PSYCHOLOGIST, CORRECTIONAL STATEWIDE

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this position is to perform independent psychological services in a correctional institution at the Doctoral level in order to meet required standards for providing psychological services to incarcerated adults within a State Correctional Institution. The correctional psychologist is responsible for the supervision, direction and management of the facility’s Mental Health Department.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the incarcerated individuals psychological and behavioral status to determine appropriate mental health services using psychological testing and psychotherapeutic techniques
• Conducts individual and group therapy with incarcerated individuals within the Correctional Institution
• Intervenes in a crisis to deescalate the situation using crisis intervention techniques and suicide prevention planning
• Develops treatment and rehabilitation plans for incarcerated individuals who need ongoing therapeutic intervention, implements the plans following psychotherapeutic protocols
• Screens and identifies the mental health needs of the incarcerated individual and refers for other services such as psychiatric care, inpatient mental health services, case management, as well as community resources for continuing care upon release
• Provides clinical supervision and managerial direction to the facility’s mental health/psychology department
• Documents the services rendered of those treated by recording services and incarcerated individual events in the electronic health record
• Represents the interests and needs of incarcerated individuals mental health in meetings, including but not limited to administrative staff meetings, custody staff meetings, segregation reviews, medical case reviews, quality assurance reviews, psychiatric case consultation and suicide prevention meetings

Requirements

• Education: A Doctorate degree in psychology or a related field from an accredited college or university accepted by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists
• Experience: Two years of experience rendering psychological services or engaged in psychological research
• Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Clinical Psychology classifications or Psychology specialty codes in the Psychology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education

Benefits

• Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year
• Pension - State employees in this classifications earn credit towards a 20 year retirement pension
• Reimbursement of costs for eligible classes and release time for job-related CEU training
• Reimbursement of costs of licensure or certification as required by clinical specialty
• Tuition reimbursement available through the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Selection Process

• Examination Process

BENEFITS

As an employee of the State of Maryland, you will have access to outstanding benefits, including: health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.

- Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)

- Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year

- Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year

- Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child

- Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year

- Pension - State employees in this classifications earn credit towards a 20 year retirement pension

- Reimbursement of costs for eligible classes and release time for job-related CEU training

- Reimbursement of costs of licensure or certification as required by clinical specialty

- Tuition reimbursement available through the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program