Special Operations Cognitive Enhancement Practitioner (Coronado, CA)

KBR•Coronado, CA

23h•$116,000 - $172,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Operations Cognitive Enhancement Practitioner applies evidence-based psychological, neurocognitive, and psychophysiological assessments and interventions to assess and enhance cognitive and psychological performance among active-duty service members. The practitioner interprets assessment results, gives service members feedback and recommendations, and connects or refers them to other POTFF or medical resources when appropriate. Work includes individual and group training, biofeedback or neurofeedback when directed, and collaboration with unit leadership, POTFF staff, and medical personnel. The role is based in Coronado, California, and relocation is offered. Travel outside the duty location may be required. The position may involve credentialing and privileging to expand capabilities and permit clinical care when appropriate; those arrangements may require peer or quality-of-care reviews. The role also requires compliance with command training, safety, health, environmental, quality assurance, attendance, and other required company policies and training.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Psychology, Human Performance, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sport Sciences with a specialization in Sport Psychology, or a related degree with a performance psychology specialization.
At least 3 years of demonstrable accumulated post-doctoral experience within the past five years practicing performance psychology or a related field with military members, athletes or athlete groups at NCAA collegiate, Olympic, or professional levels, in tactical settings, or with people requiring high levels of mental and physical performance.
Capability to properly lift and manipulate loads or weights up to 25 kilograms.
Capability to meet physical demands of training with SOF, including hiking over rough terrain and functioning in austere environments and on fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, waterborne craft, or ground transport to observe training and conduct training and education.
Healthcare professionals must hold and maintain a current, full, active, unrestricted license to practice in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Healthcare professionals must have and maintain current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
Maintain compliance with local mandatory command training and required company training.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Special Operations personnel is preferred.
Biofeedback certification (BCIA), neurofeedback certification (BCIA), and/or International QEEG Certification Board (IQCB) certification may be required by the hiring unit.
Experience interpreting computerized neurocognitive testing, or willingness to receive training in it.
Possession of, or eligibility for, a state license to practice in mental health, counseling, psychology, or social work is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

Train and educate active-duty personnel in evidence-based cognitive and behavioral skills, including attention and concentration, problem solving, emotional regulation, energy management, memory, interpersonal skills, goal-setting, cognitive deficits, and compensatory mechanisms, in individual and group settings.
Provide biofeedback and/or neurofeedback training to active-duty service members as directed by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead.
Advise unit leadership on mental performance and performance psychology.
Attend and participate in meetings with POTFF staff and medical personnel, and collaborate to improve human performance development and interventions.
Participate in periodic reviews of POTFF services and identify opportunities for improvement.
Develop and distribute training materials as requested or required by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead.
Support supervised psychophysiological, cognitive, and/or psychological performance research.
Provide educational briefings to units and commands on cognitive and psychological performance domains.
Use computers, software, and technologies as required or requested by unit and POTFF leadership.
Document work, utilization, referrals, and other required information in the HP Enterprise-wide database, such as Smartabase, as directed and required by USSOCOM HQ and POTFF staff.
Attend conferences or courses, or produce professional literature, when prescribed by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead.
Perform other duties assigned by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead that are consistent with the position's intended responsibilities.
Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training requirements.
Travel outside the duty location when required.
Comply with the Safety, Health and Environmental plan and policies, the Quality Assurance plan and policies, attendance requirements, and required training.
If credentialed and privileged, conduct peer (record) or quality-of-care reviews as directed by the local government credentialing body and medical oversight process.