Psychologists study people’s behaviour, motivations, thoughts and feelings, and help them to overcome or control their problems.
Psychologist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Psychologist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Determining if somebody needs to be placed on suicide observation status;
- Evaluating inmates to determine whether they have a mental illness;
- Performing rounds in the segregation unit;
- Communicates complex/sensitive information to patients and medical team;
- Participates in gatekeeper training and other outreach activities;
- Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care;
- Conducts evaluations to assess the treatment needs of patients that request or desire mental health services within the jail setting;
- Demonstrate ability to identify ethical dilemmas and consult with appropriate resources;
- d)Provide these services for urgent/ emergent care as necessary;
- Recommends special housing or special watch and/or observations to security based on clinical findings;
- Provides consultation to deans and other campus staff concerned about specific student problems;
- Conducts couple therapy;
- Serves on the trauma support team or the multidisciplinary eating disorders team or the Behavioral Health team;
- Conducts intakes, evaluations, and /or assessments for patients referred by Security, Healthcare staff, and other Community sources;
- Patient Care Services Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to.
Requirements:
- Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis;
- Three or more years working in the mental health and chemical dependency field;
- Experience in psychological testing and assessment;
- Two years freedom from chemical use problems;
- Provides training and supervision to psychology fellows;
- Demonstrated experience in the assessment and management of suicidality and crisis intervention;
- Some evening and limited on-call hours required;
- Participates in gatekeeper training and other outreach activities;
- Multicultural competency;
- Skill at assessments and crisis management;
- Facilitates therapy groups and/or, psychoeducational workshops;
- Doctorate Degree (PsyD or PhD) in Clinical or Counseling Psychology;
- Conducts couple therapy;
- Clinical care management in a residential setting and ability to work with an inter disciplinary team preferred;
- Serves on the trauma support team or the multidisciplinary eating disorders team or the Behavioral Health team.