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State of South Dakota · 2 weeks ago

Psychologist/Assistant Director of Clinical Services

Yankton, SD

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

The State of South Dakota is seeking a Psychologist/Assistant Director of Clinical Services to lead a team focused on quality patient care. This role involves directing therapeutic care delivery, supervising clinical staff, and ensuring compliance with regulations while performing direct clinical work.

Government

No H1B

Responsibilities

Directs delivery of therapeutic care to ensure each patient receives individualized, quality care in the least restrictive environment and in compliance with all required regulations and standards

Directs and assists staff in defining the objectives for individualized treatment plans to ensure that patients receive relevant and therapeutic treatment and quality care in an environment that enables them to achieve at their highest level

Multidisciplinary treatment team consultation

Ensure fidelity of evidenced based programming

Supervision of master’s level clinicians

Qualification

Clinical psychologyInpatient mental health treatmentEvidence-based treatmentsDiagnosis of mental illnessPsychological evaluationsSupervision of cliniciansPersonnel managementEffective communicationProblem-solving

Required

A doctoral degree in clinical psychology, or candidacy in a doctoral program in clinical psychology, which leads to eligibility for licensure in the State of South Dakota

inpatient mental health treatment

diagnosis and treatment of mental illness

evidence-based treatments

regulatory requirements and agencies

personnel management

individual psychotherapy

forensic evaluations

psychological evaluations assessing psychopathology, personality, intellectual ability, and cognitive functioning

implement effective treatment programs

evaluate effectiveness of treatment approaches

manage administrative issues

communicate effectively with treatment team