Psychologist

AvaMed Workforce has secured a contract to provide Clinical Psychologists to the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) and is in urgent need of Psychologists to work a 1 year contract at our Stockton, CA facilities.

$4200 / week as a 1099 Weekly Pay via Direct Deposit 4 / 10 hour shifts with 3 day weekends Under the direction of the Senior Psychologist, Supervisor and / or the chief of Mental Health, the Psychologist provides psychological services to mentally ill inmates / wards.

Psychologists maintain order and supervise the conduct of patient-inmates / youths, protect and maintain the safety of persons and property, and do other related work.

• The Psychologist must be able to work in conditions that require all of the following essential functions : a.Must be able to periodically serve as clinician-of-the-day by being available for on-call during scheduled workdays for patient emergencies;
• b.Expected to work effectively and cooperatively with staff from all classifications in order to enhance the qualityof professional working relationships;
• c.Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history toassess inmate’s current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation;
• d.Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessmentprotocols, pertinent data / chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed;

e.Meets with mentally ill inmates / wards for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc.May be required to provide clinical, face-to-face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units.

In someinstitutions, multi-tiered housing units may require the ability to climb stairs and walk long distances; Powered by JazzHR