Licensed Psychologist
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Job Description
Position: Licensed Psychologist
Location: Florence Arizona
Salary: $150000.00 - $185000.00
Benefits: Full Benefits Plan
Bonus: Negotiable
Relocation Assistance: Full
Job Type: Full-Time Direct Hire Position
Must-Haves
- Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Doctoral degree in Psychology.
- Must possess a current unrestricted license to practice psychology in the state where practice occurs.
- Must have two years clinical experience which includes one year in a comparable position.
- A valid Drivers License
Job Description
At Client our mental health teams make lasting changes in the lives of offenders as we set the standards of care in the industry.
Client is currently seeking Psychologists who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.
The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.
- Conducts psychological screenings and assessments based on review of available records and clinical interviews with inmates.
- As part of a mental health team confers with other clinical staff e.g. psychiatrists mental health service providers physicians nurses social workers in order to gather and provide information concerning patient psychological problems to ensure treatment activities are well integrated and patient care follow-through occurs.
- Provides treatment to inmates by developing implementing and modifying individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
- Makes regular rounds in segregation or other confined housing areas to assess inmate adjustment and mental health treatment needs.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
- Provides appropriate mental health assessments counseling and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
- Consults with psychiatry mental health nursing medical educational chaplain security staff and others as applicable to gather information and understanding into the reasons for the escalation of problems behaviors and changes in mental health condition of inmates.
Employment Type
Full-time
