Director of Psychology/Forensic Coordinator

DHRM•Danville, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Psychology/Forensic Coordinator serves as the hospital’s chief psychologist, ensuring that personnel under their supervision provide quality psychological services in compliance with Joint Commission standards. The position directs the design and delivery of comprehensive psychological services and programs, including long-range planning and administration of the Psychology Department. It applies clinical, programmatic, and administrative knowledge, management principles, and knowledge of facility and community services to support hospitalized patients. The director also provides clinical services to adult patients and serves on treatment teams as indicated.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in psychology (e.g., Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an APA-accredited program or an equivalent accrediting body recognized by the Virginia licensing board, as required for licensure eligibility.
Licensure as a Clinical Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Progressive supervisory and/or managerial experience in clinical psychology.
Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral intervention programs for individuals with complex behavioral health needs.
ILPPP Basic Forensic Evaluation Training, or ability to complete it upon hire.
Ability to apply complex legal, regulatory, clinical, and programmatic considerations to inpatient treatment and evaluation services for individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate and manage cross-sector collaboration and service delivery.
Knowledge and skills to treat individuals with serious mental disorders, co-occurring substance abuse or addiction disorders, and personality disorders using evidence-based individual, group, family, and couples interventions.
Effective crisis management skills.
Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery models of intervention.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Thorough knowledge of Virginia statutes, policies, and procedures concerning individuals adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, referred for sanity or competency evaluations, requiring competency restoration, or transferred from jail for treatment.
Proficiency in conducting forensic evaluations and organizing and writing reports for courts and the Commonwealth’s Forensic Review Panel.
Proficiency in administering, scoring, and interpreting a variety of psychological tests.
Strong leadership skills and ability to work with and through others to accomplish tasks and goals.
Skills to provide clinical supervision to psychologists and psychology associates and supervision to an administrative assistant.
Ability to prioritize work and meet task-completion timelines.
Essential skills to use computer applications.
Good understanding of Applied Behavior Analysis principles.
Working knowledge of inpatient psychiatric hospitals and interdisciplinary team operations.
Working knowledge of continuous quality improvement principles and their application to clinical psychology and facility practices.
Knowledge of Joint Commission and other accrediting body standards.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a predoctoral internship accredited by the APA or an equivalent accrediting body, as required for licensure eligibility under Code of Virginia Regulation 18VAC125-20-54E.
Extensive experience providing psychological assessment, treatment, and consultation services to forensic patient populations.
Strong knowledge of CMS regulations, documentation requirements, and accreditation standards for inpatient behavioral health settings.
Significant systems management experience, including developing, implementing, and evaluating operational processes that improve service delivery, quality, and organizational effectiveness.
Veterans and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Serve as chief psychologist for the hospital and oversee the quality and compliance of psychological services.
Direct the Psychology Department and the design, delivery, and administration of comprehensive psychological services and programs.
Provide clinical services to adult hospitalized patients and participate on treatment teams as indicated.
Develop and direct clinical programming and day-to-day operations of inpatient treatment and evaluation services.
Provide and oversee forensic evaluation services, including preparing reports for courts and the Commonwealth’s Forensic Review Panel.
Administer, score, and interpret psychological tests.
Provide clinical supervision to psychologists and psychology associates, and supervision to an administrative assistant.
Facilitate cross-sector collaboration and service delivery for individuals with complex behavioral health, criminal justice, evaluation, and treatment needs.
Apply continuous quality improvement principles to clinical psychology and facility practices.
Develop, implement, and evaluate behavioral intervention programs for individuals with complex behavioral health needs.