Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Fort Meade, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent serves as the Clinical Psychologist within the Mental Health Department at a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF). This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Duties include reviewing treatment appropriateness, approving referral sources, and coordinating agreements across MTF clinics. The role involves monitoring, evaluating, and authorizing the use of community mental health resources. The psychologist will serve as an on-call provider, assessing severity and recommending hospitalization or higher-level care. Responsibilities also include coordinating safety plans with patients, families, and command in alignment with privacy regulations, and ensuring continuity of care with SUDCC, FAP, and external agencies. The position requires advising command on personnel management, duty limitations, prognosis, and risk issues (suicidality/homicidality), directing level of care determinations, hospitalization recommendations, safety planning, and coordination across MTF and partner agencies. Consultation regarding interpretation and approval of outcome measures and screening instruments is also a key duty, as is monitoring risk management issues and taking appropriate action.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.
• One year of specialized experience which includes directing clinical crisis and level of care decisions; providing high risk behavioral health and command consultation; and overseeing risk management, outcome measures, and continuity of care across internal and external agencies.
• A current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction.
• US Citizens
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross.
• Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact.
• Tuberculosis testing is required.
• Immunization screening is required.

Nice To Haves

• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Review treatment appropriateness, approve referral sources, and coordinate agreements across MTF clinics.
• Monitor, evaluate, and authorize use of community mental health resources.
• Serve as on call provider, assessing severity and recommending hospitalization or higher-level care.
• Coordinate safety plans with patients, families, and command in alignment with privacy regulations.
• Ensure continuity of care with SUDCC, FAP, and external agencies.
• Advise command on personnel management, duty limitations, prognosis, and risk issues (suicidality/homicidality).
• Direct level of care determinations, hospitalization recommendations, safety planning, and coordination across MTF and partner agencies.
• Advise command on readiness, duty limitations, prognosis, and management of high risk behavioral health cases.
• Provide consultation regarding interpretation and approval of outcome measures and screening instruments.
• Monitor risk management issues and take appropriate action.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

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