Main Purpose of Job

** This position is eligible for 1 day of telework after the probation period.**

The main purpose of this position is to perform independent psychological services in a correctional institution at the Doctoral level in order to meet required standards for providing psychological services to incarcerated adults within a State Correctional Institution. The correctional psychologist is responsible for the supervision, direction and management of the facility’s Mental Health Department.

Such services may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assesses the incarcerated individuals psychological and behavioral status to determine appropriate mental health services using psychological testing and psychotherapeutic techniques

Conducts individual and group therapy with incarcerated individuals within the Correctional Institution

Intervenes in a crisis to deescalate the situation using crisis intervention techniques a...