Required Qualifications:

• Shall be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a government security clearance
• PSYCHOLOGIST QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

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• Degree -Shall be current and fully certified or licensed as a practicing Psychologist from an accredited United States educational institution.

• Valid License from any state within the United States and shall provide evidence of such licensure.

• The Contractor shall be certified with Degree in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and have at least 15 years’ experience providing suicide prevention/intervention including leading suicide responses to suicide clusters and conducting psychological autopsies on American Indian reservations related to suicide deaths.

• The Contractor must have 15 years’ experience working with Native American individuals and families, and preferably have familiarity with cultural aspects of the Shoshone Paiute Indian Tribes of Nevada.

• The Contractor must have training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in order to coordinate care for patients receiving residential treatment at DBT-oriented facilities.

• The Contractor must have experience providing suicide prevention training (e.g., Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), ASIST, Mental Health First Aid) to Native American health care providers and community members.

• Basic Life Support Certification is required.
  
  Services will initially be for two to three (2-3) weeks of full day on-site clinic time. Then a full week (5 days) of work on-site two (2) weeks later and then once a week every month for the base year of service. An estimated 15 weeks of service annually
  
  Typical clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
   

   

• Licensure:

• possess and maintain a current, valid, unrestricted professional license/.

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  Malpractice
  Insurance: Shall possess and maintain malpractice insurance.