Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health Consultant) Department of Defense Military Trement Facilities under DHA DHN Nional Capital Region-Naval Health Clinic Annapolis Summary About the

Position:

This position is loced the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis in Annapolis,Maryland. The incumbent serves as a clinical psychologist embedded within an interdisciplinary primary care team and works collaborively with primary care providers, nurses, & other healthcare professionals. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. Learn more about this agency Summary About the

Position:

This position is loced the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis in Annapolis,Maryland. The incumbent serves as a clinical psychologist embedded within an interdisciplinary primary care team and works collaborively with primary care providers, nurses, & other healthcare professionals. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Annapolis, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $121,785 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel up 10% for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0180 Psychology Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

HSJT-26-13078885-DHA

Control number 887093900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Make mental health diagnoses in accordance with Diagnostic and Stistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Provide individual and group trement. Assess acute mental health and mental medicine conditions. Perform biopsychosocial evaluions using expert knowledge of clinical psychology. Conduct outpient group classes, stress management, relaxion training, and smoking cession training. Participe in quality assurance activities. Monitor the use of community resources. Provide expertise in human behavior as a mental health team member. Evalue training opportunities and oriention activities. Provide consultion to other clinic providers regarding psychological trement options. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examinion and an annual examinion thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position. This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determinion of eligibility for a Tier 3 security investigion or access for the durion of employment. A background investigion and credit check are required. This position requires the incumbent to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain approprie/relevant clinical privileges. This position has a mandory seasonal influenza vaccinion requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinions. This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing. Immunizion screening may be required. Hepitis B immunizion is required for all positions with direct pient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizions depending on the type of position. This position has been designed Mission Essential. In the event of severe weher conditions or other such emergency type situions the incumbent is required to report to work or remain work as scheduled to support mission operions. This position requires th you obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certificion. This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situions. Employee shifts are roted on a regularly scheduled basis. All applicants tentively selected for this position required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random drug testing, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident. One year trial/probionary period may be required.

Qualificions Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document . Basic Requirement for Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health Consultant):

Degree:

Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly reled to full professional work in clinical psychology. (You must provide a copy of your transcripts) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes performing psychological assessment of various psychological disorders; documenting clinical trement plans in timely manner; conducting individual and group therapy sessions using therapeutic techniques; and developing behavioral health trement plans and evaluing the effectiveness of the trement efforts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your educion for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualificion requirement using experience alone--no substitution of educion for experience is permitted.

License:

The Clinical Psychologist position requires a current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S. Ste, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. (

NOTE:

You must provide a copy of your license with your applicion package.) Educion

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Recruitment or relocion incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candides. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions and an agency determinion th a PCS move is in the Government Interest. This position is loced in the Medical Home Port primary care clinic Naval Health Clinic Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland. The incumbent serves as a clinical psychologist embedded within an interdisciplinary primary care team and works collaborively with primary care providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in a fast-paced outpient clinical environment. The position is full-time and primarily on-site during the clinic's established opering hours; it is not remote or telework eligible. The psychologist can expect to improve timely access to mental health services by providing focused assessments, same-day consultion and warm handoffs, brief evidence-based interventions, group educion, and clinical guidance to the primary care team. Through this work, the incumbent will help improve pient outcomes, integre mental and physical healthcare, and strengthen populion-based care for Military Health System beneficiaries. The normal work schedule is Monday through Friday, 0800-1600, with occasional schedule adjustments or travel as mission requirements dicte. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position required th you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

License/Certificion:

This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/12/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078885 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

JT-DD83DL NCR DHN - ANNAPOLIS DO NOT MAIL

Annapolis, MD 21402 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position required th you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

License/Certificion:

This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses .

NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/12/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078885 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Annapolis, MD 21402 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Annapolis, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $121,785 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel up 10% for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

HSJT-26-13078885-DHA

Control number 887093900