PSYCHOLOGIST, CF - Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) - Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)

California Correctional Health Care Services; Madera (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment and retention bonus

Referral bonus

Job summary

California Correctional Health Care Services seeks a licensed Psychologist to serve as the designated clinician on the institution’s Crisis Intervention Team at Central Women’s Facility, Chowchilla.

You will conduct in-person crisis assessments and provide intervention for patients in acute distress, working with nursing and custody staff and consulting with psychiatry.

Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid Psychologist license issued by the California Board of Psychology.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergent, in-person crisis assessment and intervention services to patients in acute psychiatric distress, on-site near housing units, in collaboration with nursing and custody staff.

Skills

Licensed Psychologist

Job description

Department Information

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

Across our organization, our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR and CCHCS mission.

Location

This advertisement is for a Psychologist, CF position(s) located at Central Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, Madera County.

Department Website

cchcs.ca.gov/careers

Job Description and Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 19 and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rate for this classification is: P $11,496, Q $13,937.

Recruitment and Retention Bonus may be available for clinicians newly hired with California Correctional Health Care Services.

Note

Individuals may be eligible to receive a $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend should they meet the eligibility criteria, including but not limited to remaining employed with CCHCS for six months. Additionally, individuals may be eligible to receive a monthly recruitment and retention differential during their first year with CCHCS (totaling $20,000), should they meet the eligibility criteria.

Important

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus should you be selected for hire, and remain employed with CCHCS for 90 days. For a CDCR/CCHCS employee to be considered, a questionnaire must be completed to the best of your knowledge, including the referring employee’s name , classification , PERNR , and work location . The questionnaire will be provided to the selected candidate during the pre-employment process.

Under the direction of the Senior Psychologist Supervisor, the incumbent serves as the designated mental health clinician on the institution’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), an interdisciplinary team established pursuant to departmental policy. The incumbent provides emergent, in-person crisis assessment and intervention services to patients experiencing acute psychiatric distress, including suicidal ideation, self-injurious behavior, psychosis, severe mood or anxiety symptoms, trauma-related symptoms, and behavioral decompensation, as close to the patient’s housing unit as operationally feasible, in collaboration with nursing and custody supervisory staff and in consultation with psychiatry. The incumbent exercises independent clinical judgment under strict regulatory timelines, including during operating hours when no clinical supervisor is available on-site. Accordingly, the incumbent must possess and maintain a valid, current license as a Psychologist issued by the California Board of Psychology at the time of appointment. The incumbent’s clinical decisions, risk assessments, and documentation are subject to review under the supervisory, quality management, and other monitoring processes.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.