Clinical Psychologist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Correctional Facility in NJ

Job description

About the facility

This facility operates as a state prison providing outpatient psychological services to an adult male incarcerated population. The institution maintains established protocols for mental health care delivery and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team that includes social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. The facility emphasizes evidence-based interventions and standardized evaluation procedures within a secure correctional environment.

About the facility location

New Jersey offers a range of regional attractions suited to varied interests. The state features notable destinations including Liberty State Park, MetLife Stadium, the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and Six Flags Great Adventure, as well as family destinations and coastal areas such as Cape May Beach and the Wildwood Boardwalk. Visitors may also enjoy whale and dolphin watching cruises departing from Cape May, access to Cape Liberty Cruise Port, and views of the New York City skyline from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians will provide psychological services to an adult male correctional population on a full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week during day shifts. Responsibilities include completing intake assessments, seeing patients, performing suicide watch placement and monitoring, and conducting psychological evaluations. Clinicians will also administer specialized assessments including Static 99R, Status evaluations, and Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations. Psychology associates may be considered for this position.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable
• Support staff: Social workers, psychologist, and psychiatrists
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Corrections, Adult Male, standard diagnoses in DSM-5
• Average length of stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable
• Initial evaluation time: Variable

Your dedicated recruiter

Belinda Gordon

Call / Text: (678) 327-0482
Email: belinda.gordon@locumtenens.com

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