Clinical Psychologist

Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities under DHA (502 current openings) Fort Belvoir, Virginia Full-time Security Clearance: Not Required
Application Deadline:
2026-08-28
Posted:
2026-08-15

About 2 weeks left

Salary: $121,785 – $158,322 per year (GS-13)

Salary context

Based on 191 annual-salary jobs in the same occupational series. This role's pay spans a broad range among similar positions.

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

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: Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology. Licensure: This position requires a current, active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license to practice Psychology independently offered by a U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes evaluating client needs using biopsychosocial models, developing evidence-based behavioral health plans, and providing therapeutic counseling. 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.

Position Overview

About the Position: The Clinical Psychologist provides support to the A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Fort Belvoir VA, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

  • Providing individual, familyand/or group psychotherapy.
  • Providing crisis intervention.
  • Perform intake evaluations and provides treatment of adults using individual and group modalities.
  • Serve as a primary consultant to a medical treatment facility for issues related to military-specific and military-unique aspects of psychological practice
  • Provide clinical and administrative oversight to staff and trainees.
  • Clinical oversight, preparation and delivery of lectures or lecture series.
  • Provide a full range of mental health clinical services to military beneficiaries
  • Formulate clinical problem lists and treatment plans consistent with professional guidelines and medical treatment facility Standard Operating Procedures.