Orange County, CA - Santa Ana, CA
posted 4 days ago
About the position
The County of Orange, Health Care Agency is seeking a licensed Clinical Psychologist to provide comprehensive diagnostic clinical mental health evaluations and participate in a psychotherapeutic program for the severely and persistently mentally ill clients within the Orange County Jail system. The Correctional Health Services (CHS) provides medical, dental, nursing, infection control, health education and pharmaceutical services at a community standard of care to all adult inmates in the County's five (5) correctional facilities and contracts with hospitals for inpatient and specialty care. The CHS also provides mental health services including 24-hour emergency triage and crisis intervention, suicide prevention, treatment beds, individual and group therapy, substance use counseling, medication assessment and discharge planning to all adult inmates in the County's five (5) correctional facilities.
Responsibilities
- Assess clients for current level of functioning and psychiatric history
- Provide psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals and groups with a wide range of psychological and substance use disorders
- Select, administer, score and interpret a wide variety of objective and projective tests (i.e. intelligence, personality, cognitive, aptitude and behavioral)
- Conduct psychological research and analyze statistical data in relation to Adult CHS (ACHS) program outcomes
- Participate in mental health quality management team to assist ACHS in program evaluation, streamlining processes and outcomes for increased effectiveness and efficiency
- Participate and provide mental health training seminars/presentations and in services didactic learning and training
- Assist in complex case analysis and provide guidance to other clinical staff regarding appropriate psychological evidence-based practices
- Provide clinical supervision to Clinical Psychologist I, Doctorate Practicum Students and Interns from contracted agencies with HCA Volunteer Services
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in clinical psychology
- At least two (2) years of post-licensure clinical experience
- Knowledge of Title 15 Minimum Standards for Local Adult Facilities (California Code of Regulations - CCR)
- Knowledge of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines
- Experience in conducting psychological testing and assessments for diagnosis, treatment and prognoses
- Ability to gather, evaluate and interpret psychological and statistical data
- Expertise in mental health and substance use diagnoses, symptoms and behaviors
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act laws
- Some knowledge or exposure to the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) system
Benefits
- Premium pay for bilingual skills
- Night Shift Differential pay
- Jail Supplement pay
- Board Certification pay
