THHSC-Psychologist II-Forensic Evaluator
6711 South New Braunfels Avenue San Antonio, TX 78223 US
Job Description
If you are interested in this position, please contact Lindsay at 5867107959/lkopasz@alinestaffing.com
Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) Compensation
- The pay for this position is $100.00 per hour
- Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment and include health, optical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance
- A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates
- This position is a contract assignment with potential to hire on permanently based upon attendance, performance, and business needs
- Responsible for conducting the 46B and Chapter 55 competency evaluations, as well as violence risk assessments under 46C.
- Responsibilities include developing, supporting, coordinating forensic psychological activities and programs, and conducting forensic psychological assessments and psycho-legal evaluations of patients’ competency to stand trial.
- Provides consultation and training for staff providing forensic education services on competency restoration commitments.
- Knowledge of forensic psychological assessment and treatment of the seriously mentally ill forensic populations
- Knowledge of psychotherapy and CBT, DBT, behavior therapy, and other empirically supported psychotherapeutic modalities
- Skills in the use of psychological instruments to evaluate personality, neurocognition, adaptive functioning, suicide risk, and malingering (i.e. MMPI, HCR-20, VRAG, TOMM, MFAST, and SIRS)
- Ability to conduct forensic and psychological assessments and write clear, concise reports
- Ability to provide expert testimony to courts regarding forensic and psychological assessments
- Ability to provide direct services in accordance with accepted professional standards
- Ability to function as a member of the psychology management team
- Ability to provide individual and family education regarding serious mental illness
- Ability to complete treatment documentation in electronic medical record using computer
- Ability to communicate assessment data and treatment/discharge implications to team members, courts, and patients where appropriate
- Ability to educate staff in correct implementation of individual and group therapy programs as well as Individualized Intervention programs as needed
- Ability to operate a computer and applicable software
- Ability to train and supervise the work of others
- Must be licensed as a Psychologist by the State of Texas or a reciprocity state
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in psychology
- Experience in psychological work; at least one (1) year of supervised experience by a licensed psychologist in the field of psychological services; the year of supervised experience may be interpreted as an academic year of full-time supervised internship in an approved clinical program
- Demonstrated experience conducting both forensic evaluations and standard psychological assessments and writing reports with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting
- Demonstrated experience conducting individual and group psychotherapy with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting
- Demonstrated experience working with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting; preference given to those with 2-3 years of forensic experience
- Demonstrated experience providing psychological services in an inpatient adult psychiatric setting including forensic evaluations and standard psychological assessments
- Demonstrated experience developing, coordinating, and supporting/coordinating forensic psychological activities and programs
- Performing evaluations of forensic patients on 46B/46C/Chapter 55 commitments
- Experience administering and interpreting psychological tests, conducting psychological assessments, and providing differential diagnoses
- Experience providing training programs as appropriate
- Experience developing psychological services to meet accreditation standards, or other regulatory standards for adult psychiatric services
- High School Diploma or GED
- Attendance is mandatory for the first 90 days
- Prior experience conducting the 46B and Chapter 55 competency evaluations, as well as violence risk assessments under 46C.
If you are interested in this position, please contact Lindsay at 5867107959/lkopasz@alinestaffing.com