About this opportunity
Grammar LLC lists this Clinical Psychologist opportunity in leavenworth, Kansas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Role: Clinical Psychologist, Correctional Facility
Location: Leavenworth, KS
Position: Full Time + Benefits & Sign on Bonus
Must Have:
Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Doctoral degree in Psychology.
Must possess a current, unrestricted license to practice psychology in Kansas where practice occurs.
Must have two years clinical experience, which includes one year in a comparable position.
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:
Conducts psychological screenings and assessments based on review of available records, and clinical interviews with inmates.
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.
Provides treatment to inmates by developing, implementing, and modifying individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
Makes regular rounds in segregation or other confined housing areas to assess inmate adjustment and mental health treatment needs.
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling, and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
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.
This is an onsite position, NOT remote.
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Worksite address
leavenworth, KS, 66048, US
Who can apply
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