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California Correctional Health Care Services

PSYCHOLOGIST, CF - Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP)

California Correctional Health Care Services, California, Missouri, United States, 65018

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Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

Responsibilities Under the general direction of the Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility (Supervisor), the Psychologist‑Clinical, Correctional Facility, is responsible for preadmission screenings, psychologist evaluation of inmates admitted to the program, crisis intervention, individual therapy, treatment and discharge planning, participating in interdisciplinary team evaluations, and consulting with the psychiatrist, nursing and other staff. The psychologist may be assigned other clinical duties throughout the institution, including participation in staff meetings, institutional committees, and consults with custody staff as well as supervision and training to students, interns, unlicensed psychologists and other staff. The psychologist may also participate in program evaluation and research, and may provide consultation on research design and analysis of data.

Minimum Qualifications License: Possession of a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the California Board of Psychology and possession of a Doctorate Degree in Psychology from an accredited institution. Applicants who are within six months of receiving their degree will be admitted into the examination, but will not be eligible for appointment until receipt of the degree and completion of the internship.

Applicants who do not qualify for licensure by the California Board of Psychology or are in the process of securing this license may be admitted into the examination and may be appointed, but must secure a valid license within three years of appointment or employment will be terminated. For part‑time employees, a waiver of licensure may be granted for an additional period but may not exceed five years.

Authorized HAM Rate P $11,496, Q $13,937

Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free workplace. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

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