Clinical Therapist II – Psychologist

US Government, Department of Behavioral Health

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Recruitment Bonus – Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $2,000: $1000 upon hire and $1000 upon completion of 2080 service hours.*
Remote Assignment- Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $2,000*
Relocation Assistance- Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive relocation assistance*
Tuition Reimbursement- Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive tuition reimbursement. San Bernardino County employees are eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness. 

*According to criteria established in the Professional Unit Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (see pages 64-67

Clinical Therapists II – Psychologist are lead workers who direct a small number of clinical staff members. Typical duties consist of providing clinical and administrative consultation to their staff; which includes providing clinical, administrative, and psychological testing supervision for interns and/or staff obtaining hours towards licensure; screening prospective clients for appropriateness of program services; intervening in crisis situations; complex care coordination; auditing and monitoring charts; utilization review; payment authorization; selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting a wide variety of objective and projective tests, including cognitive, psychodiagnostic, and project measures for the treatment of individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness or severe emotional disturbance; and participating in providing rehabilitative mental health/substance abuse services in clinic, field, and community settings to clients with severe mental, emotional and substance abuse disorders.
 
Immediate vacancies exist in the Workforce Education and Training (WET) APA accredited internship program. The resulting eligible list will be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur throughout the department. 
 
The APA pre-doctoral internship provides a one-year full-time training experience for psychology doctoral students in their last year of education.  Interns are placed in a variety of clinical units throughout DBH. Staff in this position would assist with providing supervision of interns in forensic programs, general outpatient clinics, and assist with psychological testing supervision. Staff would be required to travel to various clinics to provide supervision and support to practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral and pre-licensed psychologists. Staff would also be responsible for assisting in collecting and reporting data to the American Psychological Association in compliance with accreditation standards. Staff will assist with recruiting, onboarding, and completing Board of Psychology documentation for practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral, and pre-licensed psychologists.

 
 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
 

Background CheckAn 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. Some positions may require additional background check/process dependent upon the work location.

ShiftsSome 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 and maintained for the individual providing the transportation.

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