Behavioral Health Professional 4

Full Job Description

Direct, oversee, and provide management regarding clinical and forensic psychological services for Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.
Psychological services primarily include competence to stand trial evaluations, competency restoration, psychological testing and report writing, psychotherapy, behavior management, and crisis intervention for acute psychiatric patients.

Psychological services shall be evidence-based, individualized, person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery oriented.
Manages, directs, and oversees psychological services as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Examples of specific tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:
-Conduct competence to stand trial evaluations/reports.
-Provide or assist didactic and skills-based competence restoration.
-Conduct various psychological evaluations and reports.
-Maintain accurate and timely documentation.
-Actively participate in treatment team meetings and treatment planning and coordination.

NOTE: Qualified candidates will meet both minimum qualifications and selective requirements.

Requirements

922 Doctorate Degree in Psychology
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctorate degree in Psychology
OR
934 Doctorate Degree in Psychology and License Eligible
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is seeking employment.
Applicants must have completed a professional psychology internship training program that has been accredited by the APA.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Possession of a current Psychologist License from the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals and post-licensure experience equal to three years of full-time work in professional behavioral health in an institutional or community mental health, intellectual disability, long-term care, or corrections program.
2. Possession of a current Psychologist License from the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals and post-licensure experience equal to two years of full-time professional work in forensic psychology or neuropsychology.

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Additional Information

Knowledge:

• Law and Government – Laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• English Language – The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Administration and Management – Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Administrative – Administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Psychology – Human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Therapy and Counseling – Principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Education and Training – Principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Customer and Personal Service – Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Sociology and Anthropology – Group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
• Public Safety and Security – Relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Abilities:

• Written Expression – Communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Comprehension - Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression – Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning – Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning – Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
• Category Flexibility – Generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Fluency of Ideas – Come up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• Flexibility of Closure – Identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Problem Sensitivity – Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Originality – Come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Skills:

• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Negotiation – Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Persuasion – Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

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