Job description

Healthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for Psychologist’s in Vacaville, CA. The Psychologist will provide extensive psychological services or work in a review, evaluation, or consultative capacity in a correctional setting.

Pay Rate

• Pay Rate: $297,600 per year ($155/hr) PLUS $3K BONUS!!

(If accepted, Bonus will be paid out over a 3 month period, giving the candidate an additional $1K a month for the first 3 months!!)

Job Duties:

• Must be able to periodically serve as clinician-of-the-day by being available for on-call during scheduled work days for patient emergencies
• Expected to work effectively and cooperatively with staff from all classifications in order to enhance the quality of professional working relationships;
• Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess inmate’s current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation;
• Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data/chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed;
• Meets with mentally ill inmates/wards for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc. May be required to provide clinical, face-to-face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units. In some institutions, multi-tiered housing units may require the ability to climb stairs and walk long distances;
• Identify the relevant signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in order to comprehensively assess, diagnose, and manage the presenting symptomatology;
• Effectively applies psychological assessments in the selection, administration, scoring and interpretation of the continuum of psychological tests;
• Writes clinical reports regarding diagnoses, prognoses and develops treatment plans that reflect the standard of practice;
• Consults on complex cases with supervisor, treatment team members, and with CDCR institutional healthcare personnel, and other divisions within the department;
• Monitors inmate progress using Subjective Assessment Plan Evaluation
• Effectively applies community standard of practice for the selection and effective implementation of psychological treatment modalities and maintains ethical standards;
• Performs mental status exam (MSE) in face-to-face interviews;
• Examines prior mental health records, institutional chromos, probation reports, court records and other available documents to assist in the formulation of patient’s diagnosis and aid in the development of the inmate’s treatment plans;
• Compiles and analyzes data from audits pertaining to the mental health program requirements;
• Gives input and helps to implement new programs for the treatment, training or rehabilitation of patientinmates/ youths;

Requirements:

• CA PSYL License
• PhD or PsyD (Required)
• Minimum of 12 continouus months of experience within the last 3 years performing services similar
• 2 References

We offer a great referral Program! If you are not interested but know someone who is, send them our way! https://www.hsp-inc.com/referrals/candidate-referrals/

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Job Type: Contract

Pay: $297,600.00 per year

License/Certification:

• PhD or PsyD (Required)

Work Location: One location

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