PSYCHOLOGIST (HEALTH FACILITY - CLINICAL - SAFETY)

Job Description and Duties

This position is located at Coalinga State Hospital.

The Psychologist applies psychological knowledge and techniques to the assessment and treatment of

forensic patients, mostly sexual offenders detained or committed pursuant to

California Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Act; conduct wide range of

psychological assessments; facilitate psychotherapy groups and individual

• therapy; construct case formulations; develop and implement treatment plans;
• lead multidisciplinary treatment team conferences; write progress reports;

assist in developing training programs for other staff; and serve as

consultants.

Ability to provide accurate and complete reports and documentation in accordance with professional standards, hospital documentation polices, and State guidelines.

Ability to provide psychological assessments that are completed timely and address the required specificity of content.

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Working Conditions

The employee

is required to work any shift and schedule in a variety of settings throughout

the hospital and may be required to work overtime and float to other work

locations as determined by the operational needs of the hospital. All employees

are required to have an annual health review and repeat health reviews whenever

necessary to ascertain that they are free from symptoms indicating the presence

of infection and are able to safely perform their essential job duties.

Coalinga State Hospital is accepting applications for this recruitment continuously. This advertisement will remain posted until the position(s) have been filled. The internal cutoff date to process received applications will be every other Friday, starting 1 / 17 / 2025. Applications received after the internal cutoff date will be processed the following internal cutoff date during this recruitment. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and have eligibility by the application received date to be invited to participate in the next available scheduled interview and / or processed for conditional hire.

Special Requirements

To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have

permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have

transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility.

IF YOU DO

NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM.

This advertisement will be used for this and other vacancies that may occur during this posting and future Permanent / Full-time and / or Limited Term / Full-time vacancies that may occur at Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga. Limited Term positions established and posted for 12 months may be extended to 24 months, or may become permanent.

Please visit the CalHR

website to find information on the Psychologist (Health Facility-Clinical-Safety) Exam (Exams scores must be posted before the Final Filing Date).

The Exam Bulletin is located on the CalCareer Website :

Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareers account and / or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk / spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

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