Psychology Technician

About the Position: This position is located on Hunter Air Force Base, GA at WINN Army Medical Center. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Major duties: Schedule and coordinate mental health appointments, verify patient eligibility, and manage daily clinic schedules using automated systems. Perform medical records clerical duties, including initiating, updating, filing, and ensuring the accuracy and availability of mental health records. Provide crisis counseling (in person and by phone), group support, and assist with case management under supervision of credentialed providers. Conduct basic clinical assessments (interviews, mental status exams, biopsychosocial histories), document findings, and assist providers in identifying diagnoses. Administer, score, and process psychological tests following standardized procedures and submit results for provider interpretation. Support prevention and outreach activities, including suicide prevention briefings, mental health education, and skill building programs such as stress or anger management. Coordinate patient care with on base and off base agencies, assist with inpatient referrals, and help patients access resources using established procedures. Review records for clearance and deployment requirements, apply privacy policies, and consolidate program data for leadership review. Qualifications: Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting intake evaluations for behavioral health patients, educating or counseling behavioral health patients, and maintaining patient records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as psychology, human services, or counseling. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)