CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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About the Position: This position is located at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California A recruitment or relocation incentive MAY be authorized.

Salary negotiation MAY be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Medical malpractice liability insurance is not required for federal civilian healthcare providers as they are covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C.

1346(b)) while acting within the scope of their employment.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Requirement for Clinical Psychologist: Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.

or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

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 adult treatment population, performing bio-psychosocial evaluations, providing psychological counseling, and developing behavioral health treatment plans, or assisting with the multidisciplinary treatment of patients.

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.

License: The Clinical Psychologist position requires a current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S.

State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. Major Duties:

• Conduct individual and group short-term therapy sessions.
• Conduct psychological assessment of patients with a wide variety of known or suspected psychological disorders.
• Monitor, approve, and document clinical treatment plans and clinical records.
• Provide expert oversight of training in diagnosis and treatment to certified and intern counselors in the Department.
• Provide consultation regarding testing.