Psychologist I CI

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Maryland, Maryland Department of Health, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, MD seeks a Psychologist I, CI to apply psychology to assessment, understanding and intervention in a court-involved setting.

Responsibilities include diagnostic assessments, individual and group counseling and psychotherapy for emotionally disturbed or developmentally challenged individuals. Licensure by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists is required prior to permanent appointment;

Qualifications

• Licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists prior to appointment
• Experience with clinical assessment and psychotherapy in court-involved settings
• Inpatient/CI population experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Conduct diagnostic assessments
• Provide individual and group psychotherapy
• Deliver psychological services for court-involved (CI) patients

Skills

Psychology

Diagnostic assessments

Counseling

Job description

LOCATION OF POSITION

MDH, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, Jessup, MD

GRADE

ASTD23

Main Purpose of Job

This position is the intermed level of professional psychology staff work at Maryland Department of Health (MDH) designated court involved (CI) facilities applying the science of psychology to the investigation, understanding and modification of human behavior and adjustment and providing psychological services such as diagnostic assessments; individual and group counseling and psychotherapy to persons considered emotionally disturbed, maladjusted, developmentally disabled or suffering from other psychological stress. This position does not supervise. This position receives moderate supervision from a Psychology Services Chief or other designated official through evaluation of program results, review of communications, consultations and group conferences. This position may be required to work evenings or weekends. The work is performed at a court involved facility. Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the class specification. The Psychologist I, CI and Psychologist II, CI are differentiated on the basis of the degree of supervisory control exercised by the supervisor over these employees. This position performs certain duties under close supervision and other duties under general supervision depending upon the specific duty performed while the Psychologist II, CI performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists under the licensing requirements for Psychologists.

Experience: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists under the licensing requirements for Psychologists.

Desired Or Preferred Qualifications

The desired candidate should possess the following:

• Experience with an SMI population.
• Experience in an inpatient setting.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Candidates for this classification must be licensed as a Psychologist by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists prior to permanent appointment to a position. Applicants who do not have a Maryland license may apply before receipt of the required license but the application will be designated in pending status by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Testing Unit. When the license has been obtained, submit a copy of the license to MDH to remove the pending status from the application.
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: 410-767-1251 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

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