Licensed Psychologist*

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Licensed Psychologist*

Salary

$69,929.60 - $101,171.20 Annually

Location

Throughout San Bernardino County, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

18-13128-01

Department

Multiple County Departments

Opening Date

08/18/2018

Closing Date

12/28/2018 5:00 PM Pacific

The Job

Make a Difference in Delivering Health and Wellness to Millions of County Residents

RECRUITMENT BONUS: Newly hired employees may be eligible to receive up to $2,000
REFERRAL BONUS: Current employees may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $750
NHSC LOAN REPAYMENT: Employees may be eligible to receive tax-free loan repayment assistance of up to $50,000

 
 
   

The Department of Behavioral Health is recruiting for Licensed Psychologists*.  Licensed Psychologists* work in a variety of programs providing rehabilitative mental health/substance abuse services in clinical, institutional, and community setting to adults and children with severe mental or emotional disorders. Licensed Psychologists also provide clinical supervision and/or psychological testing supervision for interns and/or staff obtaining hours towards licensure; and select, administer, score, and interpret a wide variety of objective and projective tests, including intelligence, personality, aptitude, and achievement tests for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill and emotionally disturbed clients. Applicants willing to work in forensics, criminal justice, and after-hours positions are encouraged to apply, as well as those seeking traditional schedules.

Immediate vacancies exist in the Department of Behavioral Health in the STAR (Supervised Treatment After Release) program. The resulting eligible list may be used to fill immediate and future vacancies throughout the County as they occur, including any vacancies in the psychiatric unit of the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

*Official Title: Clinical Therapist I - Psychologist.
 
Note: Applicants fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and Bilingual (Spanish/English) applicants are encouraged to apply. Additional compensation is associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills. Testing of bilingual skills may be required to receive additional compensation.

Human Resources is also accepting applications for Pre-Licensed Psychologist. A separate application is required for each recruitment. It is to your advantage to submit separate applications, as appropriate.
 
THE COUNTY OFFERS TWO LUCRATIVE BENEFIT OPTIONS
 


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Background Check: An extensive background check will include credit check, fingerprint/DOJ LiveScan, and DMV check. Must be a U.S. Citizen or be a permanent U.S. resident. Medical exam will also include drug and TB test. 

Shifts: Some programs offer 24-hour services; some assignments may require employees to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call. 

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required depending on assignment. Employees will be required to make provision for transportation. At the time of hire, a valid California driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced for the individual providing the transportation. 

Differential: Clinical therapists regularly assigned to work night/overnight hours or in detention facilities receive additional compensation. Indicate your interest and availability for positions assigned to night/overnight or detention facilities on the Supplemental Questionnaire.
 

Applicants from out of state:
 

  1. Who possess MSW/MFT degrees, are not licensed in California, and who have not completed the requirements for California licensure, must be registered with the BBS upon employment with DBH and obtain licensure within six years of the date of original registration with the BBS.
  2. The State Department of Mental Health may grant a waiver for those licensed-ready according to the Board of Behavioral Science's criteria, for up to three (3) years. See State Waiver Request Form. Applicants must have sufficient experience to gain admission to a licensing examination so that registration with the BBS is not required. Offers of employment are contingent on the applicant's ability to obtain waiver and obtain licensure within three (3) years of the date of the waiver. At the interview, all pre-licensed applicants will sign a Statement of Awareness of the Requirement to Obtain Licensure for Continued Employment.

Therefore, if you do not possess a California license as described above, please apply for the pre-licensed position, and not the licensed position. They are two different recruitments.

Minimum Requirements

License: Must be licensed in the State of California as a Psychologist. Indicate license number and expiration date on the Supplemental Questionnaire. A copy of license is required upon appointment.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable, however, not required:
  • Government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients.
  • Providing child/adolescent and family therapy.
  • Crisis intervention/brief therapy setting with severely mentally ill adults/children.
  • Quality assurance or utilization review activities.
  • Managed care or insurance plans, such as, but not limited to, Kaiser, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) or Molina Healthcare.
  • Performing clinical screening/assessment duties in a call center environment, including screening and resource referrals to care.
  • Grievances, beneficiary rights and consumer complaints investigations and resolution.
  • Intensive care coordination with physical health care providers for severely persistently mentally ill clients.
  • Case management for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
  • Coordinating care for individuals with co-occurring substance disorders.
  • Transitional care coordination between inpatient and outpatient levels of care for medical complexity or severely persistently mentally ill adults and children.
  • Working with incarcerated individuals in correctional settings, such as institutions/locked detention facilities or with probationers/offenders recently released from a correctional setting.

Selection Process

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire.  Do not refer to a resume. The most highly qualified candidates, based on the results of the evaluation, may be referred for a selection interview.

NOTE:  All communications regarding the selection process will be via email. Applicants are encouraged to check their e-mail frequently to learn additional information regarding this recruitment. Check your GovernmentJobs account for notifications. Update your firewalls to allow e-mails from San Bernardino County through governmentjobs.com. Update your Spam, Junk, and Bulk settings to ensure it will not spam/block/filter communications from email addresses with the following domain "@hr.sbcounty.gov". Finally, be sure to keep your personal information updated. Taking these steps now will help ensure you receive all communications regarding this recruitment.


Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process.

Professional Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents.  These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits,* please click here.

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/.

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

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Instructions: The information on the application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications and will be used to determine your final score and placement on the eligible list. Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application.
  • I understand.
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Modified Benefit Option: Are you interested in the Modified Benefit Option?
  • Yes, I am interested in the Modified Benefit Option.
  • No, I am not interested in the Modified Benefit Option.
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Professional License: Applicants must be a Licensed Psychologist in the State of California. Indicate your license number and expiration date.
If you do not possess a valid California license as a Psychologist, indicate "N/A" in the answer field.
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Out-of-State Professional License: If you are a Licensed Psychologist outside the State of California, indicate the state in which you are licensed, the license number and expiration date. If you do not possess a valid out-of- state license as a Psychologist, indicate "N/A" in the answer field.
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Out-Of-State Professional License: If you are a Licensed Psychologist outside the State of California, you must submit a letter from the California Board of Psychology (BOP) stating you have sufficient experience to gain admission to the appropriate licensing examination by the application deadline.

You may submit the letter by attaching an electronic copy to your application (in the attachments section) -OR- by emailing an electronic copy to nicole.labelle@hr.sbcounty.gov within 7 days of submitting your application.

Indicate the manner in which you submitted your letter:
  • As an attachment to a paper or online application.
  • As an email attachment to aweaver@hr.sbcounty.gov (subject line: Licensed Psychology/BOP Letter).
  • None - I do not possess a letter from the BOP stating I have sufficient experience to gain admission to the appropriate licensing examination.
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EDUCATION: Indicate the type of doctorate degree you possess below.
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Professional Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Education with a field specialization in counseling psychology
  • Education with a field specialization in educational psychology
  • Other
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If you indicated "Other" for the question above, specify degree title and specialization in the answer field below.

Indicate "N/A" in the answer field if you did not indicate "Other" for the question above.
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Describe your experience as a Licensed Psychologist working within a government or private inpatient, psychiatric hospital or behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients, or clients in general.
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Describe your experience completing assessments and providing crisis intervention services, short term therapy, or brief therapy. Specify your crisis intervention experience in the field with severely mentally ill adults, or clients in general.
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Indicate your willingness to work in the following programs:
  • Outpatient Clinics (Behavioral Health)
  • Detention Facilities (Youth/Adult) and Conditional Release Program (Behavioral Health)
  • STAR (Supervised Treatment After Release) Program
  • Inpatient Facility (Arrowhead Regional Medical Center)
  • Community Crisis Services, Field Based, 24 hour programs (Behavioral Health)
  • Quality Management/ Quality Assurance (Behavioral Health)
  • Member Services Center (Behavioral Health)
  • Integrated Health/ Complex Care Coordination (Behavioral Health)
  • None of the above
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STAR Program: Positions within the STAR (Supervised Treatment After Release) program require a candidate to report to San Bernardino three days per week and to Victorville two days per week. Indicate your willingness and availability to work in this program below.
  • Yes, I am willing and available to work in the STAR program. I understand that I will be expected to report to San Bernardino three days per week and to Victorville two days per week.
  • No, I am unwilling and unavailable to work in the STAR program.
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Auditing: Describe your experience auditing behavioral health charts and participating in program audits.
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Quality of Care/Treatment Practices Review: Describe your experience reviewing quality of care and treatment practices in a behavioral health setting.
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Telephone Based Behavioral Health Screenings: Describe your experience providing telephone based support services assisting clients with mental health screenings and/or complaints and grievances and referrals.
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Correctional Health Care/Forensics Populations: Some positions may require working in locked detention facilities, with probationers, or offenders recently released from a correctional setting. Indicate your willingness to work with these populations and/or within this environment. (Check all that apply.)
  • Juvenile Justice Community Reintegration - Youths recently released from incarceration in a Juvenile Detention setting
  • Adult Forensics - Adults under Probation supervision –OR- Adults with extensive forensic background. (You must be willing to work in a Probation setting for positions working with the Adult Forensic population.)
  • Adult Correctional Health Care - Adults currently incarcerated in a jail setting
  • Youth Correctional Health Care - Youths currently incarcerated in a Juvenile Detention setting
  • RBEST/TEST - Some positions within the Recovery Based Engagement Teams (RBEST) and Triage Engagement and Support Teams (TEST) require working within a Probation setting or in a jail setting such as West Valley Detention Center.
  • None - I am not willing to work with any of these populations. Checking this option WILL NOT preclude you from being considered for other programs that do not work with correctional health care/forensics populations.
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Background Check/Polygraph Testing: An extensive background check and polygraph testing is required for positions working with the Juvenile Justice and Correctional Health Care populations as described in the above question. To learn more information about this process, please visit the Sheriff's website.

Are you willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing?
  • Yes, I am willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing.
  • No, I am not willing to participate in the background check process and submit to polygraph (lie detector) testing. Your selection of this choice may disqualify you from the selection process.
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Thank you for taking the time to complete this application. Be sure to review it prior to submitting it, as it will be reviewed and evaluated as is.
  • I understand.
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