Clinical Psychologist

Fort Riley, 66442

Job Responsibilities:

Maintain accurate and current notes in the electronic medical records of all patients contacted for review by the managing physician.
Contact referred patients to assess treatment adherence.
Ability to conduct, administer, and interpret the full spectrum of mental health assessment tools applicable to operations personnel.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding the delivery of clinical social work services.
Provide patients with education regarding their mental health condition and resiliency techniques.
Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patient problem-solve solutions to barriers.
Maintain patient information in a patient registry.
Routinely staffs difficult cases with the referring provider, behavioral health consultant, and/or psychiatry consultant.
Use validated symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.

Performs case management functions (i.e. providing services to assess the needs of Government personnel when appropriate and arranges, coordinates, monitors, evaluates, and advocates for a package of multiple services to meet the specific and/or complex needs).
If directed by COR, will assist in documenting care in AHLTA.

Qualifications:

Minimum of two (2) years within the past five (5) years in the independent practice of Clinical Social Work in a mental health setting.
Experience working in a Government setting such a DoD or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) MTF is preferred.
Experience in brief Behavioral Interventions.
Contractor may be required to receive and maintain clinical practice privileges.
Ability to analyze complex processes involving several functional areas with overlapping concerns and conflicting interests.
Ability to prepare detailed written reports, including briefings charts, diagrams, and other graphics to support recommendations or conclusions.