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Duties

You will serve as a Psychiatric/ Mental Health Technician in the Medical Readiness Division, Commander, NAVSURFRON Fourteen, in Mayport, FL. You will maintain all records required on patients to include data entry and retrieval on Composite Health Care System(CHCS), Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Application (AHLTA), Genesis, and other Electronic Health Records (EHR). You will establish liaison with line commanders, military and civilian agencies and community resources, as necessary, to ensure continuity of care for patients. You will understand and comply with the requirements of confidentiality as they apply to patient and health care provider during all aspects of care, and instruct personnel in the maintenance of rights for psychiatric patient. You will prepare all outpatient records for scheduled appointments, print applicable medication reconciliation sheets to support scheduled appointments, and perform End of Day processing in accordance with instructions. You will ensure infection control procedures are followed, and use appropriate infection control and safety techniques required. You will perform psychiatric testing and screening evaluations as directed, and assist licensed providers.

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
• 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 obtain and maintain a current American Association of Psychiatric Technician Level 2 or higher certification.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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 obtain and maintain a current basic life support (BLS) certification.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying an extensive body of basic principles, concepts, rules, procedures and methodology that require extensive training and experience, involved in the provision of psychiatric mental health care and dual diagnosis services. Experience interviewing and using supportive and productive interpersonal techniques to obtain pertinent information and provide counsel. Experience being familiar with various psychological tests and/or mental health scales for administrative subjects, such as applying a practical knowledge of and skill sufficient to organize patient care activities and daily assignments for the purpose of providing optimal care for a patient load in an active clinical setting. Experience documenting medical records effectively and using appropriate medical terminology to communicate effectively both orally and in writing via standard and electronic means. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Schedule Qualification Standards (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

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position:

GS-07Successful completion of one full year of graduate education related to the position.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements.

NOTE: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement.
If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned)in your resume.

IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.
See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address CDR NAVAL SURFACE SQUADRON FOURTEEN P.O. Box 280158 Jacksonville, FL 32228 US
• Name: Derrick Wynn
• Email: [email protected]