Summary
About the Position: This position is with Defense Health Agency, Directorate of Nursing, Psychiatric Unit located at the Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC. This position serves as Inpatient/Outpatient Mental Health (IBH) Psychology Technician, providing individualized and group, direct and indirect patient care to clients that are primarily active-duty military soldiers and other eligible personnel, and consultation. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Responsibilities
Perform intake and ongoing mental status evaluations for inpatient clients.
Schedule patient appointments and determines eligibility for services utilizing automated systems.
Perform crisis intervention, group therapy, and administrative assistance with case management, under the supervision of credentialed providers.
Assists with therapeutic process groups such as high-risk, depression management, post- traumatic stress and relationship.
Work with patients using a variety of treatment procedures in groups or individually.
Perform group and individual practical counseling and education for clients.
Assist in identifying mental health diagnosis and developing the treatment plan.
Process patients for admission.
Perform a variety of technical, administrative and clerical duties.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 1) conducting intake for mental or behavioral health patients; 2) providing education and/or counseling to behavioral health patients; AND 3) maintaining patient records.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). 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.