AvaMed Workforce Jobs (2)

AvaMed Workforce has secured a contract to provide Psychologists to a correctional facility (Richard J. Donovan) and is in urgent need of Psychologists to work an assignment at the San Diego, CA facility.

$65 / hr Weekly Pay via Direct Deposit Mon - Fri (8am - 4pm) (Various schedules available) Under the direction of the Senior Psychologist, Supervisor and / or the chief of Mental Health, the Psychologist provides psychological services to mentally ill inmates / wards.

Psychologists maintain order and supervise the conduct of patient-inmates / youths, protect and maintain the safety of persons and property, and do other related work.

• The Psychologist must be able to work in conditions that require all of the following essential functions : a. Must be able to periodically serve as clinician-of-the-day by being available for on-call during scheduled work days for patient emergencies;
• b. Expected to work effectively and cooperatively with staff from all classifications in order to enhance the quality of professional working relationships;
• c. Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess inmate’s current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation;
• d. Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data / chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed;

e. Meets with mentally ill inmates / wards for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc. May be required to provide clinical, face-to-face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units.

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AvaMed Workforce has secured a contract to provide Psychologists to a correctional facility (Richard J. Donovan) and is in urgent need of Psychologists to work an assignment at the San Diego, CA facility.

$65 / hr Weekly Pay via Direct Deposit Mon - Fri (8am - 4pm) (Various schedules available) Under the direction of the Senior Psychologist, Supervisor and / or the chief of Mental Health, the Psychologist provides psychological services to mentally ill inmates / wards.

Psychologists maintain order and supervise the conduct of patient-inmates / youths, protect and maintain the safety of persons and property, and do other related work.

• The Psychologist must be able to work in conditions that require all of the following essential functions : a. Must be able to periodically serve as clinician-of-the-day by being available for on-call during scheduled work days for patient emergencies;
• b. Expected to work effectively and cooperatively with staff from all classifications in order to enhance the quality of professional working relationships;
• c. Conducts initial mental health evaluations including criminal, psychological, and substance abuse case history to assess inmate’s current needs and make treatment recommendations in the initial evaluation;
• d. Conducts clinically sound suicide risk evaluations including clinical review, applying suicide risk assessment protocols, pertinent data / chart reviews, proper documentation and consultations as needed;

e. Meets with mentally ill inmates / wards for crisis intervention, group psychotherapy, face-to-face interviews, etc. May be required to provide clinical, face-to-face interviews at cell fronts in inmate housing units.

In some institutions, multi-tiered housing units may require the ability to climb stairs and walk long distances; Powered by JazzHR