Clinical Psychologist

Valor Healthcare, Inc. • Fort Benning, GA

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About The Position

Provides comprehensive psychological services to enhance the mission readiness, longevity, and performance of Special Operations Forces (SOF). Services support resilience development to prevent and treat behavioral health issues. The role provides performance enhancement training and supports the psychological health of service members and their families to optimize performance and resilience.

The Clinical Psychologist conducts psychological evaluations using clinical interviews, psychological testing, and collateral sources as appropriate; establishes psychiatric diagnoses; provides psychological treatment to individuals and groups; helps medical and surgical clients cope with illness or injury; and assists in rehabilitation. The position also produces evaluation and treatment reports as required and practices in accordance with state licensing board guidelines, the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, and MTF privileges.

Requirements

• Possess a PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology from a doctoral program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
• Successful completion of a predoctoral internship in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association; an accredited postdoctoral fellowship or residency does not substitute for this requirement.
• Have a minimum of 500 hours of active practice in the discipline in each of the past three years.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a government setting, such as the Department of War (DoW) or a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical treatment facility (MTF), is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Practice within the guidelines of the state licensing board, the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, and MTF privileges.
• Conduct psychological evaluations using clinical interviews, psychological testing, and collateral sources as appropriate.
• Establish psychiatric diagnoses according to the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders.
• Provide psychological treatment for individuals and groups.
• Help medical and surgical clients deal with illnesses or injuries and assist in rehabilitation.
• Produce reports of evaluations and/or treatment as required.
• Provide performance enhancement training and support the psychological health of service members and their families to optimize performance and resilience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree