Clinical Psychologist (Advanced Care Level Psychologist)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Shirley (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System is seeking Corrections psychologists with a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology and an active license to practice. The role involves evaluating mentally ill inmates, developing treatment plans, and providing crisis intervention to ensure safety and rehabilitation outcomes.

Applicants must have specialized experience at the GS-12/GS-13 level and be able to document time spent in relevant activities.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of a doctoral degree directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology.
• Applicants may have received this degree in either clinical or counseling psychology.
• Selective Placement Factor requires a current, unrestricted psychology license at the doctoral level in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inmates with mental illnesses.
• Conduct psychological assessments and prepare reports on mentally ill individuals.
• Provide treatment and crisis intervention, and determine appropriate care levels for inmates.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Crisis intervention

Inmate mental health care

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology

Tools

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, applicants must meet the following:

Basic Requirements:

Satisfactory completion of all the requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) directly related to full professional work in clinical psychology is required.

NOTE: Applicants may have received this degree in either clinical or counseling psychology.

AND

Education:

GS-12 and GS-13: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience:

GS-12 and GS-13: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of the qualifying experience are:

GS-12:

• Experience monitoring inmates with mental illnesses.
• Experience conducting psychological assessments and preparing reports related to the assessment of mentally ill individuals.
• Experience in treatment and care of inmates with mental illness and suicide prevention.
• Experience utilizing clinical skills to manage disruptive patients and providing crisis intervention.

GS-13:

• Experience in conducting psychological evaluations of mentally ill inmates including administration, scoring and interpretation of a wide range of personality assessment instruments, intellectual and cognitive assessment procedures and neuropsychological measures.
• Experience in developing individualized treatment plans.
• Experience in providing supervision and training for less experienced staff psychologists.
• Experience in determining the appropriate care level designation for mentally ill inmates.

AND

Selective Placement Factor:

GS-12 and GS-13: Applicants applying for this position MUST also possess the following Selective Factor. In the event that you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for the position.

• Applicants must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (e.g., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.

NOTE: All applicants must electronically upload a copy of their license at the time they apply to the vacancy announcement. The documentation provided must show the expiration date of the license. Failure to provide this documentation will result in loss of consideration for this position.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.