Associate Director Psychologist Correctional Care - Denver Health Physicians

We are recruiting for a Associate Director Psychologist Correctional Care to join our team!

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Department

Denver Sheriffs

Job Summary

Provides clinical leadership in provision of psychotherapeutic interventions and psychological assessments, as well as directing work-flow and program development for psychological services for incarcerated men and women.

Also provides clinical services as a Psychologist including group and individual psychotherapy, standardized psychological testing, case coordination and case management. Functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team and provides clinical leadership for and consultation services to other staff members. Provides supervision to psychology students as needed. Directs and manages the assigned correctional care, psychologists, social workers, and case managers. Correctional environments have a higher level of clinical acuity and environmental hazard than inpatient and ambulatory nursing settings based on the nature of the facility. The detention centers employ a high level of
security, which impacts daily working conditions, including both personal and institutional safety and clinical operations. Environmental awareness, critical thinking, and decisive, decision-making skills are required in the correctional care setting. The Denver Sheriff’s Division will also provide a leadership stipend associated with this role. 

Essential Functions:

Diagnose & Treat:

• Provide high quality psychological clinical services to individuals and families.
• Provide services that are appropriate to the age and developmental level of the patient.
• Assist other professionals in providing group therapy to address general clinical needs and to assist in maintaining the therapeutic milieu.
• Assess emergent behavioral health needs and direct appropriate action.
• Assist in developing behavior management plans on patients as requested.

Documentation & Research:

• Generate documentation of therapeutic services in the medical record in a timely fashion.
• Participate in academic efforts in research and professional writing.
• Coordinate psychology research.
• Complete certification process with courts.

Management:

• Supervise psychology practicum students.
• Essential Functions
• Manage licensed clinicians to include writing job descriptions, hiring, disciplining, terminating and completing performance evaluations.
• Assign caseload to clinicians and coordinate work schedules. Assign caseload to clinicians and coordinate work schedules.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with specialty care and with uniformed staff.
• Participate in staff training and program development.
• Assist in developing behavior management plans on patients as requested.
• Arrange and coordinate transfers to the psychiatric inpatient unit as needed.
• Actively participate in regular meetings with the multidisciplinary team.

Education:

• Master's Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 4-6 years Three to five years as a licensed Psychologist Required

Licenses:

• PSY-Licensed Psychologist - State Board of Psychologist Examiners Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge and skills in incarcerated and in conducting evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention with adults complex comorbid psychiatric conditions.
• Knowledge and experience needed to conduct supervision with advanced psychology trainees.
• Possesses skills needed to participate effectively in a leadership role with the multidisciplinary team.
• Participates in teaching other professionals and participates as a faculty member with the psychology internship and training program.
• Possesses advanced written and oral communication skills.
• Has knowledge of effective psychological practice in correctional settings.
• Possesses necessary skills to direct the unit psychological services and effectively manage other licensed professionals to include psychologists, psychotherapists, clinical social workers, and case managers.
• Strong administrative and program development skills are required.
• Possesses crisis intervention skills and able to consult with and coordinate hospital services (Psychiatric ED, Adult Inpatient unit, CL, ACUTE team) while at the correctional facilities and when offsite.
• Knowledge and experience needed to coordinate psychology research efforts.
• Computer skills required.

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$103,000.00 - $119,300.00 / yr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans
• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes
• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
• Tuition reimbursement & assistance
• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 
• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect
• Belonging
• Accountability
• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion