Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist

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Clinical Psychologist Responsibilities:

• Complete psychosocial assessment (appropriate to patient type and reason for referral) to assist in the development of a care plan.
• Provide brief, targeted intervention for identified patients.
• Provide education/consultation to patient/family, treatment team and community.
• Maintain accurate and current notes in both the Mental Health records and patient records of all patients seen.
• Integrate practice and institutional expectations.
• Provide timely continuing care planning.
• Actively collaborate with case management and health care team in the identification of outcome indicators, in data collection and analysis and in subsequent system improvement.
• Provide individual and/or family therapy for identified patients.
• Formulate and conduct educational, therapeutic, and/or support groups.
• Contribute to the training experience of mental health technicians.
• Crisis response and follow-up care in the event of unit casualties or other serious incidents.
• Participate in and utilize supervision to assess the level of competence in clinical areas, identify areas for professional growth, and establish mutually agreed-upon goals.
• Treatment planning using evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Produce reports of evaluations and/or treatment as required.
• Assist and participate in psychological evaluations required by military schools and/or programs.
• Clinical supervision of para-professional staff, students pursuing an advanced degree in psychology, and unlicensed psychologists.
• Use of behavior health measures, symptom checklists, and psychological/neuropsychological assessment instruments to assist in diagnostic clarification and treatment planning.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commands as appropriate.

Clinical Psychologist - Requirements

• Doctor of Philosophy (PH.D.) or Psychology Doctor (Psy.D.) Degree.
• Completion of an American Psychological Association (APA) approved internship/residency in clinical psychology.
• Minimum 2-year post-doctoral experience within the past 5 years, preferably in a Government setting.
• Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Must have current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States of Columbia.

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