Psychology Technician

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 for behavioral health patients; educating and/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). Preferred but not required: Experience with psychological testing and assessment procedures, including administration, scoring, and behavioral observation documentation. OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Psychology. (Note: MUST provide copy of Official 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: MUST provide copy of Official Transcripts).

Interview patients requesting mental health treatment and determine eligibility for treatment.,Maintain daily appointment schedules and prepare documents/reports using the automated system and appropriate software.,Provide crisis intervention, group therapy, and administrative assistance with case management, under the supervision of credentialed providers.,Serve as case manager to initiate and coordinate care with local inpatient facility for mental health treatment.,Conduct basic assessment procedures to include clinical interviewing, mental status examination, bio psychosocial history and other case information for walk-ins and/or groups, under the supervision of credentialed providers.,Administer a wide variety of psychological testing to include personality, intelligence, cognitive, achievement, and projective tests.,Coordinate and conduct suicide prevention briefings and training briefers to ensure quality and consistency.