SENIOR BEHAVIORAL ANALYST - 60037456

State of Florida•Macclenny, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders. Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION. This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Senior Behavioral Analyst within the Psychology Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply. Specific Duties and Responsibilities include: This is work providing psychological assessment and treatment services to an inpatient adult population at Northeast Florida State Hospital as a Florida licensed psychologist.

Requirements

Knowledge of the theories and principles of psychology.
Knowledge of psychological testing principles and practices.
Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data.
Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Ability to develop policies, procedures and standards.
Ability to analyze and interpret psychological data.
Ability to provide consultation, advice and training to others.
Ability to formulate and implement goals and objectives.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with others.
A doctorate from an accredited college or university in psychology, one year of supervised internship experience in professional / health service psychology, one year of postdoctoral residency in psychology and licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Florida.

Responsibilities

Provides individual and group psychotherapy services, psychosocial rehabilitation, and functional skills training to assigned patients, in support of treatment excellence.
Administers and interprets psychological assessments and evaluations for assigned patients. Assessments and evaluations may include independent completion of routine hospital forms, violence risk assessments, suicide risk assessments, forensic evaluations, and psychological testing (e.g., memory testing, personality testing, and intelligence testing). Treatment services include individual and group psychotherapy.
Conducts clinical interviews, chart reviews, behavioral observations, staff consultation, and related documentation for initial and annual psychological evaluations. May also complete forensic reports to the Court and internal forensic assessments as well as administer and interpret psychological instruments.
Attends Recovery Team meetings on assigned living areas, participates in the formulation of treatment plans, and completes related documentation.
Facilitates assigned evidence-based specialty treatment group, provides group coverage for additional groups, and completes related documentation.
Provides individual mental health treatment to assigned residents to include psychotherapy and behavior plans.
Consults with ward staff and other professional disciplines in the application of treatment programs to assigned patients.
Conducts clinical interviews/administers assessment tool, chart reviews, behavioral observations, staff consultation, and related documentation for routine Suicide Risk Assessments and for Violence Risk Assessments. Serves on the Suicide Risk Assessment team to complete complex, high profile Suicide Risk Assessments.
May act in the absence of the supervisor and assist the Director with various assignments and special projects.
Maintains records, reports, databases and summaries for assigned patients.
Attends hospital, community, state and national professional meetings, lectures and staff conferences and trainings to include American Psychological Association accredited internship program meetings. Disseminates pertinent information hospital-wide.
Provides clinical instruction to psychology interns and practicum students.
Performs other duties as directed by the Director of Psychology.