Texas Health and Human Services · 3 months ago
Chief Psychologist
Rusk, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$8,800/mo - $11,864.50/mo
3+ years expTexas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is dedicated to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. They are seeking a Chief Psychologist who will perform advanced psychological work, provide supervision and consultation for staff psychologists, and ensure compliance with relevant laws and standards while developing systems for effective service delivery.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Provides professional supervision and consultation to Psychology staff and others, as needed, to ensure effective staff performance and resident support
Evaluates psychological/behavioral services and develops plans of improvement as needed to address needs/deficiencies to ensure compliance with relevant laws, standards, and policies as well as to ensure best practice
Ensures ongoing training and technical assistance to assigned professional staff and others as needed (e.g., direct contact staff) to facilitate service delivery and professional growth
Ensures coordination and integration of psychological/behavioral services with other areas throughout the facility to ensure clear expectations, facilitate best practices, ensure uniformity of procedures, and to support system values
Ensures quality and effectiveness of forensic psychological activities and programs and oversees evaluations when indicated
Participates in the joint selection and orientation of assigned staff to ensure appropriate screening, hiring process, and effective selection/orientation
Performs special assignments at the request of the Clinical Director
Maintains current knowledge in relevant professional areas
Qualification
Required
Must be licensed as a Psychologist by the State of Texas or a reciprocity state
A doctoral degree in Psychology
Knowledge and experience in administering all aspects of the delivery of psychological service to persons with psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses
Knowledge regarding etiology and characteristics of psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses
Knowledge regarding applicable laws, regulations, and departmental and agency policy
Knowledge and skills in the administration of standardized evaluations
Knowledge and skills in applied behavior analysis and behavior support plan development, implementation, and evaluation
Knowledge regarding psychotropic medications and systems to track treatment effectiveness
Ability to train staff in programming and related psychological/behavioral areas
Ability to professionally supervise psychological/behavioral and programming staff
Ability to work with minimal supervision and make varied decisions within broad guidelines/parameters
Advanced writing skills in developing technical reports, grants, research proposals, and other relevant documents
Leadership skills in motivating staff and effectively implementing changes
Knowledge and skills in using personal computers and relevant software
Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aid, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct, List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility. Waco Center for Youth applicants must be 21 years of age
Flexibility in work hours may be required for this position. The position may be required to work overtime and/or extended hours
Compliance with HHSC immunization policy and state hospital operating procedures related to immunizations is required
Preferred
At least three years of experience in administering psychological service in the inpatient psychiatric setting preferred
At least three years of experience in the administration of standardized evaluations
Applied behavior analysis and behavior support plan development, implementation, and evaluation preferred
Minimum of 2 years' experience supervising psychological/behavioral and programming staff preferred
Benefits
100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
A defined benefit pension plan
Generous time off benefits
Numerous opportunities for career advancement
Company
Texas Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services is an agency that focuses on improving health, safety and well-being.
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