DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

ARIZONA STATE HOSPITAL

501 N. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Salary: $89,382 

Grade: 24

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

The Psychologist performs court-mandated individual and group therapy for adult male sexual offenders determined to be Sexually Violent Persons (SVPs) at the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center (ACPTC). ACPTC is a statutorily required facility to provide treatment, care, and supervision of SVPs. This position will participate in overseeing resident treatment groups, screening, interviewing, and conducting needs assessments. Reviews evaluations to inform treatment decision-making. Provides emergency intervention, for example in cases of danger-to-self and danger-to-other behavior, and write orders as needed. Develops case presentations, develops and reviews treatment plans for compliance. Identifies treatment needs and sets goals and objectives relevant to these needs. Designs programs/treatment groups, writes and reviews comprehensive progress notes for compliance, including treatment summaries and recommendations for change of resident placement. Participates in committees, classification decisions, and may provide clinical oversight in absence of ACPTC Clinical Director. May provide supervision to psychology interns/students. May complete and/or supervise violence risk assessment. Other duties as indicated.

− Provides psychological treatment and counseling (individual and groups,) conducts psychological evaluations/risk assessments, develops, implements and evaluates resident programs and accurate documentation.
− Creates and implements individualized treatment groups and plans.
− Evaluates and documents consultation regarding residents who exhibit signs of or who verbalize intent to harm themselves or others (DTO/DTS) to ensure the safety of residents and staff.
− Supervises predoctoral psychology interns and students.
− Participates in clinical treatment planning for residents. Develops individualized treatment plans for ACPTC residents.
− Participates in/facilitates treatment staffings.
− Provides clinical oversight in the absence of the Clinical Director.
− Develops and maintains psychological program resident files including treatment plans, progress notes, reports, and case summaries.
− Conducts/reviews research in areas of mental health, sex offender treatment, recidivism, psychology and special needs of resident population, presents case study reviews to members of psychology staff, works with professionals from outside agencies in joint treatment efforts as needed.
− Promotes cooperation and dialogue with facility departments/staff through committee meetings, staffings, special activities, and consultation.
− Participates in professional development activities, including in-service training to program staff, develops, implements, and evaluates training, participates in conferences and professional organizational activities.
− Maintains continuing education credits.
− Provides supervision and clinical oversight to doctoral level interns, practicum students, and master's level clinicians who are working towards advanced licensure (LPC).
− Provides administrative assistance by reviewing treatment plans and progress notes for quality, accuracy, and compliance.
− Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Knowledge of:
− Techniques and procedures for psychological counseling and therapy.
− Comprehensive knowledge of psychological screening, testing and evaluations.
− Contemporary thoughts and trends in psychology, sociology and mental health.
− Research methods and techniques to include data analysis and psychological measurements.
− Report writing.
− Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skills in:
- Providing psychological treatment and counseling to individuals and groups in accordance with professional and ethical standards.
- Oral and written communication.
- Case management.
- Interpersonal relations and report writing.

Ability to:
- Work effectively with and consult with a multidisciplinary team.
- Provide timely documentation for assessment and treatment activities, administer, score and interpret a variety of psychological tests accurately and effectively.
- Write summaries and reports of professional quality, perform counseling and therapy services with individuals and groups.
- Provide clinical oversight to professionals and paraprofessionals.
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

The ideal candidate will have:
− Training in a wide range of psychological therapy and assessments and 1 year of professional experience as a licensed psychologist or training experience with forensic populations.
− Experience working with individuals with a history of sexual offending, treatment, or assessment preferred, but not required.
− Preference given to applicants with Public Health experience.

- Must have a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology

- Must be licensed as a Psychologist in the State of Arizona or be license eligible and receive license from the Board of Psychologist Examiners within one year of appointment.

- A State Hospital employee must be able to obtain a valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1758.07.

Driving is required for State Business.
- Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 220-6462. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.