About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
This position is located within the Directorate for Medical Services at U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy, you will serves as a Mental Health Consultant (MHC) in the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Program. The incumbent delivers evidence-based biopsychosocial assessment, treatment, and management of mental health and related conditions for Military Health System beneficiaries. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA).
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health Consultant): Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting mental health assessments; providing individual and group treatment; and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Licensure: This position requires a current, active, valid, unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently, offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction.
Major Duties
- Performs biopsychosocial evaluations, conducts mental health diagnoses, and delivers brief, problem-focused interventions (e.g., CBT).
- Provides evidence-based treatments using behavioral, cognitive, and motivational approaches.
- Acts as the primary psychological authority within the clinic, advising Primary Care Managers (PCMs) and other medical staff on treatment plans and referral resources.
- Provides expertise on human behavior to optimize patient outcomes and serves as a consultant for high-risk issues such as suicide risk and trauma history.
- Maintains accurate and compliant documentation of patient care in accordance with federal, DoD, DHA, and hospital regulations.
- Documents all patient encounter information in the electronic health record.
- Implements psychoeducational classes addressing high-frequency diagnoses commonly seen in primary care settings.
- Facilitates “warm handoffs” from primary care to behavioral health and “scrubs” appointment lists to enhance clinic productivity.
- Monitors behavioral outcome measures and reviews statistical data to adjust or improve program goals.
- Provides behavioral health support consistent with DHA guidelines.