Licensed Psychologist

Career Crunch; California City (CA); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Career Crunch in California seeks a licensed doctoral psychologist to join our corrections mental health team. You will conduct psychological screenings and assessments, using records and clinical interviews to evaluate inmate needs and inform treatment planning.

As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will provide counseling, crisis intervention, and individualized treatment plans, making rounds in housing units and collaborating with psychiatrists, nurses, and security staff to ensure

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an accredited university.
• Current, unrestricted California psychology license.
• Two years of clinical experience, including one year in a comparable position.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsabilités

• Conduct psychological screenings and assessments based on records and clinical interviews.
• Collaborate with a mental health team to coordinate patient care.
• Develop and modify individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and functioning.
• Perform rounds to assess inmate adjustment and needs in housing areas.
• Provide mental health assessments, counseling, and crisis interventions as needed.
• Consult with psychiatry, nursing, medical, educational, chaplain, security staff to understand reasons for escalation of problems and changes in condition.

Connaissances

Clinical assessment

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Treatment planning

Formation

Doctoral degree in Psychology

Description du poste

1. Conducts psychological screenings and assessments based on review of available records, and clinical interviews with inmates.
2. As part of a mental health team, confers with other clinical staff, e.g., psychiatrists, mental health service providers, physicians, nurses, social workers, in order to gather and provide information concerning patient psychological problems, to ensure treatment activities are well integrated, and patient care follow-through occurs.
3. Provides treatment to inmates by developing, implementing, and modifying individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
4. Makes regular rounds in segregation or other confined housing areas to assess inmate adjustment and mental health treatment needs.
5. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
6. Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling, and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
7. Consults with psychiatry, mental health, nursing, medical, educational, chaplain, security staff, and others, as applicable to gather information and understanding into the reasons for the escalation of problems behaviors and changes in mental health condition of inmates.

Must-Have Requirements

1. Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Doctoral degree in Psychology.
2. Must possess a current, unrestricted license to practice Psychology in the State of California
3. Must have two years clinical experience, which includes one year in a comparable position.
4. Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.
5. Must have a valid drivers license

Nice-to-Have Requirements

1. Corrections or Detention Center Experience