Senior Psychologist - Suicide Prevention & Training Lead

California Correctional Health Care Services; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonus

Referral bonus

Job summary

California Correctional Health Care Services seeks a Senior Psychologist, CF (Specialist) to coordinate the institution’s suicide prevention program at Mule Creek State Prison. You will oversee risk evaluations, internal reviews, and audits, ensuring best practices across the mental health services.

You will train staff, supervise psychological assessment activities, and travel as needed to support comprehensive care while maintaining safety and compliance within a correctional environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed psychologist in California.
• Experience with suicidal risk assessments.
• Experience in correctional health care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the institution’s suicide prevention program, including training, risk evaluations, and reviews.
• Lead internal reviews, audits, and improvement of suicide prevention practices.
• Oversee psychological assessments and the mental health program’s training activities.

Skills

Mental health expertise

Suicide risk eval

Program coordination

Education

Licensed Psychologist

Tools

Assessment tools

Job description

California Correctional Health Care Services seeks a Senior Psychologist, CF (Specialist) to coordinate the institution’s suicide prevention program at Mule Creek State Prison. You will oversee risk evaluations, internal reviews, and audits, ensuring best practices across the mental health services.

You will train staff, supervise psychological assessment activities, and travel as needed to support comprehensive care while maintaining safety and compliance within a correctional environment.