Senior Forensic Psychologist: Competency & Risk Eval

Health & Human Services Comm; Rusk (TX); On-site; USD 91,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health insurance

Pension plan

Generous time off

Job summary

Health & Human Services Comm seeks a Psychologist III-Forensic Evaluator to lead advanced forensic evaluations, competency assessments, and trial readiness services at the Rusk State Hospital. The role involves supervising staff and trainees, coordinating programs, and providing testimony in legal proceedings.

The position requires a doctoral degree in psychology, Texas licensure, and experience with 46B/46C/Chapter 55 evaluations, plus violence risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in psychology
• One year of supervised experience by a licensed psychologist in the field of psychological services; the year of supervised experience may be interpreted as an academic year of full-time supervised internship in an approved clinical program.
• One year of experience conducting both forensic evaluations and standard psychological assessments and writing reports with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting.
• One year of experience conducting individual and group psychotherapy with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular basis and may be asked to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides hospital administration and recovery teams with consultation, training, and guidance on the appropriate application of forensic evaluations on competency restoration commitments and safe community discharge planning.
• Designs, conducts, and coordinates forensic activities and programs. Conducts evaluations of psychological patients on 46B/46C/Chapter 55 commitments in accordance with the HHSC State Hospital Forensic Operatic Procedure and utilizes evidence-based and standardized instruments to ensure accurate assessments.
• Oversees forensic programs in collaboration with other relevant disciplines competency restoration, trial competency evaluation, and evaluation and treatment of individuals acquitted as not guilty by reason of insanity.
• Provides specialized forensic psychological services tailored to legal and clinical settings, which encompass a range of assessments and interventions designed to assess and manage mental health and behavioral concerns.

Skills

Forensic evaluation knowledge

Expert testimony

Supervision

Staff training

Program development

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology

Tools

Forensic instruments (MMPI, HCR-20, VRAG, TOMM, MFAST, SIRS)

Job description

Health & Human Services Comm seeks a Psychologist III-Forensic Evaluator to lead advanced forensic evaluations, competency assessments, and trial readiness services at the Rusk State Hospital. The role involves supervising staff and trainees, coordinating programs, and providing testimony in legal proceedings.

The position requires a doctoral degree in psychology, Texas licensure, and experience with 46B/46C/Chapter 55 evaluations, plus violence risk assessments.