Overview
Clinical Psychologist Pediatrics Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
Time to invest in some new footwear because if you’re San Antonio-bound, you’d better show up in boots! The Alamo City is one of the military’s most envied postings and is often referred to as “Military City USA”. Low cost of living, affordable homes, and the lack of state tax on retirement income are a few financial perks to living and retiring in this Texas city. A robust job market that seems partial to government and defense/security contracting ensures employment opportunities for spouses or transitioning service members. San Antonio is the country’s seventh fastest growing city yet has somehow managed to retain a “small town feel.” Quality schools and friendly locals (most with military ties) are additional perks to living in San Antonio.
Some things you should know before you get here: trucks are the norm (the bigger, the better), love for The Spurs (NBA) runs deep, the H-E-B obsession is real (it’s a grocery store), rodeos are life, and don’t call it “San Antone”—that’s just wrong. The community boasts a vibrant Hispanic population, enhancing everything from the food to the music to community events. You don’t necessarily need to speak Spanish to get around, but you’d better know how to say barbacoa, tamales, and cascarones. Name brand shopping (IKEA is the latest arrival of note), restaurants, and all variety of entertainment all add to San Antonio’s quality of life. SeaWorld, the San Antonio Zoo, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and downtown museums are all fun outings for kids and families. Tube or kayak down a river, play or fish in the lakes, or relax by San Antonio’s famous downtown River Walk. Museums, art galleries, and historical landmarks—remember The Alamo?—round out San Antonio’s cultural offerings. Tex-mex cuisine arguably originated here, and some up and coming culinary trendsetters are making a name for themselves in the Pearl District downtown, alongside several notable breweries.
San Antonio has over 300 days of sunshine with some hot summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and fall seasons. San Antonio is in Bexar County (it’s pronounced “BEAR”) in south central Texas, and is just south of the gorgeous Hill Country. It’s only about two hours from Austin, the beach, or the desert.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions.
Responsibilities
The incumbent works as an independent professional carrying out independent duties in accordance with (IAW) generally accepted psychological theories, methods, techniques, and practices for children, adolescents, and family members. Assignments are received in broad terms with the expectation of autonomous implementation. The incumbent maintains full professional responsibility and individual accountability for professional decisions and actions. Incumbent’s findings, conclusion and recommendations are accepted as being professionally sound by colleagues and organization superiors.
Incumbent serves as Psychologist for the Regional Medical Center (RMC) and subordinate Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) or Army Health Care Clinics (AHC). Makes behavioral health diagnoses as appropriate in accordance with DSM-V criteria, or other, more current, accepted standards. Provides individual and group therapy, using various evidence-based/informed modalities as clinically indicated to include brief problem-focused psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and client-centered therapy for children, adolescents, and family members. Assesses acute behavioral health conditions in beneficiaries who present with such issues. Maintains appropriate documentation of patient care in accordance with current unit and hospital SOPs; current DoD, Army, Federal and state regulations; and professional ethics. Maintains performance and conduct in accordance with current unit and hospital SOPs; current DoD, DA, Federal and state regulations; and professional ethics.
Assesses and provides crisis intervention for children, adolescents, and family members undergoing unusual psychologically related stresses. Other intervention skills may include capacity to perform stress management, relaxation training, assertive/social skills training, substance abuse identification, weight reduction training, parent management training, screening and treatment of behavioral health problems in children in a primary care setting, and brief interventions for mastery of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic symptoms, post-deployment stress symptoms, developmental problems, problems interfering with adherence to medical treatment, and other psychological problems affecting optimal functioning. Participates in related quality assurance activities. Provides individual, couple, family, and/or group psychological counseling utilizing a variety of treatment modalities for child, adolescent, and/or family psychological diagnoses. Provides psychological and clinical consultation to other professionals and paraprofessionals through established consultation channels. Personal contacts include, but are not limited to, contacts with other professionals within the fields of counseling, psychology, social work, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, education, and Army unit leaders. These contacts are for the purpose of gathering relevant data and providing consultation in order to facilitate the accurate assessment and treatment of referred patients.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- US Citizenship required
- Incumbent may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying work schedules.
- Incumbent must pass a required Pre-Appointment Physical.
- Required to provide proof of US citizenship.
- Must be able to obtain & maintain Basic Life Saving (BLS).
- If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
- Must be a credential member of the Military Training Facility (MTF).
- License/Certification: Unrestricted license as a doctoral level Psychologist. Must have a valid state license.
1. Do you have a current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently from a U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction is required?
2. Have you completed an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral graduate program and an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship?
3. Do you have a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology?
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