Licensed Psychologist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Licensed Psychologist

Location: Leavenworth, KS Facility:  

Work Arrangement: Onsite (Not Remote) 

Relocation Package: None. Candidate must have the ability to commute to Leavenworth, KS, or willingness to relocate.

Salary Range: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00

Signing Bonus: Negotiable

The Opportunity

A leading mental facility is seeking the expertise of a Licensed Psychologist. The company's health teams are dedicated to making lasting changes in the lives of those in their care while setting industry standards. As a Licensed Psychologist, you will plan and implement all professional, non-medical psychological service programs within the facility. You will lead the coordination of psychological services, ensuring high-quality clinical care, assessment, and consultation in a fast-paced correctional environment.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.

1. Conducts psychological screenings and assessments based on review of available records, and clinical interviews with inmates.
2. As part of a mental health team, confers with other clinical staff, e.g., psychiatrists, mental health service providers, physicians, nurses, social workers, in order to gather and provide information concerning patient psychological problems, to ensure treatment activities are well integrated, and patient care follow-through occurs.
3. Provides treatment to inmates by developing, implementing, and modifying individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
4. Makes regular rounds in segregation or other confined housing areas to assess inmate adjustment and mental health treatment needs.
5. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
6. Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling, and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
7. Consults with psychiatry, mental health, nursing, medical, educational, chaplain, security staff, and others, as applicable to gather information and understanding into the reasons for the escalation of problems behaviors and changes in mental health condition of inmates.

Education & Technical Skills

1. Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Doctoral degree in Psychology.
2. Must possess a current, unrestricted license to practice psychology in Kansas where practice occurs.
3. Must have two years clinical experience, which includes one year in a comparable position.

Nice to Have

• Corrections or Detention Experience

Company Culture & Benefits

Our client is committed to the highest standards of professionalism, guided by B8 Leadership Principles , which define how employees treat one another and those entrusted to our care.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Life Insurance