Clinical Psychologist

This position exists to provide essential evaluation and psychological treatment to patients of the Wyoming State Hospital per its mission statement. This individual is responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients at the WSH. The psychologist provides administration interpretation and write-up of psychological testing administered to patients as requested. This position also conducts group individual and family psychotherapies for assigned patients.

The Wyoming Department of Health offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance.

• Paid vacation sick leave and holidays.

• State retirement plan and deferred compensation.

• Longevity pay.

The city of Evanston is a small Rocky Mountain community that is a 45-minute drive from the world-famous ski slopes of Park City Utah. The area surrounding Evanston is excellent for recreational activities such as hiking camping fishing biking snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

• Provides psychological evaluation for purposes of admission screening treatment planning diagnostic clarification readiness for discharge and community placement guardianship and as required to determine eligibility for other services.
• Diagnoses and treats mental and emotional disorders. Treatment includes individual group and family therapies and may involve a number of different formats such as the use of cognitive-behavioral treatment techniques.
• Provides and interprets psychological testing including the evaluation of mental illness intelligence personality and neuropsychological functioning.
• Confers with interdisciplinary care teams to discuss plan and determine course of action in patient/client care.
• Designs constructs installs and implements treatment programs for a treatment unit section or group.
  
  

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of clinical supervision techniques theory and practices.
• Knowledge of working in an inpatient facility
• Knowledge of working in and designing interdisciplinary treatment plans

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Typically the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however there will be some walking standing bending carrying light items etc.

• FLSA: Exempt

• A background check including fingerprinting will be completed through the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation the Wyoming Department of Family Services and the F.B.I. for every successful applicant.

• Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing will be conducted on safety-sensitive positions. Drug testing will be completed on any position if reasonable suspicion exists.

• The Wyoming State Hospital usesE-Verify an Internet-based system to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.

• Employees of this facility will be expected to follow all rules and requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding COVID-19.

• The Wyoming Department of Health offers an excellent benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance paid vacation and sick leave paid holidays state retirement plan deferred compensation plan and longevity pay.

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URL: State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

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