Consulting Psychologist - Coalinga State Hospital

$11,275 - $13,536 monthly
  • Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga
  • Department of State Hospitals-Coalinga, West Jayne Avenue, Coalinga, CA, USA
  • Mar 22, 2024
Full time Government Health Care Professional Services Work From Home

Job Description

This position reports to DSH Sacramento but can be remotely located anywhere within California. 

Under the general supervision of the Senior Psychologist - Supervisor (Assistant Chief Psychologist), the Consulting Psychologist provides clinical and operational oversight of the Jail Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) programs and Admission, Evaluation, and Stabilization (AES) centers. The Consulting Psychologist serves as the clinical liaison between the programs, county courts, and DSH's Community Forensic Partnership Division, Patient Managment Unit, and Legal Services Division. Typical duties include monitoring of JBCT program functioning, conducting regular formal reviews of the programs, providing technical support and training, and working with the rest of the JBCT team to ensure that all felony defendants committed as incompetent to stand trial have rapid access to effective, patient-centered treatment leading to timely psychiatric stabilization and case resolution.
 
Frequent travel (up to 10%) to participating counties statewide is required for this position.
 
*continuous until job is fulfilled
 
 
Martin Rivera

Qualifications

See Job Description

State

California