You will serve as a Clinical Psychologist in the Force Surgeon (N01H) Directorate of COMNAVSURFPAC.

Duties

You will evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with disorders and function as an authoritative source of information regarding the use and interpretation of psychological and intellectual tests. You will be responsible for providing training in diagnosis and treatment to Medical Officers and Independent Duty Corpsman. You will exercise full professional responsibility for their findings, interpretations, decisions, recommendations and reports. You will utilize diverse and complex therapeutic techniques, or combinations of techniques, based on the specific needs of the patient. You will generate and maintain a variety of clinical records and reports in keeping with pre-established criteria and reviewing clinical records for quality assurance purposes, providing quality assessment data as requested. You will attend staff meetings, conferences and training as assigned by a higher authority and may assume leadership responsibilities at these activities. You will prepare briefings and articulately deliver them to high level uniformed and civilian officials.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to use protective clothing and gear and observe safety precautions, when necessary.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This position requires the ability to work onboard ships.
• This position requires the ability to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• This position requires the incumbent to be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases (unless current immunization, a protective titer, or a medical exemption).

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional clinical psychologist diagnosing mental disorders, conducting psychological or neuropsychological assessments AND treating mental disorders through a variety of methods (e.g. psychotherapy) to include designing and implementing treatment plans OR providing interventions for treatment of medical disorders. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND Psychology Series 0180 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must have successfully completed all the requirements for a doctoral degree in psychology (Ph.D. or equivalent) accredited by the American Psychology Association (APA), directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.

AND

Applicants must possess a current, valid, unrestricted license to practice independently in psychology.

Contacts

• Address COMNAVSURFPAC 2841 Rendova Road San Diego, CA 92155 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]