Operational Psychologist - Ramstein, Germany

Valor Healthcare, Inc. • Alexandria, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Valor Healthcare is a veteran- and physician-led provider of healthcare services for deserving, resilient patriots – including those who serve or have served in the military as well as those who devote their careers to government service. We aim to deliver high-quality care in a way that upholds the health of our nation’s greatest asset: its people. Valor works hard to earn the trust of those who have faith in us to care for them with respect and through methods that lead to superior clinical outcomes.
Valor is different because of our people.
Our leadership team is comprised of veterans, clinicians, and business leaders dedicated to providing exceptional care and world-class patient experience.
Many of our colleagues have patriots in their families or are patriots themselves, building a company culture and commitment to customer service that is second to none.

The Physical Therapist shall provide comprehensive one-on-one clinical care to personnel assigned to the 435 AGOW focused on improving physical readiness, enhancing durability, reducing injury risk, and optimizing overall mission performance across the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing.
The purpose of this role is to enhance physical performance, reduce injury risk, improve behavioral resilience, optimize cognitive performance, and strengthen mission effectiveness, operational readiness, and long-term durability of assigned personnel.

Requirements

• Possesses a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited institution and has successfully completed an APA-accredited internship or residency.
• Maintain a current, active, unrestricted license to practice psychology independently within a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
• Possess a minimum of four years of experience within a Department of Defense or other Federal behavioral health environment.
• Possess and maintain a current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance throughout the period of performance.
• Capable of obtaining and maintaining proficiency in operational psychology activities including personnel assessment and selection, executive coaching, SERE psychology support, resistance training oversight, behavioral consultation, and other mission-essential operational psychology functions.
• Maintain current CPR and AED certification throughout the period of performance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting operational units, deployed environments, personnel assessment and selection programs, or specialized military populations is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive one-on-one clinical care to personnel assigned to the 435 AGOW.
• Services shall include evaluation, treatment planning, rehabilitation, injury management, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, functional training, and other evidence-based interventions consistent with accepted standards of practice.
• Personnel may access Physical Therapy services based on provider availability and MTF scheduling procedures.
• May provide education, screening, and consultation at unit locations when requested.
• Clinical procedures requiring controlled environments shall be performed within approved clinical settings.
• Dry needling is authorized and shall be performed only within clinical settings and in accordance with MTF privileging requirements.
• Document all clinical encounters within approved MTF systems in accordance with HIPAA and applicable regulations.
• Authorized to evaluate, recommend, and implement modifications to duty limitations and medical profiles when authorized through 86 MDG credentialing and privileging processes, established clinical guidelines, and applicable Air Force medical policies. All modifications shall be documented within approved MTF systems.
• Coordinate with CSCS personnel to conduct monthly workshops focused on injury prevention, rehabilitation, recovery strategies, and physical readiness optimization.
• Provide aggregate, non-identifiable trend observations to leadership regarding general physical readiness and injury trends. No PHI or PII shall be included in such reporting.

Benefits

• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

What This Job Offers

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