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Posted: January 4, 2026 (11 days ago)

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Clinical Psychologist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

Recent

Location

Location not specified

Salary

$90,925 - $118,204

per year

Closes

January 20, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a clinical psychologist at a U.S.

Army health clinic in South Korea, where you'll assess patients, create and review treatment plans, and advise on mental health care for soldiers, including how military life and deployments affect them.

It's ideal for an experienced licensed psychologist who enjoys helping people in a structured, team-based environment and has a passion for supporting military personnel.

The role requires strong leadership in treatment processes and collaboration with commanders.

Key Requirements

  • Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in clinical psychology
  • Current, active, valid, and unrestricted license as a Psychologist from a U.S. state, DC, Puerto Rico, or territory
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including overseeing treatment planning, advising on cases, reviewing/approving plans, developing treatment processes, and formulating/assessing protocols
  • No substitution of education for the required specialized experience
  • Ability to interact with military commanders and provide knowledge of soldiering and deployment cycles
  • Expertise in psychological counseling principles, procedures, and practices for case staffing

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serve as a Psychologist for the United States Army Health Clinics, Directorate of Branch Clinics, Army Health Clinics, located in Camp Carrol, Republic of Korea.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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.

Basic Requirements for Clinical Psychologist: Degree: Successful completion of a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

Licensure: This position requires a current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license or registration as a Psychologist from a State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: overseeing treatment planning and advising on case personnel; reviewing and approving treatment plans; developing treatment processes; formulating and assessing protocols.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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. Major Duties:

  • Analyze clinical assessments of patients.
  • Evaluate overall effectiveness of therapeutic efforts.
  • Develop treatment processes and procedures for orientation of patients.
  • Review and approve the appropriate modality of each patient.
  • Interact with military commanders and be able to provide extensive knowledge of soldiering and the deployment cycle.
  • Provide advice for case staffing, using expert knowledge of general and specific concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relating to psychological counseling.
  • Establish policies for case staffing.
  • Use objective behavioral outcome measures to evaluate progress in treatment.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/5/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJG-26-12859773 -DHA