Special Ops Psychological/Mental Health Technician (919 SOW/Duke Field, FL)

KBR • Duke Field AFS, FL

134d

About The Position

The Psychological Mental Health Technician shall assist with the management and treatment of outpatient behavioral health activities. Primarily responsible, under the supervision of a licensed psychiatrist, social worker, psychiatric nurse or psychologist, for providing a wide range of behavioral health interventions from prevention to treatment to individuals. The technician will conduct intakes, assist with care and treatment of psychiatric, drug and alcohol patients, and counsel clients/patients with personal, behavioral or psychological problems. The role requires the ability to accomplish work on a substantially independent basis, performing a full range of standard and nonstandard work assignments and resolving a variety of non-recurring problems encountered on own initiative. Extensive guidelines are available; however, the contractor must use judgment in locating and selecting the most appropriate guideline for application to the work situation at hand. Unusual matters, which may not be specifically covered by policy statements or published regulations, shall be referred to the Government supervisor.

Requirements

• Must have, or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• An associate degree or commensurate level of training, e.g. military mental health technician, for a psychiatric technician or mental health program assistant.
• The contractor shall have no less than 3 years' experience as a psychiatric technician.
• Must attend psychiatric technicians' training which will provide a sound foundation / basis to psychology and/or social work.
• Must attend training to learn how to intervene and, when required, to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means.
• Must maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) as certified by the American Heart Association.
• Must provide front and back proof of all training/certs/documentation.

Responsibilities

• Observe patients to detect behavior patterns and report observations to licensed behavioral health staff.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures under the guidance of a licensed mental health professional.
• Complete initial intake interviews and complete required forms for new patients on behalf of the licensed mental health provider.
• Collect and maintain monthly statistical data assigned to the workplace.
• Conduct intake interviews under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional.
• Administer psychological tests, compile data and prepare reports for psychological testing under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
• Administer psychophysiological tests and assessments under the supervision of a licensed medical/mental health professional.
• Populate and maintain a computerized database that will contain the listing of all units within the HQ organization and identify the number of service members assigned to each unit/Directorate in order to compile monthly training statistics.
• Prepare daily correspondence (i.e., training agendas, meeting agendas, purchase orders, clinical appointments).
• Prepare and maintain attendance rosters and statistical data for all active duty personnel who attended Social Work/Behavioral Health services.
• Assist in developing program-operating instructions, work with providers to uncover inefficiencies, and make recommendations for corrective action.
• Make comparison reviews, including office time sheets, to ensure program operations are managed within budget.
• Be responsible for the development and implementation of appointment templates for clinical providers.
• Place physical maintenance work orders and maintain hand receipts for physical property and inventory.
• Ensure proper supply stock levels and reorder as necessary including specialized behavioral health forms and tests.
• Assist or independently gather data for various presentations such as process improvements initiatives, longitudinal statistical tracking, hospitalizations, and discharges.
• Manipulate data and present it using off the shelf software applications.
• Provide information via telephone and in person to the members of the Command, the professional staff, civilian and military personnel in response to inquiries regarding appointments.
• Interface frequently with the Command's family support organizations.
• Maintain competency folders in accordance with program policy.
• Coordinate attendance and agenda at Case Review Committee with military and civilian agencies.
• Coordinate and reserve meeting location, verify attendance and prepare current and tentative following weeks agenda.
• Prepare open and closed case reports for required special handling of outpatient medical records in accordance with regulations.
• Maintain a resource library for use by professional staff and customers.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Associate degree