CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST (MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT)

About the Position: These positions reside within the Mental Health directorate located at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in California. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be collected and reviewed until all vacancies are filled.

Serve as a Clinical Psychologist Mental Health Consultant by integrating mental health providers into Primary Care Clinics to deliver evidence-based biopsychosocial assessment, treatment and prevention of mental health conditions.

Provide individual and group treatment, using various modalities as clinically indicated to include brief problem-focused interventions, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychoeducational classes.

Conduct mental health diagnoses in accordance with the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Assess and provide intervention for individuals with a wide range of chronic medical conditions, and mental health issues affecting medical conditions to include assessment and disposition of beneficiaries with acute and chronic risk.

Provide treatment through targeted and efficient appointments for initial and follow-up visits.

Educate clinic staff on the principles of primary care behavioral health via trainings and briefings.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.