PMHCC, Inc. ยท 1 day ago
Licensed Staff Psychologist and Special Projects Team Supervisor
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelPMHCC, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization focused on enhancing the mental health system in Philadelphia. The Licensed Staff Psychologist and Special Projects Team Supervisor will conduct clinical work, supervise the Forensic Support Team, and collaborate with various stakeholders to improve access to forensic levels of care.
Addiction TreatmentMental HealthNon Profit
Responsibilities
Perform Level of Care and other discharge-related assessments for Individuals court-ordered ordered to competency evaluation and restoration services. This includes referrals from the First Judicial District Court Clinic, individuals detained at Philadelphia Department of Prisons, and individuals adjudicated unrestorable at Norristown State Hospital or Wernersville State Hospital
Serve as chief BHJD liaison to Norristown State Hospital staff, including multidisciplinary treatment teams
Assist the Associate Director of Clinical Assessment Initiatives in managing and rising the Forensic Support Team
Provide supervision to select Master's-level Clinical Assessors
As needed, provide testimony in court for Individuals BHJD completes assessments for other otherwise supports
Work with the Associate Director of Clinical Assessment Initiatives to develop procedures to divert individuals detained at PDP from the NSH Waitlist
Assist the Associate Director of Clinical Assessment Initiatives in planning for BHJD's role In the evolution of the First Judicial District Court Clinic
Assist the Associate Director of Clinical Assessment Initiatives with planning and development of a potential community-based competency restoration program
Collaborate with community partners to help Philadelphians access Forensic Levels of Care throughout the City
Oversee complex clinical referrals that BHJD assists with, Including assessment of individuals with potential neurocognitive or neurodevelopmental conditions, assessment of Individuals with personality disorders, assessment of individuals with severe and recalcitrant Serious Mental Illnesses, and assessment of malingering
Assist the Justice System Liaison and Director of Training with the administration of BHJD Postdoctoral Residency, including providing recruitment, didactic, and supervision support as needed
As needed, collaborate with the Justice System Liaison and Director of Training to serve as a behavioral health trainer and consultant to Philadelphia's Mental Health Courts, other specialty courts, and other justice partners
As needed, collaborate with the BHJD Executive Director Team to develop policies and procedures for best serving the needs of justice-Involved Philadelphians with behavioral health challenges
Represent BHJD, DBHIDS, and Philadelphia county on committees, at conferences, and at meetings as needed
Interface with a wide range of Internal and external multidisciplinary partners, including, but not limited to Judges, attorneys, police officers, corrections officers, jail staff, provider agencies, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers; to facilitate systems Improvement
Attendance at conferences to represent and support DBHIDS as assigned
Qualification
Required
Clinical license required
Clinical supervision experience required
Demonstrated skills in communication, problem solving, decision making, and leadership
Ability to skillfully communicate verbally and in writing with a variety of multidisciplinary partners, including judges, attorneys, police officers, corrections officers, jail staff, provider agencies, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers
Ability to manage many projects simultaneously
Supervision and leadership skills required
Preferred
Doctoral degree in Psychology or a related field from an accredited program preferred
Knowledge of Philadelphia behavioral health and criminal Justice systems strongly preferred
Preference for Individuals who have worked in public forensic mental health systems
Company
PMHCC, Inc.
PMHCC, a not-for-profit organization, began as The Philadelphia Mental Health Care Corporation in 1987 for the City of Philadelphia in order to implement a major grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Program for Chronic Mental Illness.
Founded in 1987
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Sylvia Cleveland-Jackson
Chief HR Officer
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