CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST II

About the role

The position involves serving as a staff psychologist at the full professional level, applying psychological principles in areas such as assessment, treatment, research, training, and clinical consultation.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and carries out psychological research studies and provides rationale to implement departmental or service programs.
• Collaborates on multidisciplinary projects.
• Serves as a member of a professional, multidisciplinary team, planning treatment programs and disposition of cases, including identifying treatment outcomes.
• Performs direct service activities including diagnostic evaluation, structured clinical interviewing, and individual, group, and family therapy.
• Generates reports of diagnostic and psychological findings and/or treatment recommendations.
• Provides testimony before courts of law on results of psychological evaluations.
• Intervenes with clients to improve their ability to fully participate in treatment, including defining treatment goals and designing intervention strategies that support recovery and resiliency.
• Acquires and studies medical, psychological, social, and family histories by interviewing individuals, couples, or families and reviewing relevant records.
• Provides consultation to other medical providers in the management of psychological and behavioral aspects of medical conditions.
• Selects, administers, and interprets a wide variety of psychological testing instruments in connection with the diagnosis and evaluation of clients with psychiatric and co-occurring disorders.
• Evaluates client response to treatment, modifies treatment strategies, and includes the client as part of the decision-making process.
• Uses a variety of treatment modalities such as psychotherapy, behavior modification, and various evidence-based or promising practices such as cognitive-behavioral therapy.
• Participates in an advisory capacity in the screening of new professional personnel in psychology, including trainees or psychology interns.

  Requirements

  • Doctorate from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Educational Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or a related field.
  • To be considered for this position, you only need to possess a Doctorate from an accredited college or university in one of the specified fields.
  • Include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution within seven (7) days of filing your application.
  • For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf.
  • License Requirements: Prior to your start date, you'll need to have a Psychologist license issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Psychology.
  • Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
  • Desirable Qualifications: Post-doctoral experience in Rehabilitation Psychology or Rehabilitation Care, post-doctoral experience in hospital or clinical setting, and post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological assessment.

    Qualifications

    To be considered for this exciting opportunity, prior to your start date, you’ll need to have a Psychologist license issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Psychology, and will need to provide the hiring team supporting documentation.

    Skills

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    Schedule

    Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

    Contact Information

    Oscar Ramirez, Exam Analyst
    (213) 288-7000
    oramirez@dhs.lacounty.gov