Jail-Based Competency Treatment Psychologist
Correctional Health Services
Recruitment #0320-TH9298-TM
Approximate Salary | TBD |
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Opening Date | 3/23/2020 08:00:00 AM |
Closing Date | 4/3/2020 11:59:00 PM |
Employment Type |
Per Diem (Health Care Services Only)
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Analyst | Kurt Shigematsu |
Introduction
JAIL-BASED COMPETENCY TREATMENT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
TYPICAL DUTIES
· Selects, administers, scores and interprets personality, intelligence and other psychological tests
· Conduct in depth family history and diagnostic interviews
· Attends weekly clinical staff meetings
· Plans and implements in-service education programs to staff
· Analyzes data; prepares reports and correspondence
DUTIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE JBCT PSYCHOLOGIST
· Administer psychological assessments, semi-structured interviews and/or standardized forensic assessment instruments for every newly admitted defendant to gather information about the defendant’s background and ascertain the defendant’s current functioning, competency to stand trial and likelihood of malingering
· Prepare periodic status reports on patients in the program, per Department of State regulations to be submitted to the Superior Court
· Provide follow-up assessment to ascertain patients progress toward mental competency at least every 30 days or sooner if patient has achieved marked improvement in their competence to stand trial
· Familiarity with but not limited to the following assessment tools:
o Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised (ECST-R)
o MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (Mac CAT-CA)
o Fitness Interview Test – Revised (FIT-R)
o Revised – Competence Assessment Instrument (R-CAI)
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in the area of clinical psychology, in addition to being a licensed psychologist in the state of California. Verification of education and license must be included in the resume of interest.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, submit your resume to Antoinette Ruotolo at aruotolo@sjgov.org