Psychology Technician

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed.

We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This position is located at Fort Riley, Kansas.

See 'Additional Information' section for incentives authorized. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 conducting intake evaluations for behavioral health patients; providing counseling services; and maintaining client files.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Psychology, Human Services, Child & Family Welfare, Counseling, (ex.

Crisis, substance abuse, mental health, chemical dependence), Family and Community Services, Behavioral Science, Human Development, Social Work, Sociology, Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Perform intake and ongoing mental status evaluations for inpatient clients.
• Perform crisis stabilization for agitated, disoriented, and combative high risk patients.
• 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 developing the treatment plan.
• Process patients for admission.
• Perform a variety of technical, administrative, and clerical duties.