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Registered Art Therapist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Organize groups according to the patients' capabilities, needs, and interest.
- Be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of art therapy.
- Analyze data to determine effectiveness of treatments or therapy approaches.
- Analyze or synthesize client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for art therapy.
- Assess client needs or disorders, using drawing, painting, sculpting, or other artistic processes.
- Conduct art therapy sessions providing guided self-expression experiences to help clients recover from or cope with cognitive, emotional, or physical impairments.
- Confer with other professionals on client’s treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
- Degree: Master's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from an Art Therapy program accredited by the American Art Therapy Association (AATA).
- Certification: Current certification as a Registered Art Therapist from the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Registered Art Therapist.
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Recreational Therapist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Develop treatment plans designed to restore, remediate, and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life activities, to promote health and wellness as well as reduce or eliminate activity limitations and restrictions to participate in life situations caused by an illness or disabling condition.
- Develop and implement individual recreation programs based on assessment results.
- Teach, coach, and support as required.
- Work with multidisciplinary treatment teams to evaluate and review the care provided to patients.
- Provide individual consultation to staff as requested.
- Develop presentations to staff on recreational opportunities.
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
- Education: Graduate in therapeutic recreation or recreational therapy from an accredited college or university.
- Certification: Current certification as a Recreational Therapist from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Recreational Therapist.
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Psychometrist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform assigned assessment procedures under the direct supervision of a credentialed privileged psychologist or neuropsychologist.
- Utilize therapeutic assessment and interview skills to elicit accurate and concise account of the patient's condition.
- Screen patients to determine presenting problems and priority of appointment. Perform basic assessment procedures, including initial screening evaluation and standardized neuropsychological testing. Assist credentialed providers with identifying mental health diagnosis and treatment strategies, as well as providing patient education.
- Assist in providing specialized treatment and rehabilitation of brain injured and mental health patients. Observe, monitor, report, and record patient interaction during assessment sessions.
- Institute precautionary measures to prevent patient injuries due to suicide, homicide, or elopement.
- Coordinate with other military agencies and MTFs regarding specialized care, treatment, and administrative functions. Contact military or community agencies to obtain collateral information.
- Explain and interpret neuropsychological services and procedures to access care to patients and commands. Assist in or arrange for patient referral to other facilities for alternate level of care.
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a formal program in Psychology, Sociology, or in a behavioral science related field from an accredited college or university
- Certification: Certified by Board of Certified Psychometrists (BCP).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years in the performance of psychological and/or neuropsychological testing and test scoring.
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Physician Assistant (Psychiatry)
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Psychiatry.
Specific Tasks:
- Provide a full range of Physician Assistant services in primary and specialty medical care within the limits of their training and privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
- Technically direct and provide care for a variety of diseases and types of injuries (i.e., acute, chronic, and minor trauma), and the skills to recognize emergency conditions in order to diagnose, prescribe for and treat diseases, disorders and injuries, and refer the more complex cases and serious conditions to qualified medical personnel and perform designated treatment.
- Technically direct and teach other staff, provide educational lectures, and participate in in-service training to staff members.
- Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
- Prescribe in accordance with approved treatment protocols and the Pharmacy and
- Therapeutics Committee approved medications and immunizations.
- Identify a medical problem and determine appropriate action to meet the problem, including referral to a physician.
- Perform specific diagnostic and therapeutic practices and procedures in accordance with scope of practice.
- Establish collaborative rapport with physician, nursing, and others in order to promote and facilitate primary care services.
- Teach patients and family member's healthy regimen and responsibility for achieving wellness.
- Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). In addition to the education requirements listed in the DHA-PM for PAs, specialty PAs must complete residency or fellowship training of 12 months or more in a medical specialty program acceptable to the DHA.
- Certification: Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants (NCCPA).
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant.
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Psychiatric Technician
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Conduct or assist in treatment and rehabilitation of patients. Perform initial basic assessment procedures including standardized psychological testing, clinical interviewing, mental status examinations, substance abuse evaluations, and psychological assessments.
- Provide patient education in coordination with the mental health and nursing diagnosis.
- Observe, monitor, record, and report patient's progress.
- Conduct or assist in conducting group and individual counseling, therapeutic community, and other related milieu activities.
- Institute precautionary measures to prevent patient injury or suicide.
- Assist patients with nutritional, hygiene, and comfort measures.
- Obtain and record vital signs.
- Coordinate with other agencies regarding specified care, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and administrative functions. Contact military and community agencies to obtain collateral information. Explain and interpret mental health services to patients or others.
- Assist in, or arrange patient referral to public, private, and military community agencies.
- Prepare and maintain records and reports pertaining to specialty services.
- Assist with care of individuals experiencing acute and post-traumatic stress reactions.
- Prepare and maintain treatment records.
- Degree: Certificate.
- Education: Graduation from an accredited Psychiatric Technician Program; or completion of an equivalent education and experience that meets the requirement of the American Association of Psychiatric Technicians or completion of education and experience as a behavioral science specialist/technician in the United States military and proof of having completed an Armed Forces course involving psychiatric technician training.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Psychiatric Technician.
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Marriage and Family Counselor
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, education, and referral services to individuals, couples, and families. With the patient, conducts a relevant social, developmental, and historical assessment to develop a treatment plan that encompasses relevant information for family education, counseling, and referrals. The education services would include workshops on family dynamics and the impact of substance abuse disorders on families.
- As a member of the inter-disciplinary treatment team, provide effective interface with team members regarding identification of treatment concerns, appropriate interventions and referrals as related to family dynamics and past/current history of abuse.
- Integrate, initiate, and effectively introduce patient and family members (as indicated) into an education/counseling process. Individual, couples, and family dynamics are identified as related to their treatment process and entry into early recovery, from a systems perspective (except where contraindicated such as psychological stability or history of violence).
- Assess for and report spouse, child and elder abuse were indicated by state and federal laws while accessing appropriate services.
- Use family program assessments to develop individualized treatment plans for families and make recommendations for services for after care in coordination with the clinical (civilian and military) community and patient family.
- Facilitate couple and/or spouse education workshops for patients and their spouses where alcohol/drug dependency may impact the family through the use of films, communication exercises and didactic presentations, facilitates discussions and education of patients and their families.
- Degree: Master’s Degree.
- Education: Graduation from a marriage and family therapy accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) or a qualifying degree in an allied mental health field from a regionally accredited education institution in conjunction with a program of marriage and family therapy study that is equivalent to the COAMFTE standards, as defined by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
- Certification: Possess and maintain a current Clinical Membership as a Marriage and Family Therapist from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a marriage and family counselor.
- Licensure: Possess a license for independent practice from a U.S. state, territory, or district to practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
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Clinical Psychologist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Practice within the guidelines of their state licensing board, American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, and MTF privileges.
- Conduct psychological evaluations utilizing information from clinical interviews, psychological testing, and collateral sources, as appropriate.
- Establish psychiatric diagnoses according to the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders.
- Provide psychological treatment for individuals and groups; help medical and surgical patients deal with illnesses or injuries.
- Assist in rehabilitation of patients.
- Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Psychology (PsyD).
- Education: Graduate from an American Psychology Association accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology. Additional training is required for psychology specialties. Refer to the DHA PM 6025.13, vol. 4 for requirements.
- Internship/Residency: Successful completion from an internship in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association.
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
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Certified Drug and Substance Counselor
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform a full range of Certified Addiction Counselor duties, in accordance with assignment and consistent with the scope of practice for profession, including but not limited to, medical care treatment and patient education in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
- Obtain or provide relevant information that will facilitate treatment and assist in developing programs.
- Provide assessment of substance abuse and addiction.
- Identify and document medical consequences of alcohol and other substance use, including withdrawal and detoxification.
- Facilitate the placement and management of patients in appropriate levels of care within the continuum of care model of the treatment of addictive disorders.
- Degree: Certificate required for non-privileged counselors. If there is a gap in the DHAPM 6025.13 vol.4, refer to Service-specific guidelines.
- Education: Graduate from a behavioral science program with specialized training in substance abuse and chemical dependency treatment.
- Certification: Maintain a national certification credential by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors or National Board of Certification Counselors or International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Certified Drug and Substance Counselor.
- License: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Certified Drug and Substance Addictions Counselor.
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Physician
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Primary care and Specialty care Physicians.
Specific Tasks:
- Perform a full range of physician services in accordance with privileges granted by the MTF.
- Direct, perform, or assist in the instruction of other health care professionals within the scope of the clinical privileges or responsibilities.
- Examine, diagnose, treat or prescribe courses of treatment within the scope of training, experience, and privileges.
- Provide preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
- Order diagnostic tests as applicable as well as request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
- Technically proficient in directing and teaching other medical staff, providing educational lectures and participating in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Such direction and interaction will adhere to Government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocols.
- Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
- Education: Graduation from a medical school in the United States, Canada, or approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA), graduation from a college of osteopathy approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or graduation from a medical school with evidence of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification.
- Certification: The DoD only recognizes certifications issued by boards that are members of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the AOA Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists
- Internship/Residency/Fellowship: Completion of an accredited residency approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instructions.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice medicine.
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Telemetry Technician
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Monitor, analyze, evaluate, interpret, document, and report cardiac rhythms, alarm parameters, waveforms, and trends on a central telemetry monitoring system. Immediately and accurately identify cardiac dysrhythmias and aberrancies, and immediately report events to the registered nurse or officer in charge and document notification.
- Obtain a baseline strip on all monitored patients, documenting and analyzing EKG rhythms of patients on telemetry.
- Replace electrode pads, wires and batteries as needed.
- Obtain EKGs as necessary.
- Keep accurate records of EKG changes, update charting, and maintain active and accurate communication between physicians, staff nurses, charge nurses, or other designated professional staff.
- Degree: Certificate.
- Education: Completion of a cardiovascular technology program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Professionals or completion of a formal military program that trains telemetry technicians.
- Certification: Certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine in basic EKG Level IA.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Telemetry Technician.
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Surgical Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Surgical Technician; Surgical Technologist; Operating Room Technician.
Specific Tasks:
- Perform the full spectrum of sterile techniques, setting up surgical trays, preparing and draping patients for surgery, and assisting with post-operative dressings.
- Ensure surgical packs are cleaned and packed for sterilization after every procedure, to include restocking surgical supplies.
- Maintain a clean, safe environment for the patient either by active participation in the cleaning of clinical spaces, operating rooms, and medical equipment, or by guiding other personnel in the environmental maintenance.
- Degree: Certificate.
- Education: Graduate from Surgical Technology program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or completion of a formal training program provided by any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, or Air Force) for surgical technicians, surgical technologists, or operating room technicians.
- Certification: Certified as a Surgical Technologist (CST) from The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) or certified as a Tech-in-Surgery (TS-C) from the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) or possess a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) certification as a surgical technician and/or operating room technician.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Surgical Technician or Operating Room Technician.
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Speech Pathologist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Conduct patient assessments; provide treatment interventions and consultation to other health care professionals.
- Use instrumentation (e.g., videofluoroscopy, nasendoscopy, stroboscopy, computer technology) to observe, collect data, and measure parameters of communication and swallowing, or other upper aero-digestive functions in accordance with the principles of evidence-based practice.
- Provide prevention, screening, consultation, assessment and diagnostic, treatment, intervention, management, counseling, and follow-up services for disorders of speech and language, including comprehension and expression in oral, written, graphic, and manual modalities.
- Degree: Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, or a directly related field from an accredited program of the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Education: Graduate from a college or university that includes at least 18 semester hours in the field of speech pathology by a regional accreditation organization and a speech pathology academic program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Certification: National certification (Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association).
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements as specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a speech pathologist.
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Respiratory Therapist, Certified
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform complex respiratory procedures within the scope of practice delineated by the MTF.
- Participate with physicians, nurses, and other staff in planning respiratory treatment, with great reliance on the individual’s knowledge of the equipment.
- Provide emergency or critical respiratory care.
- Degree: Associates Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
- Certification: Possess certification as Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Respiratory Therapist.
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Radiologist Assistant
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Ensure patients are appropriately prepared for procedures, to include obtaining consent prior to beginning any examination.
- Perform selected radiology examinations and procedures under the supervision of a radiologist.
- Responsible for evaluating image quality, making initial image observations and forwarding those observations to the supervising radiologist.
- Adapt examination protocols to improve diagnostic quality.
- Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring that each patient receives quality care while in the radiology department or clinic.
- Degree: Bachelor’s Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a Radiologist Assistant academic program
- Certification: Certified as a radiographer by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Must also pass the Radiologists Assistant certification examination.
- Preceptorship: Must complete a radiologist-directed preceptorship
- Registration: Must have, and maintain, ARRT registration
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a radiologist assistant.
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Registered Dietitian
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Act independently in areas of demonstrated competency within their designated scope of practice, as indicated on their privileges list.
- Participate in research and performance improvement studies.
- Conduct nutrition assessment/evaluation which includes nutrient intake, activity level, appetite, intake of vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, and other complimentary alternative medicine usage, weight history, taste changes, feeding problems, food intolerance, food-drug interactions, unhealthy diet behaviors, socioeconomic and ethnic background, documented medical history, current diagnoses and medical treatment modalities, current drug therapy, and clinical signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
- Apply the basic principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition support.
- Apply principles and practices of clinical dietetics and medical nutrition therapy in order to plan, develop, and independently coordinate medical nutrition therapy intervention, interdisciplinary care plans, and nutrition education activities.
- Conduct studies, analysis, and document findings to evaluate staff, food, nutrition supplements/feeding or meal alternatives and therapies, supplies, equipment, and service in order to improve the efficiency of the operation.
- Apply current food service systems management, principles, and practices within a healthcare environment.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Completion of at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and completion of a didactic program in dietetics approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
- Registration: Current registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the ADA or proof of eligibility to take the ADA registration examination. Except for a non-personal services contract provider, the authorizing document to practice for a registered dietitian is a national registration. They are exempt from maintaining a license from a particular jurisdiction (i.e., U.S. state, territory) but must possess the credentials of “Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)” per the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). State licensure is an option, but not a requirement.
- Experience: Current specialized experience requirement is one year in the last two years as a registered dietician in diet therapy.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted dietetics license.