ARIZONA STATE HOSPITAL

Address:  501 North 24th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008

Salary:  $89,382

Grade: 24

Closing Date: Open until Filled

The Psychologist 3 may direct and supervise the work of professional psychologists or therapists in the provision of services to patients/residents of an inpatient setting who present with psychological disorders and a range of life struggles. Major tasks of the psychologist role include: participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, providing psychological services to the patients on a civil and/or forensic inpatient unit; consults with staff of other disciplines to determine effective treatment interventions; performs psychological evaluations that might include violence risk assessment, neuropsychological assessment, psychological evaluation for diagnostic clarification, and evaluations of competency to stand trial; conducts individual and group therapy; develops behavior plans to address aggression, self-injury, and other maladaptive behaviors; participates in training of psychology interns and practicum students; offers educational trainings to hospital staff on a variety of topics as needed; provides documentation of all services performed. Might participate in implementing programs such as cognitive remediation for patients with serious mental illness.

− Participates as a member of a treatment team, providing psychological services includes developing programs, behavior plans, treatment plans, consultation with teams and staff, and directly talking with patients and providing therapy to patients on the unit.
− Conducts psychological evaluations.
− Provides individual and group therapy.
− Provides clinical supervision to interns/students.
− Participates in continuing education and offers trainings to hospital staff.
− Engages in other duties (e.g., cognitive remediation program) as needed
− Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)

Knowledge of:
− Techniques and procedures for psychological counseling and therapy
− Comprehensive knowledge of psychological screening, testing and evaluations
− Contemporary thoughts and trends in psychology and related mental health fields
− 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:
− 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:
− 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 assessments and 1 year of professional experience as a licensed psychologist or training experience with those with serious mental illness and 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 certification 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.

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.