Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Job Title: Psychologist Location: Orient OH 43146 Duration: 3 Months to Long term Shift: 08:00am-04:00pm (M-F) Hours: 40hr./week Roles and Responsibilities: In accordance with training & scope of practice, administers & interprets psychometric tests as requested as part of treatment needs for specific diagnoses, treatment & psychological individual & group interventions; administers, scores & interprets individual psychological tests or test batteries for purposes of crisis intervention, neuropsychological issues, risk assessment, severe behavioral management cases, treatment, & programming; participates in hearings as assigned & assessments for potential suicide. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, responsible for development & implementation of mental health interventions (e.g., psychological, social & substance abuse) for a caseload of offenders/patients with mental illness; conducts individual & group clinical interventions as prescribed on the offenders individual mental health treatment plan using clinical intervention strategies within their scope of practice. Provides mental health liaison services to an assigned caseload, including the monitoring of the offender compliance with the mental health treatment plan; completes detailed screens, mental health evaluations & crisis services within their scope of practice; serves as treatment team coordinator; provides only clinical supervision to psychology assistants in accordance with the State Board of Psychology rules within the level of training & competency of these psychology assistants. Writes reports &/or documents to include documentation of all offender contacts, mental health liaison progress note entries, discharge plans & miscellaneous forms & reports as needed. Completes psychosocial needs & treatment assessments as part of interdisciplinary treatment planning; completes transfer & discharge summaries & pre-parole clinical risk assessments & treatment summaries; consults with other institution staff regarding the mental health caseload inmates institutional adjustment & service needs. Participates in peer review as assigned. Attends meetings of psychology clinical case consultation; attends & instructs in-service training sessions & workshops for professional development; conducts expert-witness assessments as needed; attends meetings; must conduct themselves professionally, & in a law-abiding manner, at all times & in accordance with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Standards of Employee Conduct; conducts various ODRC institutions and program audit functions; performs other duties as assigned Knowledge of public relations: assigned responsibility for establishing & sustaining beneficial business relationships or establishing & projecting acceptable public image, agency policies & procedures, counseling, interviewing, social services (clinical psychology & psychotherapy); ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions & take appropriate action, understand practical field of study (psychology), define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw conclusions, interpret extensive variety of technical material in books, journals & manuals, deal with many variables & determine specific action, statistical analysis, prepare meaningful, concise, & accurate reports, use proper research methods in gathering data, gather, collate & classify information about data people or things, develop good report with inmates. Knowledge of word processing (microsoft office), equipment operations (fax, copier); ability to complete routine forms, maintain accurate records, prepare meaningful, concise & accurate reports. Required: Must have & hold license to practice psychology as issued by Ohio State Boa