Clinical Psychologist(1099)

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Clinical Psychologist (1099)

Pay rate: $40.00 per hour (1099)

Job location: Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC), Nellis AFB, NV, United States.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Practice within the guidelines of their state licensing board, the American Psychological Association
• Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, and MTF privileges.
• Conduct psychological evaluations utilizing information from clinical interviews, psychological testing, and collateral sources, as appropriate.
• Accurately diagnoses all major psychiatric disorders in accordance with the most current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
• Promptly determines the appropriate treatment setting and provides a variety of effective treatment modalities in an outpatient setting, which include psychopharmacology and the traditional interactive psychotherapies
• Promptly determines the appropriate treatment setting and provides a variety of effective treatment modalities in an outpatient setting, which include the traditional interactive psychotherapies
• Routinely is effective in facilitating inpatient admissions to psychiatric inpatient facilities
• Almost always handles and safeguards classified or sensitive information in an appropriate manner to preclude
• Typically responds to consultation requests in accordance with the time indicated by the referring medical provider
• Thoroughly conducts assessments and offers appropriate guidance for other providers in the treatment of patients who present with secondary psychiatric complaints.
• Almost always serves effectively as a member of the mental health flight multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Almost always provides timely and accurate psychiatric consultation.to commanders in all acute circumstances
• Routinely evaluates members on TDRL status and renders appropriate recommendations and dispositions in accordance with pertinent AFIs.
• Often prepares thorough and accurate psychiatric assessments for Medical Evaluation Boards in accordance with the guidance provided by all pertinent Air Force Instructions (AFIs).
• Normally renders fitness/suitability for duty determinations, and ensures that all members referred for security clearances, flying operations, personnel reliability program, and special assignments are capable of such responsibilities from a mental health perspective
• Usually conducts a professional training activity for mental health flight staff, interns, students and residents in accordance with established guidelines and time frames.
• Consistently engages in program development and outcome research to improve clinic services to beneficiaries.

Degree/Education (5.2.4): Have a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or (Psy.D.) degree in clinical or counseling

psychology from an APA-accredited psychology program or a program acceptable to the Office of the

Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force. Shall have completed an APA-accredited internship/residency in

professional psychology or an internship/residency acceptable to the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S.

Air Force

Certifications 

• Must be BLS certified.

Experience: 

• Must have a minimum of two years of experience as a clinical psychologist post completion of an APA-accredited Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program. 
• Additionally, the candidate is required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.

Licensure/Registration: 

• Shall have and maintain a current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a psychologist in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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