Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health Provider)

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Description of Services:  

Provide professional medical services supporting the AMWD since the agency functions as the Department of the Air Force (DAF) medical certification and waiver authority conducting occupational suitability risk assessments and analysis for all individuals applying for enlistment, commissioning, flying training, and other AF special operational duty accession programs.

Position: Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health Provider)

Location: Remote besides travel for annual training and in-processing.

Work Schedule: Duty hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Shall have demonstrated leadership/experience in the management of psychological health and USAF aeromedical programs at all levels. Ideal candidate must have a background in military service, experience with deployment (specifically USAF), and in-depth understanding of Medical Standards and USAF policy and programs.
• Shall be an experienced clinical psychologist capable of performing medical standards consultation, specifically in the areas of military service standards and equivalent civilian occupational placement standards. SME should have an in-depth understanding of the evaluation and policy at the enterprise level; along with the strong background in military standards, will have experience advising for regulatory guidance, reviewing waiver requests, and implementing policy regarding psychological aspects of military/aerospace medicine.
• Shall have a minimum of three (3) years in the last fifteen (15) years as a military Biomedical Science Corps officer and psychologist. The mental health provider shall have experience in applying military medical standards and conducting special operational evaluations, including (but not limited to) clinical interviews/assessments for special duty applicants or accession candidates, and initial certification evaluations for flying/special duty applicants.
• Conducting adaptability rating assessment for military special duty applicants.
• Shall possess a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) or equivalent level degree and fulfilled a residency or intern training year acceptable to the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General.
• Shall possess a valid, full, active, unrestricted psychology license in good standing from any U.S. jurisdiction. There shall not be any history of adverse actions against the applicant in the last ten (10) years.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in formulation of responses and dispositions to individual cases as well as making recommendations for development of policies that guide the decisions which are ultimately made by the AMWD/CMO. Includes providing strategic direction project, planning, scheduling development, and general administrative support functions which may include tasking support functions, consultation, meeting attendance, briefing development, and providing support and other such duties as directed and within the technical capacity.
• Act as the subject matter expert, with oversight and guidance from AMWD personnel, to generate and review medical documentation, interpret DOD and AF guidance and assist in providing recommendations for adjudicating cases pertaining to mental health related requests in support of AMWD programs and similarly related medical evaluations in support of Aeromedical functions.
• Receive and provide recommendations, with approval by the HQ AFAC/AM personnel, to mental health types of cases using telehealth interviews, dedicated web-based systems or hard copies, within the production standard set forth by the CMO or designee.
• Assist HQ AFAC in providing information and updates to external customers on the focused areas. The contractor will also assist in preparation of responses to inquiries or objections to decisions that have been made by the AMWD.
• Accurately review mental health related physical examination cases submitted from the worldwide customer base and ensure pertinent data is included with each case, to correctly input all required information into HQ AFAC databases within 20-business days of case receipt.
• Track cases using the HQ AFAC database, through entire review process keeping staff, base, and interested parties informed of case status via e-mail, video conferencing, telephone calls, and face-to-face interaction.
• Coordinate as needed, Physical Examination Cases using all available resources and appropriate agencies (Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), other Air Force medical consultants, in-house consultants, and other agencies. Process evaluations by using departmental and government-wide procedures, manuals, regulations, and policies that directly support the determinations, which includes current standards outlined by DAFMAN 48-123, Aerospace Medical Program, DODI 6130.03 Vols 1 and 2, Medical Standards for Military Service, the AF Waiver Guide, and HQ AFAC/AM protocol.
• Prepare all routine administrative documentation pertaining to review and certification within 20-business days of case receipt.
• Review mental health medical documentation, interview the disqualified applicant, present a summary of applicant's medical history, and describe the AF medical standards applicability by briefly detailing the program applying for, using DAFMAN 48-123, required forms, and directorate protocol.
• Perform all required data entry to initiate consultations/reviews, maintain reports and use the appropriate procedures and templates provided by HQ AFAC/AM.
• Coordinate and inform the AMWD Chief Physician, appropriate Branch Chief, or the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) concerning case reviews that do not conform with standard operating procedures or policies and present an outcome of unsuitability. Maintain knowledge of current publications released by DoD, the Air Force and government-wide publications or health directives. Apply the necessary research and the methods of specifying resources or references that supports the mental health evaluation. The publications include instruction manuals, guidebooks, circulated directives, applicable policies relevant to the work to include procedures and applications of departmental protocols.
• Disseminate HQ AFAC/AM and/or Air Force Medical Command (AFMED), formerly Air Force Medical Readiness Agency or AFMRA policy updates via email to the Aeromedical and or Mental Health Career Field Advisor with updates for the Air Force Surgeon General and HQ AFAC/AM on policy and procedures concerning assigned program.
• Prepare and dispatch correspondence IAW Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Privacy Act requirements for all documentation meeting these requirements.
• Additional duties include, but not limited to, assisting HQ AFAC or designees with special projects such as attending and instructing at relevant conferences, AF or DoD-level meetings, and supporting policy level issues on behalf of or in conjunction with the AFAC/AM Directorate.
• Be able to read, speak, understand, and write English well enough to effectively communicate with other members of the staff.
• Be required to travel to HQ AFAC on initial hiring for orientation and at least annually to coordinate and communicate with other members of AMWD leadership and provider staff.

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