Clinical Psychologist (Health) - GS-0180-13 -  Goodfellow AFB, TX

Goodfellow Air Force Base is a nonflying United States Air Force base located in San Angelo, TX, United States.  As part of the Air Education and Training Command, Goodfellow's main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the Air Force, Space Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Marine Corps.  Military firefighters are also trained here as part of the 312th Training Squadron. It is the home of the 17^th Training Wing. The base is named for World War 1 aviator First Lieutenant John J. Goodfellow Jr.

San Angelo is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States.  Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, Osage Plains to the northeast, and Central Texas to the southeast.  The city has three lakes: Twin Buttes Reservoir, O.C. Fisher Reservoir, and Lake Nasworthy.  According to the 2020 United States Census, San Angelo had a total population of 99,893.  It is the principal city and center of the San Angelo metropolitan area, which had a population of 121,516.

San Angelo is home to Angelo State University, historic Fort Concho, and Goodfellow Air Force Base. San Angelo is about 225 miles (362 km) west of Austin and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo.

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1.  ADMINISTRATION

Develops, implements, evaluates, and manages assigned health psychology Service programs and activities for appropriate assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients. Provides clinical guidelines for the selection of patients. Plans and recommends allocation of staff and resources, Service priorities, procedures, and work schedules. Subspecialty areas within health psychology include, but are not limited to, primary care, psychosocial oncology, pain management, and sleep medicine. Incumbent’s duties may be exclusively in one area, or across subspecialties, based on mission requirements. Participates in assigned quality improvement and utilization management programs or initiatives. Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory, MTF, and Joint Commission quality inspection/peer review/utilization management requirements, applicable system applications, and representation for Service leadership team at meetings, etc.

2.  CONSULTATION AND DIRECT SERVICES 

Provides professional consultation to specialty medical departments within the MTF, regarding the identification and diagnosis of complex psycho-social cases, involving medical complications requiring multiple specialty care management. Performs clinical duties within the health psychology specialty, including individual/group interventions and rapid-focused assessments of newly diagnosed medical and clinical patients. Functions independently in completing evaluations, making complex diagnostic decisions and recommendations regarding medical patients, to a multi-disciplinary medical team/tumor board, consisting of physicians, social workers, nursing staff, and others, regarding continuity of care and treatment compliance. Provides consultation to health care providers from a wide range of specialties. Independently prepares reports, based on a wide range of diverse and complex data. Develops and implements specialized programs and services for medical patients and persons with traumatic life events. Identifies areas of need and conducts functional assessments to determine appropriate services to provide; implements such procedures, as appropriate. Provides behavioral science interventions to a wide range of patients, referred for treatment. Applies specialized knowledge of a variety of specialty interventions, appropriate to meet the psychosocial oncology needs of assigned tertiary care facility. Conducts clinical research and maintains up-to-date knowledge of specialized professional literature and scientific findings. Participates in Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research protocols. Develops, implements, maintains, and monitors outcome measures for the service.

3.  TRAINING

As directed, provides clinical and administrative oversight to staff and trainees. Plans and delivers presentations and lectures as part of consultation to the medical staff. In accordance with mission requirements, provides professional training in areas of established competence or expertise. Training may be provided to personnel enrolled in a variety of professional programs, sponsored by the medical center. Programs include psychology, psychiatry, and other medical specialties at the pre- and postdoctoral levels. Specific duties and time requirements depend on the goals of the training program, the extent of trainees’ skills and knowledge, the intensity of oversight required, the number of trainees enrolled, and available faculty resources. Duties may include direct or indirect clinical oversight, preparation, and delivery of lectures or lecture series, case conferences, etc. The incumbent may be assigned formal faculty appointment(s) and serve as director of a clinical rotation, participating in program development, selection of trainees, assessment of trainees, and accreditation activities. As directed, assists with or oversees specified department clinical and/ or administrative requirements, such as the peer review program, continuing education activities, process improvement plans, monitoring or oversight, compliance with Joint Commission standards, and participation on appropriate medical center committees.

PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED. 

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position may be a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees may be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
• Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.

US Citizenship required

Degree:  Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.  (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)