Special Ops Psychological/Mental Health Technician (27 SOW/Cannon AFB, NM) Sign-on Bonus Eligible
On-siteClovis, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Provide behavioral health interventions and lead therapy sessions for outpatient programs supporting Special Operations Forces mission readiness. Conduct patient intakes, administer psychological and psychophysiological tests, and compile monthly statistical data for training and operational metrics. Manage clinical appointments, maintain patient records, and prepare correspondence while ensuring proper supply stock levels for specialized forms and tests. Gather data for presentations on process improvements and hospitalization trends, and coordinate case review committee agendas with military and civilian agencies. Maintain competency folders and resource libraries for professional staff. Requires a Secret Clearance, associate degree or military training, and three years of psychiatric technician experience.
Required Qualifications
- Must have, or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
- An associate degree or commensurate level of training, e.g. military mental health technician, for a psychiatric technician or mental health program assistant
- Education requirement may be met by military or comparable training
- If military trained, the individual's specialty must be as a mental health technician / specialist
- No less than 3 years' experience as a psychiatric technician
- Must attend psychiatric technicians' training which will provide a sound foundation / basis to psychology and/or social work
- Training shall also address the basics of conflict management, how to de-escalate crisis situations and individuals who are agitated, violent or potentially violent and/or suicidal
- Must attend training to learn how to intervene and, when required, to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means
- Must maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) as certified by the American Heart Association
- Must provide front and back proof of all training/certs/documentation
- Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance
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