LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST 1

State-of-Nevad; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health: Rural Clinics is hiring a full-time Licensed Psychologist I. This role involves providing psychotherapy to adults and children, conducting assessments, and offering consultation across Nevada.

Leadership duties and supervision of trainees may be required, with emphasis on multicultural practice and program development. Responsibilities include testing, crisis intervention, treatment planning, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams to

Qualifications

• Licensed psychologist with Nevada license or eligibility.
• Experience with psychological testing, interpretation, and reporting.
• Experience delivering psychotherapy to adults and youth.
• Ability to supervise interns and provide program development.

Responsibilities

• Administer, score, and interpret diagnostic tests; write reports.
• Provide crisis intervention and refer to community resources.
• Deliver individual, family, and group psychotherapy with diverse populations.
• Conduct psycho-sexual evaluations and risk assessments as needed.
• Participate in treatment planning and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• May supervise staff and supervise doctoral interns.

Skills

APA Ethics

Psych testing

Crisis intervention

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology

Job description

Overview

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health: Rural Clinics (RC) has an opening for a full‑time Licensed Psychologist I. This position can be located and/or provide services statewide. Rural Clinics provides an array of outpatient behavioral health services for both adults and children in 16 clinics located in 12 counties across Rural Nevada. Services are generally provided Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Services assist individuals to achieve self‑sufficiency and recovery and follow agency procedures and reimbursement guidelines. Rural Clinics provides ongoing training, including release time to attend training not agency‑sponsored. This position serves as a direct‑care provider, providing psychotherapy services to adults, children, and adolescents and their families, conducting psychological assessments, and providing consultation to other providers. Licensed Psychologists with Rural Clinics are expected to take on a leadership role within the agency and may be asked to perform other services including program development, research, and evaluation. A successful candidate will have demonstrated experience and/or competency in multiculturalism and human diversity standards of practice. In addition, this position may be asked to provide clinical supervision and training to behavioral health trainees within the agency, possibly including one or more doctoral psychology interns enrolled in the APA Accredited Nevada Psychology Internship Consortium (NV‑PIC). The State of Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health provides unique opportunities to provide psychological services to smaller communities.

Responsibilities

• Licensed Psychologists provide psychological testing, evaluation, psychotherapy, counseling, and consultation to clients or inmates in residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings, at mental‑health, intellectual‑disabilities, or correctional facilities, or in other settings where psychological services are provided. Professional duties are performed in accordance with license requirements of the State of Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners. One year of post‑doctoral experience in providing psychological services in an inpatient, outpatient, or residential setting. Administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of diagnostic and projective tests to evaluate and diagnose clients, patients, parolees, students, or inmates; write comprehensive psychological reports that include test results, clinical observations, findings, and recommendations; document services provided in client charts.
• Provide crisis intervention services; de‑escalate clients who are hostile, combative, or physically aggressive, following established agency policies; refer clients to community resources or other agencies; arrange for residential or inpatient admissions as necessary.
• Participate in treatment team meetings to discuss the status and progress of clients and recommend specific courses of treatment; develop treatment plans or individualized functional analysis programs; provide individual, family, and group therapy and substance‑abuse counseling utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques.
• Perform psycho‑sexual evaluations on sex offenders to include diagnostic classification and a report summary identifying the diagnosis, risk assessment, mental‑health assessment, education level, family and medical history, statement of amenability to treatment, and suggested treatment interventions.
• Review psychosocial assessments written by other clinicians to monitor and evaluate treatment effectiveness, determine eligibility for program services or benefits applying the appropriate laws and regulations; consult with treating clinicians; ensure service delivery goals are met; and documentation is completed according to agency policy and applicable regulations and/or accreditation requirements.
• Record information necessary to bill for services and recommend third‑party payments as appropriate.
• Provide oral and written court testimony as a witness regarding the mental status of clients and evaluation findings which may include recommendations for involuntary commitments.
• Plan, develop, and coordinate program services to meet the needs of the population served; participate in committees and facility activities in developing service delivery needs assessments and evaluations, policies and procedures; assist in writing and administering grants; prepare documentation required for budget development and monitor expenditures; and participate in accrediting and quality review programs.
• Develop and conduct presentations or training programs for clients, families, community groups, and agency staff as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Under general direction, incumbents perform the duties described above and may be assigned full supervision of professional staff and support personnel, and may also provide clinical supervision (peer review) for doctoral‑level psychologists.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills, and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills, and abilities from a previous level.

• Detailed knowledge of: American Psychological Association Code of Ethics and State laws and regulations related to the practice of psychology; reference books including psychological treatment, diagnostic, and statistical manuals; theories, principles, and practices of psychological testing and interpretation of test results.
• Working knowledge of: Types, etiology, and treatment of mental disorders; clinical assessment methods; detailed therapeutic principles and techniques used in providing psychological services to clients with mental illness, intellectual and related disabilities; psychopharmacology; crisis intervention techniques.
• Ability to: Supervise lower‑level professionals, interns, and support staff; conduct program development projects; and implement clinical review systems.