Psychologist

Arizona Department of Administration•Phoenix, AZ

1d•$89,383•Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona State Hospital (ASH) provides inpatient psychiatric care to persons with serious mental illness who require long-term behavioral health care. ASH focuses on promoting hope and wellness for patients, offering individualized treatment plans that educate about illness, instill hope, and improve overall quality of life. The hospital offers a variety of positions and provides alternative work schedules and flexible hours for non-direct care staff, along with a robust benefit package including a student loan assistance program. This Psychologist position is located at the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center (ACPTC) and involves performing individual and group therapy for individuals with a sexual offense history who have been identified as Sexually Violent Persons and civilly committed. Key responsibilities include developing group curricula, facilitating therapy sessions, and documenting treatment progress. The role also entails screening, interviewing, conducting assessments and evaluations, performing risk assessments, providing emergency interventions, and issuing clinical orders. The Psychologist will participate in case presentations and multidisciplinary staffing, develop and review treatment plans, identify resident needs, establish goals and objectives, and design, implement, and evaluate group programs. Additionally, the position requires writing and reviewing progress notes, evaluating reports, treatment summaries, and recommendations for changes in resident placement. The Psychologist may also participate in classification decisions and provide clinical oversight in the absence of the ACPTC Clinical Director, as well as supervise psychology interns/students.

Requirements

Knowledge of techniques and procedures for psychological counseling and therapy.
Comprehensive knowledge of psychological screening, testing and evaluations.
Knowledge of contemporary thoughts and trends in psychology, sociology and mental health.
Knowledge of research methods and techniques to include data analysis and psychological measurements.
Knowledge of report writing.
Knowledge of Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
Skills in providing psychological treatment and counseling to individuals and groups in accordance with professional and ethical standards.
Skills in oral and written communication.
Skills in case management.
Skills in interpersonal relations and report writing.
Ability to work effectively with and consult with a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to provide timely documentation for assessment and treatment activities.
Ability to administer, score and interpret a variety of psychological tests accurately and effectively.
Ability to write summaries and reports of professional quality.
Ability to perform counseling and therapy services with individuals and groups.
Ability to provide clinical oversight to professionals and paraprofessionals.
Ability to support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.
Must have a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology.
Must be licensed as a Psychologist in the State of Arizona or be license eligible and receive certification from the Board of Psychologist Examiners within one year of appointment.
All State hospital employees must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1758.07.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then Driver’s License Requirements apply.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Nice To Haves

Training in a wide range of psychological assessments and 1 years of professional experience as a licensed psychologist or training experience with forensic populations.
Experience working with individuals with a history of sexual offending, treatment, or assessment.
Public Health experience.

Responsibilities

Performs individual and group therapy with individuals with a sexual offense history, who have been identified as Sexually Violent Persons and civilly committed to Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center (ACPTC).
Participates in resident treatment groups by developing group curricula, facilitating group therapy sessions, and documenting resident treatment progress.
Screens, interviews, and conducts assessments and evaluations, ensuring accurate data collection.
Performs risk assessments, provides emergency interventions, and issues clinical orders as appropriate.
Engages in case presentations and multidisciplinary staffing, develops and reviews treatment plans for compliance, identifies resident needs, and establishes goals and objectives.
Designs, implements, and evaluates group programs.
Writes and reviews progress notes for compliance, and evaluates reports, treatment summaries, and recommendations regarding changes in resident placement.
Participates in committees as assigned.
Participates in classification decisions and may provide clinical oversight in absence of ACPTC Clinical Director, may provide supervision to psychology interns/students.
Provides psychological treatment and counseling (individual and groups), conducts psychological evaluations/risk assessments: develops, implements and evaluates resident programs and accurate documentation.
Evaluates and documents consultation regarding residents who exhibit signs of or who verbalize intent to harm themselves or others (DTO/DTS) to ensure the safety of residents and staff.
Participates in clinical treatment planning for residents.
Provides clinical oversight in the absence of the Clinical Director.
Develops and maintains psychological program resident files including treatment plans, progress notes, reports, and case summaries.
Conducts/reviews research in areas of mental health, sex offender treatment, recidivism, psychology and special needs of resident population.
Presents case study reviews to members of psychology staff.
Works with professionals from outside agencies in joint treatment efforts as needed.
Promotes cooperation and dialogue with facility departments/staff through committee meetings, staffings, special activities, and consultation.
Participates in professional development activities, including in-service training to program staff, develops, implements, and evaluates training.
Participates in conferences and professional organizational activities.
Maintains continuing education credits.
Provides supervision and clinical oversight to doctoral level interns, practicum students, and master's level clinicians who are working towards advanced licensure (LPC).
Provides administrative assistance by reviewing treatment plans and progress notes for quality, accuracy, and compliance.
Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%).

Benefits

Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
10 paid holidays per year
Wellness program and plans
Life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
Defined retirement plan
Award winning Infant at Work program
Credit union membership
Transit subsidy
ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program (up to $437.50 per month for outstanding student loans)
State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit, equal to your contribution