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HJF is seeking a Psychologist to support the Uniformed Services University’s Center for Deployment Psychology’s Military Internship Behavioral Health Psychologist Program. This psychologist will be housed at Womack Army Medical Center in Ft Bragg, North Carolina and will serve as a subject matter expert on deployment- and military-related psychological health issues at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP). HJF provides scientific, technical and programmatic support services to CDP. This position serves two distinct roles, 1) direct support to the Hospital’s APA accredited clinical psychology internship program, and 2) support to the Center for Deployment Psychology’s training and education mission.

Direct support to the internship program may include:

• Developing and delivering high quality didactics to the psychology interns and residents.
• Providing clinical supervision to psychology interns and/or residents on site, with an emphasis on evidence based psychotherapies (EBPs).
• Providing training and supervising interns on psychological testing. Assisting with logistical coordination for the internship, which may involve serving as the deputy director of the internship program.
• Providing consultation to civilian and military medical personnel and military commanders and conducting and/or supervising Command Directed Mental Health Evaluations and other military specific evaluations.
• Position will have a limited amount of direct patient care to maintain credentials.

Support for the CDP’s training and education mission may include:

• Developing and delivering training and education materials to a wide range of medical and behavioral health care providers and students as well as audiences of Service members, military families and others.
• Lecturing on deployment issues for the CDP as well as teaching courses on deployment related issues in community settings.
• Serving as a bridge between the internship program and CDP headquarters, as well as other DoD clinical psychology internship programs.
• Providing staff expertise in psychology that is pertinent in a wide variety of circumstances, to include management of patients with psychological disorders.
• Must adhere to patient dignity and observe the precepts of the American Hospital Association's Bill of Rights for Patients.
• Providing training in examining, diagnosing, treating, and following outpatients with psychological problems of all complexities.
• Performing all other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to diagnose and treat psychological problems of all complexities; familiarity with military medical system and EBPs for disorders common in military populations desirable.

Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Must have graduated from an American Psychological Association accredited Ph.D./Psy.D. program in clinical/counseling psychology, and possess a current license to practice in North Carolina. Must have experience at organizing and delivering presentations.

Minimum Experience: At least 6 years’ experience post-license, and should possess knowledge of the trauma research literature (PTSD, ASD, etc.). Candidates with previous experience working in military behavioral health clinics, especially those who are prior active duty are strongly preferred. Candidates should have experience in providing DoD/VA recommended evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD and other deployment-related conditions.

Must be a US Citizen.

*Must undergo a favorable Public Trust Security Clearance Investigation.*

Physical Capabilities: Walking, standing and sitting.

Work Environment: Works in a well-lighted and heated office.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Controls: None.

HJF is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Director of Human Resources.

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HJF is seeking an Online Training Support Specialist to support the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) activities related to its training and education mission in Bethesda, Maryland. This position will work in the CDP headquarters in Rockville, MD. They report to the Chief of Staff. The Online Training Support Specialist is able to work independently to support online training activities by providing hands-on support and developing tools that help staff, faculty, and customers with their online training experience. This person will have the knowledge, skills and abilities to lead customers in training in virtual world programs and assist faculty with any technical issues which may arise during online training programs in a live, virtual or mixed-reality environment.

CDP has the mission to train military and civilian behavioral health providers to provide high quality deployment-related behavioral health services to military personnel and their families. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for managing the development, delivery, support, and evaluation of a range of training programs delivered through various distance learning tools.

Responsibilities: 

Direct support to the internship program may include:

1. Manage online training questions from CDP staff, faculty, and customers by phone, email, or in-person.
2. Assist CDP customers during online workshops/webinars with training platform issues.
3. Develop PowerPoint or similar products for CDP programs.
4. Support the CDP with scheduling, coordinating, and managing technological aspects of meetings, including meetings utilizing online platforms.
5. Inform the CDP of latest technology developments by reading trade publications, websites, and manuals.
6. Help train CDP employees and customers, with guidance from IT sponsors, in use of new software, hardware, and other technology systems.
7. Independently lead customers through detailed training workshops in virtual and mixed reality environments.
8. Coordinate, schedule, and run pre-workshop orientation sessions for customers.
9. Set-up and track online registration for live, online, and mixed reality events.
10. Collect attendance data to generate a report from online training events to provide to Program Managers to issue Continuing Education (CE) credits.
11. Liaise with external SMEs regarding programs and provide training on platforms to SMEs and assist with instructional design.
12. Develop technology-based training aides and documentation for SMEs and staff as needed.
13. Assess training needs and recommend new training programs to CDP leadership.
14. Assist with minor proofreading and content management duties of CDP’s external facing website.
15. Perform other duties of similar scope and nature as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Must have excellent problem-solving skills. Must have intermediate skills in a number of software packages, including ability to remotely trouble-shoot technical issues, including Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Adobe Creative Suite. Must have expertise or ability to quickly develop expertise in online platforms, such as Adobe Connect, Zoom, and Second Life. Previous experience in Adobe Connect, Zoom, and Second Life preferred. Must have excellent customer service and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people, and the ability to communicate technical information to a lay audience.

Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Associate's Degree in computer related field required, bachelor preferred. Knowledge of military culture desired.

Minimum Experience:0 to 2 years computer experience

Must be a US Citizen.

*Must undergo a favorable Public Trust Security Clearance Investigation.*

Physical Capabilities: Walking, standing, lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. and sitting.

Work Environment: The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) is a largely DoD funded Behavioral Health training and education center of excellence of the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences (USUHS). The CDP has over 30 staff located in Bethesda and Rockville, Maryland and at 20 locations around the country. The majority of work will be conducted in our office suite in Rockville, MD with occasionally meetings held at the USUHS in Bethesda, MD.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Controls: None.

HJF is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Director of Human Resources.

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