Team Georgia Careers · 1 month ago
Community Forensic Director - East - Psychologist
Georgia - Fulton - Atlanta
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$124K/yr - $124K/yr
7+ years expTeam Georgia Careers is seeking a Community Forensic Director for the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities department. The role involves managing outpatient forensic services, supervising a team of psychologists, and ensuring quality forensic evaluations and community competency remediation.
Government Administration
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provides clinical direction and administrative supervision to a team of outpatient psychologists
Oversees caseload management for outpatient evaluation team psychologists to promote appropriate levels of productivity
Tracks and ensures timely community competency remediation/restorations are completed at appropriate frequency given case circumstances
Provides supervision and planning to staff regarding work priorities based on employee skill and experience levels
Carries out administrative functions (timekeeping, travel reimbursement, performance evaluation, and biannual verification of psychologist licensure status) for psychologists and support staff on their team
Ensures the quality and timeliness of forensic reports/ court correspondence and
Ensures responsiveness to the needs and requests of Superior, State, and Juvenile Courts
Encourages diversion of defendants when appropriate
Ensures timely data entry into the state data management system
Ensures documentation of critical incidents following Department policy
Outlines goals and activities that are consistent with SOFS’s overall objectives, and communicates them to superiors and subordinates
Collaborates with the State’s Forensic Community Coordinator (FCC) Supervisor to ensure cohesion of these two programs
Works with state psychologists and FCCs regarding work integration, clinical strategies to reduce evaluation and hospital wait-times, and triaging of defendants
Oversees the timely completion of annual assessments of forensic individuals monitored in the community
Ensures clinical supervision of FCCs in assigned area the state
Develops community-specific procedures and processes that are consistent with SOFS and recommends/implements changes to ensure efficient functioning
Consults with appropriate SOFS staff and/or hospital forensic directors regarding policy, budgetary considerations, and administrative procedures in order to make suitable decisions regarding these matters
Develops budgetary requests for staff and materials (e.g., psychological testing supplies) based on consideration of relevant needs and available resources
Conducts court-ordered forensic psychological evaluations
Possesses working knowledge of abnormal psychology, pertinent statutes and case law related to the practice of forensic psychology, malingering assessment tools, intellectual testing, personality assessment, best practices in mental health treatment, and ethical/professional guidelines for the practice of forensic psychology
Ability to write forensic psychological evaluations to answer questions of competency to stand trial and/or degree of criminal responsibility, as well as perform annual reviews of civilly committed forensic patients who reside in the community and make treatment recommendations
Works with jail medical staff to recommend treatment interventions for defendants who may be incompetent to stand trial without admission to a hospital
May assist with inpatient (primarily pretrial) forensic evaluations
Provides expert testimony and makes dispositional recommendations based on expertise
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with the state office, hospital systems, other evaluation teams, community providers, judicial system staff, and law enforcement agencies
Represents the state’s community forensic programming on issues in relationships with judicial systems and law enforcement agencies
With pre-approval from the state office, provides consultation, presentations, and training, as requested or needed, on forensic issues and services to hospitals, communities, legal systems, and law enforcement agencies
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending pertinent seminars, conferences, and workshops as available. Applies relevant new knowledge to performance and other responsibilities
Qualification
Required
Doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited college or university
Current Georgia license to practice psychology
Three (3) years of experience at the lower level Psychologist 3 (HCP142) or equivalent
Preferred
Licensure as a psychologist in Georgia or eligibility for licensure as a psychologist in Georgia
Doctoral degree in psychology and at least 7 years of experience in provision of clinical services in a psychiatric or correctional setting
Significant knowledge and at least 5 years of experience in the practice of forensic psychology
Completion of the State's Competency Certification Program is required within one year of position start
Experience in administration and management
Substantial experience in forensic evaluation of both adults (competency and insanity) and juveniles (competency)
Experience completing Annual Reviews
Experience completing violence risk assessments
Obtained State Competency Evaluator Certification
Benefits
Vacation - 15 days each year up to 5 years of service; 18 days each year from 5-10 years of service; 21 days each year for 10 + years of service
Sick Leave – accrual at a rate of 10 hours per month (15 days each year)
Holidays – the state of Georgia recognizes 13 paid holidays
Retirement - 401(k) with a matching employer contribution and a Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Available Insurance - Health; Dental; Vision; Legal; Disability; Life & Dependent Life
Flexible Spending Accounts - Healthcare & Childcare
Company
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