Colorado
PSYCHOLOGIST I -Juvenile Forensic Evaluator- Statewide
Colorado, Stateline, Nevada, us, 89449
This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.
Please note: This posting will be used to fill multiple positions
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight of the public behavioral health system. OCFMH funds, supports, and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers. OCFMH also operates the Colorado Mental Health Hospitals at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the Forensic Services Division.
OCFMH executes the State’s federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds.
The Forensic Services Division is responsible for six departments including Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), Jail Based Evaluation and Restoration (JBR), Outpatient Restoration (OPR), the Forensic Support Team (FST), Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), and the Court Services Department. The Court Services Department responds to court-ordered referrals for the evaluation of competency, restoration, sanity, and mental condition. Court Services has offices located in both Denver and Pueblo on the Mental Health Hospital campuses. Court Services manages and monitors the completion and deadlines for orders issued by the courts and assigns the evaluations to be performed by psychologists and psychiatrists in accordance with Colorado Revised Statute C.R.S 16-8.5. The work unit is responsible for compliance with the Barnes v. DLC Consent Decree.
Our teams work within various settings including community agencies, jails, courts, and hospitals. The locations can include locked units and secure facilities and our clients may at times be unpredictable due to their mental health needs. Our team is required to make critical decisions in dynamic and fast-paced environments in order to ensure a high level of accountability for patient care. Our staff are required to maintain updated skills, knowledge, abilities, and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education, clinical supervision, literature review, and discipline and team development. This position may be required to travel throughout Colorado to meet the needs of the department.
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The current schedule will be a hybrid work arrangement (remote work and report on-site 2 days per week) but may change without prior notification based on business demands.
The candidate selected for this position will have the option of being located at either The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan or Pueblo.
About this Position This position exists to perform and ensure the quality and timely completion of court-ordered evaluations and restoration reports required by Colorado courts. The evaluator is authorized to represent the Department in communication with Judges and Courts directly. A forensic evaluator must be a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist by Colorado Statute. This position performs competency evaluations, restoration to legal competency evaluations, and provides a written report containing their opinion to the courts and both attorneys assigned to a defendant's case.
Job Duties
Completes the equivalent of 12 court-ordered evaluations for competency or restoration of competency per month.
Completes a written report detailing their opinion regarding competency, and if their opinion is incompetent an explanation of barriers to competency, clearly detailed in their report. Written reports also include information and opinions specified in C.R.S 19-2.5.
May be subpoenaed to testify to provide the court with information regarding their opinion.
Evaluations may occur in various settings including hospitals, jails, or in the community and this position responds to the location specified in the court order.
Requests collateral information as needed to inform their opinion and seeks consultation from their supervisor or colleagues on difficult, complex, or ambiguous cases.
Develop and deliver to courts, via expert testimony, a professional opinion regarding the legal question of competency and restoration.
Provide objective information to inform their opinion and explain the basis for any clinical (e.g., diagnosis, prognosis) and forensic opinions.
Able to testify regarding the assessment process, including instruments utilized during evaluation and collateral sources requested to inform opinion.
Attends annual and ongoing competency training as mandated by statute and Forensic Services to stay informed of current trends and research in forensic psychology.
Present and provide feedback to peers during case presentations for continued growth and development; work may be reviewed for quality assurance.
May be called upon to perform tasks or undertake special assignments or projects deemed necessary by OCFMH.
Minimum Qualifications
Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:
Current, valid licensure as a Psychologist from the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners, AND one (1) year of experience as a licensed psychologist or permitted psychologist.
Special Qualifications
Licensed Psychologist
Preferred Qualifications
Training and experience in juvenile evaluation
Experience in the area of Forensic Evaluations
Experience in conducting and writing evaluations of competency to proceed
Ability to work independently with little or no direction
Clear and effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to use independent judgment to accomplish tasks to meet deadlines
Prior State experience
Conditions of Employment
CBI Name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference check, Professional License verification, PREA, Trails check, CAPS
Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
May require extensive travel between offices, Colorado Mental Hospital in Pueblo and Fort Logan, and various detention facilities.
Pre-Employment Physical-TB Test
Must be 21 years of age or older
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose information and provide explanation as described.
Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form and delivered within ten (10) calendar days from notice.
For more information about the appeals process, go to spb.colorado.gov. Contact the State Personnel Board at (303) 866-3300.
How to Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact: jerusalen.marshall@state.co.us
About Us
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). We offer:
Retirement benefits including PERA; medical and dental health plans; HSA; life insurance; disability coverage
11 paid holidays plus vacation and sick leave
BenefitHub state employee discount program
Wellness programs and flexible work options, including remote work for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.
Our Values
We believe in a people-first approach, balance, accountability, transparency, ethics, collaboration, and a commitment to diversity and culturally responsive programs and services.
ADAA Accommodations
CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will assist with reasonable accommodation requests related to employment. If you require accommodation, contact the ADAA Coordinator at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or 1-800-929-0791.
THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Please note: This posting will be used to fill multiple positions
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight of the public behavioral health system. OCFMH funds, supports, and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers. OCFMH also operates the Colorado Mental Health Hospitals at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the Forensic Services Division.
OCFMH executes the State’s federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds.
The Forensic Services Division is responsible for six departments including Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), Jail Based Evaluation and Restoration (JBR), Outpatient Restoration (OPR), the Forensic Support Team (FST), Forensic Community Based Services (FCBS), and the Court Services Department. The Court Services Department responds to court-ordered referrals for the evaluation of competency, restoration, sanity, and mental condition. Court Services has offices located in both Denver and Pueblo on the Mental Health Hospital campuses. Court Services manages and monitors the completion and deadlines for orders issued by the courts and assigns the evaluations to be performed by psychologists and psychiatrists in accordance with Colorado Revised Statute C.R.S 16-8.5. The work unit is responsible for compliance with the Barnes v. DLC Consent Decree.
Our teams work within various settings including community agencies, jails, courts, and hospitals. The locations can include locked units and secure facilities and our clients may at times be unpredictable due to their mental health needs. Our team is required to make critical decisions in dynamic and fast-paced environments in order to ensure a high level of accountability for patient care. Our staff are required to maintain updated skills, knowledge, abilities, and competencies necessary to the position through continuing education, clinical supervision, literature review, and discipline and team development. This position may be required to travel throughout Colorado to meet the needs of the department.
Opt-in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events!
CDHSCareers
The current schedule will be a hybrid work arrangement (remote work and report on-site 2 days per week) but may change without prior notification based on business demands.
The candidate selected for this position will have the option of being located at either The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan or Pueblo.
About this Position This position exists to perform and ensure the quality and timely completion of court-ordered evaluations and restoration reports required by Colorado courts. The evaluator is authorized to represent the Department in communication with Judges and Courts directly. A forensic evaluator must be a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist by Colorado Statute. This position performs competency evaluations, restoration to legal competency evaluations, and provides a written report containing their opinion to the courts and both attorneys assigned to a defendant's case.
Job Duties
Completes the equivalent of 12 court-ordered evaluations for competency or restoration of competency per month.
Completes a written report detailing their opinion regarding competency, and if their opinion is incompetent an explanation of barriers to competency, clearly detailed in their report. Written reports also include information and opinions specified in C.R.S 19-2.5.
May be subpoenaed to testify to provide the court with information regarding their opinion.
Evaluations may occur in various settings including hospitals, jails, or in the community and this position responds to the location specified in the court order.
Requests collateral information as needed to inform their opinion and seeks consultation from their supervisor or colleagues on difficult, complex, or ambiguous cases.
Develop and deliver to courts, via expert testimony, a professional opinion regarding the legal question of competency and restoration.
Provide objective information to inform their opinion and explain the basis for any clinical (e.g., diagnosis, prognosis) and forensic opinions.
Able to testify regarding the assessment process, including instruments utilized during evaluation and collateral sources requested to inform opinion.
Attends annual and ongoing competency training as mandated by statute and Forensic Services to stay informed of current trends and research in forensic psychology.
Present and provide feedback to peers during case presentations for continued growth and development; work may be reviewed for quality assurance.
May be called upon to perform tasks or undertake special assignments or projects deemed necessary by OCFMH.
Minimum Qualifications
Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:
Current, valid licensure as a Psychologist from the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners, AND one (1) year of experience as a licensed psychologist or permitted psychologist.
Special Qualifications
Licensed Psychologist
Preferred Qualifications
Training and experience in juvenile evaluation
Experience in the area of Forensic Evaluations
Experience in conducting and writing evaluations of competency to proceed
Ability to work independently with little or no direction
Clear and effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to use independent judgment to accomplish tasks to meet deadlines
Prior State experience
Conditions of Employment
CBI Name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference check, Professional License verification, PREA, Trails check, CAPS
Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
May require extensive travel between offices, Colorado Mental Hospital in Pueblo and Fort Logan, and various detention facilities.
Pre-Employment Physical-TB Test
Must be 21 years of age or older
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose information and provide explanation as described.
Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form and delivered within ten (10) calendar days from notice.
For more information about the appeals process, go to spb.colorado.gov. Contact the State Personnel Board at (303) 866-3300.
How to Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact: jerusalen.marshall@state.co.us
About Us
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). We offer:
Retirement benefits including PERA; medical and dental health plans; HSA; life insurance; disability coverage
11 paid holidays plus vacation and sick leave
BenefitHub state employee discount program
Wellness programs and flexible work options, including remote work for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.
Our Values
We believe in a people-first approach, balance, accountability, transparency, ethics, collaboration, and a commitment to diversity and culturally responsive programs and services.
ADAA Accommodations
CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will assist with reasonable accommodation requests related to employment. If you require accommodation, contact the ADAA Coordinator at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or 1-800-929-0791.
THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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