinical Psychologist (Health Promotion and Behavior Change)

Responsibilities

Examines, diagnoses, treats, and follows outpatients with psychological problems of all complexities.

Provides continuing follow-up for chronic outpatients with acute disorders and complications of these disorders.

Provides staff expertise in psychology that is pertinent in a wide variety of circumstances, to include management of patients with psychological disorders.

Examines and conducts thorough studies of presenting patients; evaluates laboratory and clinical findings, prescribing appropriate treatment or referring patient to appropriate specialty clinics.

Collaborates with physicians in other medical specialties on cases involving complicated and multi-faceted problems.

Follows through on all cases to insure effective comprehensive psychological services required.

Provides psychological support to special areas.

May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required. Doctorate (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology.
• At least 13 years of full-time post-doctoral work experience directly related to the practice of clinical psychology.
• At least 3 years of full-time post-doctoral work leading or providing substantial technical inputs to population level public health efforts promoting positive mental health and encouraging behavior changes to decrease risk factors for mental health disorders.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Capability to provide subject-matter expertise on the development of population wide health promotion and behavior change initiatives that promote mental health and decrease the risk of developing mental health disorders.
• Capability to develop tools and messaging pointing military community members toward evidence-based self-management techniques that promote mental wellbeing.
• Capability to assess various government services and resources promoting positive psychological functioning and identify trusted sources and best practices.
• Capability to tailor psychological health promotion and behavior change messaging to optimize impact across various communication channels.
• Capability to produce technical artifacts (e.g., reports, tools, briefings, presentations, and manuscripts) consistent with the KSAs described here and with the broader PHCoE mission set.
• Ability to diagnose and treat psychological problems of all complexities.
• Familiarity with military medical system desirable.

Physical Capabilities

• Lifting: Requires lifting materials up to 10 lbs.
• Ability to stand or sit at a computer for prolonged periods.

Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities

• The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.