THHSC-Psychologist II-Forensic Evaluator

A-Line Staffing is now hiring Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) in San Antonio, TX 78223. The Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) would be working for a Fortune 500 company and has career growth potential.

This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Lindsay at 5867107959 / [email protected]

Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) Compensation

• The pay for this position is $100.00 per hour
• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment and include health, optical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates

Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) Highlights

This position is a contract assignment with potential to hire on permanently based upon attendance, performance, and business needs

Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) Responsibilities

• Responsible for conducting the 46B and Chapter 55 competency evaluations, as well as violence risk assessments under 46C.
• Responsibilities include developing, supporting, coordinating forensic psychological activities and programs, and conducting forensic psychological assessments and psycho-legal evaluations of patients’

competency to stand trial.

• Provides consultation and training for staff providing forensic education services on competency restoration commitments.
• Knowledge of forensic psychological assessment and treatment of the seriously mentally ill forensic populations
• Knowledge of psychotherapy and CBT, DBT, behavior therapy, and other empirically supported psychotherapeutic modalities
• Skills in the use of psychological instruments to evaluate personality, neurocognition, adaptive functioning, suicide risk, and malingering (i.

e. MMPI, HCR-20, VRAG, TOMM, MFAST, and SIRS)

• Ability to conduct forensic and psychological assessments and write clear, concise reports
• Ability to provide expert testimony to courts regarding forensic and psychological assessments
• Ability to provide direct services in accordance with accepted professional standards
• Ability to function as a member of the psychology management team
• Ability to provide individual and family education regarding serious mental illness
• Ability to complete treatment documentation in electronic medical record using computer
• Ability to communicate assessment data and treatment / discharge implications to team members, courts, and patients where appropriate
• Ability to educate staff in correct implementation of individual and group therapy programs as well as Individualized Intervention programs as needed
• Ability to operate a computer and applicable software
• Ability to train and supervise the work of others

Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) Requirements

• Must be licensed as a Psychologist by the State of Texas or a reciprocity state
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in psychology
• Experience in psychological work; at least one (1) year of supervised experience by a licensed psychologist in the field of psychological services;

the year of supervised experience may be interpreted as an academic year of full-time supervised internship in an approved clinical program

• Demonstrated experience conducting both forensic evaluations and standard psychological assessments and writing reports with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting
• Demonstrated experience conducting individual and group psychotherapy with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting
• Demonstrated experience working with forensic populations in an inpatient psychiatric setting; preference given to those with 2-3 years of forensic experience
• Demonstrated experience providing psychological services in an inpatient adult psychiatric setting including forensic evaluations and standard psychological assessments
• Demonstrated experience developing, coordinating, and supporting / coordinating forensic psychological activities and programs
• Performing evaluations of forensic patients on 46B / 46C / Chapter 55 commitments
• Experience administering and interpreting psychological tests, conducting psychological assessments, and providing differential diagnoses
• Experience providing training programs as appropriate
• Experience developing psychological services to meet accreditation standards, or other regulatory standards for adult psychiatric services
• High School Diploma or GED
• Attendance is mandatory for the first 90 days

Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience conducting the 46B and Chapter 55 competency evaluations, as well as violence risk assessments under 46C.

If you think this Forensic Evaluator (Psychologist) position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting!

If you are interested in this position, please contact Lindsay at 5867107959 / [email protected]