Psychologist II CI

State of Maryland•Washington County, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At the Potomac Center/SETT facility, our collegial teams provide quality person-centered support to adults (some court referred) with behavioral health challenges and intellectual disabilities/autism at our residential campus in Hagerstown, Maryland. Our aim is to help our residents learn adaptive behavior skills and return to the community. Our center consists of a 62-bed licensed Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) that focuses on using therapeutic interventions to empower residents. In addition, we have a Secure Evaluation and Therapeutic Treatment (SETT) Program, a 32-bed licensed Forensic Residential Center, that provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities who are court involved. The center sits on a lovely campus just outside southern Pennsylvania and about 1.5 hours from Washington, DC. This full-time contractual position ensures all individual assessments are completed effectively and efficiently in order to help individuals improve their psychological functioning and accomplish objectives specified in their person-centered plans. This position oversees the development and implementation of person-centered psychology services/interventions based on reason for admission, court orders, findings from assessments, and plans for discharge. This position provides direct service and oversees the services provided by the SETT Psychology Associates. This position works collaboratively as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to include attending individual plan of care meetings, special team meetings, morning reports, etc. This position works with both the IDT and the individual to develop and train on behavioral support plans, while ensuring the overarching program meets the individuals’ support needs.

Requirements

Determined by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists under the licensing requirements for Psychologists. Must hold doctorate degree and current Maryland license.
Minimum two years of experience rendering psychological services or engaged in psychological research after receipt of the Psychologist license.
Candidates for this classification must be licensed as a Psychologist by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists prior to permanent appointment to a position.
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties that require operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and/or co-occurring diagnoses (i.e. Autism)
Supervisory experience and oversight for development of Behavioral Support plans
Skills in assessment, CBT, BSCA certification

Responsibilities

Provides a variety of diagnostic assessment services including the selection, administration, scoring and interpretation of a wide range of psychological tests to measure and evaluate intellectual functioning, personality structure, interest, aptitudes and related psychological factors
Conducts individual, family, group and milieu psychotherapy programs at a Court Involved Facility
Provides continuing education to other health care professionals and health care technicians in the theories, methods, practices and techniques employed in a psychological services program
Discusses and evaluates the status of patients or clients in interdisciplinary team meetings in order to formulate or modify patient or client treatment plans
Consults with agency staff, community groups and other State agencies on programs designed to develop preventive and rehabilitative mental health services
Performs other related duties

Benefits

Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents.
As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled.
The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.
You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

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