CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST II, CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

FIRST DAY OF FILING

April 9, 2024 at 8:00 a.m., (PST)

Until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

EXAM NUMBER

Y8697G

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

Correctional Health Services – 20% Recruitment and Retention Bonus

The County of Los Angeles is currently offering up to a 20% bonus for full-time Clinical Psychologist II positions hired by Correctional Health Services and working on-site in a designated facility to meet critical healthcare needs for the uniquely underserved jail population.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit

THE MISSION

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION

Under general supervision, serves as a staff psychologist at the full professional level by applying psychological principles in the following major areas: assessment, treatment, research, training, and clinical consultation.

Initiates and carries out psychological research studies and provides rationale to implement departmental or service programs; collaborates on multidisciplinary projects.

As a member of a professional, multidisciplinary team, plans treatment programs and disposition of cases, including identifying treatment outcomes.

Performs direct service activities including diagnostic evaluation, structured clinical interviewing, and individual, group, and family therapy.

Generates reports of diagnostic and psychological findings and/or treatment recommendations.

Provides testimony before courts of law on results of psychological evaluations.

Intervenes with clients to enhance their ability to fully participate in treatment, including defining treatment goals and designing intervention strategies that support recovery and resiliency.

Obtains and studies medical, psychological, social, and family histories by interviewing individuals, couples, or families and reviewing relevant records.

Provides consultation to other medical providers in the management of psychological and behavioral aspects of medical conditions.

Provides technical guidance and instruction to interns and license-waiveredpsychologists.

Selects, administers, and interprets a wide variety of psychological testing instruments in connection with the diagnosis and evaluation of clients with psychiatric and co-occurring disorders.

Evaluates client response to treatment, modifies treatment strategies, and includes the client as part of the decision-making process.

Utilizes a variety of treatment modalities such as psychotherapy, behavior modification, and various evidence-based or promising practices such as cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Participates in an advisory capacity in the screening of new professional personnel in psychology, including trainees or psychology interns.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A Doctorate from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Educational Psychology, Education with the field of specialization in Counseling Psychology, or in a discipline deemed equivalent by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Psychology.

LICENSE

A license to practice as a Psychologist issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Psychology.

All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.

PHYSICAL CLASS II

Light: Light physical effort may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

EXAMINATION CONTENT

This is a noncompetitive examination. This examination is intended to merely qualify applicants.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the register of eligible candidates accordingly for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

Applicants will be placed on a list of eligible candidates without indication of relative standing in the examination. The appointing power may appoint any one of the names on the appropriate list, except a person without Veterans credit may not be appointed if there are three or more names on the list of persons entitled to Veterans credit.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

VACANCY INFORMATION

The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services, Correctional Health as they occur.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

AVAILABLE SHIFT

Any

DEPARTMENT CONTACT

Teresa Ruocco, Exam Analyst