Psychology Associate Doctorate CI

State of Maryland•Carroll, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will provide psychological assessments and treatment to Springfield Hospital Center (SHC) patients with serious persistent mental illness, personality disorders, co-occurring disorders, addiction, and trauma and recovery issues. Services facilitate recovery, increase optimal patient functioning, and facilitate rapid successful community re-entry. Treatment and assessments are evidence-based treatment and/or proven to advance patients towards successful community re-entry. This position will provide assistance with training and supervision of psychologists, psychology interns, and psychology externs where needed and/or appropriate. This position supports the mission of the organization through active participation in clinical efforts to provide treatment in a recovery-oriented environment. The foundation of a recovery-oriented environment is respect and a commitment to safety in the least restrictive manner possible.

Requirements

A Doctorate degree in Psychology, as defined by the Health Occupations Article, Title 18-101 (g), Annotated Code of Maryland.
One year of supervised experience rendering direct psychological services, providing psychological assessments, and evaluating the delivery of psychological services.
At the time of hire, apply jointly with the supervising Psychologist to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists for an exemption from licensure.
Obtain the exemption from licensure within six months of submitting the application.
Be licensed as a Psychologist by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists within three years of appointment to a position.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a twelve month full-time or twenty-four month half-time internship in rendering psychological services (may substitute for required experience, provided the internship is a requirement for the Doctorate degree in Psychology).
U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a commissioned officer in Clinical Psychology classifications or Psychology specialty codes in the Psychology field of work (may substitute for required experience on a year-for-year basis).

Responsibilities

Provide psychological assessments and treatment to patients with serious persistent mental illness, personality disorders, co-occurring disorders, addiction, and trauma and recovery issues.
Facilitate patient recovery, increase optimal patient functioning, and facilitate rapid successful community re-entry.
Utilize evidence-based treatment and/or proven methods to advance patients towards successful community re-entry.
Provide assistance with training and supervision of psychologists, psychology interns, and psychology externs where needed and/or appropriate.
Support the organization's mission through active participation in clinical efforts to provide treatment in a recovery-oriented environment.