Psychologist - Corrections - Susanville
Psychologist - Corrections - Susanville
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$ 144 - 146
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Job Description
Position: Psychologist
Location: Correctional Facility in Susanville California
Pay Range: $144.64 to $146.64 per hour
Contract Type: Full-time 6 to 9 months with potential extension
Minimum Qualifications
- At least twelve consecutive months of direct patient care experience within the past three years in a public or private institution
- Active clinical competencies
- Valid government-issued photo ID (Drivers License or Passport)
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Active California Psychologist license (physical copy required)
Compensation and Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Bonus for contract extension
- Forty hours of paid sick time
- Weekly direct deposit payroll
- All pre-employment screenings (physical exam drug test mask fit test background check) are fully paid
- Strong potential for temp-to-perm conversion with access to full state benefits
Key Responsibilities
- Provide psychological care to inmates under the direction of the Senior Psychologist Supervisor or Chief of Mental Health
- Supervise inmate-patient conduct while ensuring safety and maintaining facility order
- Serve as clinician-of-the-day during scheduled shifts to address emergency cases
- Collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams to support patient care
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments including psychological criminal and substance use history
- Deliver crisis interventions one-on-one counseling and group psychotherapy sessions
- Perform in-cell evaluations as needed which may require walking long distances or climbing stairs
- Identify psychiatric symptoms and establish accurate diagnoses and treatment plans
- Administer score and interpret a variety of psychological assessments
- Create detailed clinical documentation including progress notes and treatment updates
- Attend and contribute to Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT) meetings
- Track patient progress using SOAPE-formatted notes
- Conduct mental status exams (MSE) and review medical legal and psychological records
- Build and maintain ties with community agencies programs and support services as assigned
- Provide mental health education and develop resources for patients including sex offenders and those with chronic mental illness
- Support inmates in applying for benefits such as SSI and accessing external programs
- Analyze audit data related to mental health compliance and support administrative reporting
- Release patient information to approved individuals with signed consent
- Establish therapeutic relationships with inmates and their families to promote recovery
- Represent the department at internal and external meetings related to mental health
- Contribute to the development and implementation of new treatment and rehabilitation programs
Employment Type
Full Time
