Licensed Psychologist

About the role

CoreCivic’s mental health teams provide high‑quality care to offenders in an institutional setting. Psychologists are expected to conduct screenings, assessments, and treatment planning, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and respond to after‑hours incidents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological screenings and assessments using records review and clinical interviews with inmates.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, mental health service providers, physicians, nurses, social workers, and other staff to integrate treatment activities and ensure follow‑through on patient care.
• Develop, implement, and modify individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
• Make regular rounds in segregation or other confined housing areas to assess inmate adjustment and mental‑health treatment needs.
• Apply psychological counseling theory and techniques in treatments and activities for individuals in caseload.
• Provide mental‑health assessments, counseling, and confrontation‑avoidance interventions for inmates in crisis.
• Consult with psychiatry, nursing, medical, educational, chaplain, security, and other staff to understand escalations in problem behaviors and changes in inmates’ mental‑health conditions.
• Offer timely clinical guidance during after‑hours incidents and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an accredited college or university.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice psychology in the state of employment.
• At least two years of clinical experience, including one year in a comparable position.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Minimum age of 20 years.

CoreCivic is a drug‑free workplace and an equal‑opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Pay

Salary range: $130,000 – $170,000 per year.