Director of Psychology/Forensic Coordinator

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Danville, VA

6d•$132,534 - $182,897

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 role directs the design and delivery of comprehensive psychological services and programs, including associated long-range planning and administration. The position directs the functions of the Psychology Department and provides quality psychological services to hospitalized adult patients. It applies clinical, programmatic, administrative, and management knowledge, as well as knowledge of facility and community services. The incumbent also provides clinical services and serves on treatment teams as indicated. The role includes leadership and supervision of psychologists, psychology associates, and an administrative assistant, as well as forensic evaluation and reporting responsibilities.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in psychology (e.g., Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an American Psychological Association-accredited program or 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.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate and manage cross-sector collaboration and service delivery for individuals with high risks and intensive evaluation and treatment needs.
Knowledge and skills to treat serious mental disorders, co-occurring substance abuse or addiction disorders, and personality disorders using evidence-based modalities, including individual, group, family, and couples interventions.
Effective crisis management skills.
Knowledge and skills related to psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery models of intervention.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Thorough knowledge of Virginia statutes, policies, and procedures concerning people adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, referred for evaluations of sanity at the time of an offense or competency to stand trial, requiring competency restoration, or transferred from jail for treatment.
Proficiency conducting forensic evaluations and preparing reports for courts of jurisdiction and the Commonwealth’s Forensic Review Panel.
Proficiency 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 and organize work and adhere to completion timelines.
Essential skills in using computer applications.
Good understanding of Applied Behavior Analysis principles.
Working knowledge of inpatient psychiatric hospitals and interdisciplinary teams in those settings.
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 American Psychological Association 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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations, documentation requirements, and accreditation standards applicable to 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 the hospital’s chief psychologist and ensure supervised personnel provide psychological services in compliance with Joint Commission standards.
Administer and direct the design and delivery of comprehensive psychological services and programs, including long-range planning.
Direct the functions of the Psychology Department and apply clinical, programmatic, administrative, and management knowledge to its operations.
Provide clinical services to adult hospitalized patients and serve on treatment teams as indicated.
Develop, implement, and evaluate behavioral intervention programs for individuals with complex behavioral health needs.
Apply legal, regulatory, clinical, and programmatic considerations to inpatient treatment and evaluation services for people with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement.
Facilitate and manage cross-sector collaboration and service delivery for individuals with high risks and intensive evaluation and treatment needs.
Treat individuals with serious mental disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders, and personality disorders using evidence-based individual, group, family, and couples interventions.
Conduct forensic evaluations and prepare 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 supervise an administrative assistant.
Organize work by priority and meet timelines for task completion.
Apply psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery, Applied Behavior Analysis, crisis management, and continuous quality improvement principles in clinical and facility practice.
Apply knowledge of inpatient psychiatric hospital operations, interdisciplinary teams, Joint Commission standards, and other accrediting-body standards.