Psychologist II- $14,000 Sign On Incentive

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Psychologist II- $14,000 Sign On Incentive

Salary

$7,814.00 - $10,940.00 Monthly

Location

Statewide, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

IIB 05208 11/04/24

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OBH - CMHIP

Opening Date

11/04/2024

Closing Date

11/17/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo 1600 W. 24th Street Pueblo, CO 81003

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

jazzma.gamboa@state.co.us

Type of Announcement

A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!

$14,000 Sign On Incentive

About Court Services:

The Court Services Department within Forensic Services provide a range of forensic assessment services statewide. The forensic evaluators respond to court orders for competency, restoration, sanity and mental condition evaluations and provide evaluations in a variety of settings including hospital, jail and community. In addition, the department provides training and supervision of forensic evaluators, fellowship and doctoral students and interns. Located within the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is responsible for policy development, service provision and coordination, program monitoring and evaluation, and administrative oversight for the public behavioral health system. OBH funds, supports and monitors numerous mental health and substance abuse community programs and providers and reviews and designates the State’s 27-65 providers. OBH also operates the Colorado Mental Health Institutes at Fort Logan and Pueblo and the office of Forensic Services. OBH executes the States’ federal responsibilities as the State Mental Health Authority and State Substance Abuse Authority for the purposes of administering federal mental health and substance abuse block grant funds. The Court Services Department is a statewide program with staff in Pueblo, Denver and other locations. It provides forensic evaluations for defendants in criminal cases. These evaluations are performed in the jail, in the community or at CMHIP and are performed by psychologists and psychiatrists, as mandated in the Colorado Statute, 16-8.5. This work unit addresses the referral table for admission to the state hospital or jail based restoration program from jails by managing incoming court orders and prioritizing requests for admission.

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Description of Job

About the Position

This position exists to perform and ensure the quality and timely completion of court-ordered evaluations and restoration reports required by Colorado Courts. This position provides direct operational and clinical supervision of assigned direct report staff. This position will remain up to date on processes, legislation and current best practices and is critical to the agency’s mission and fundamental business operations. Court Services management will routinely rely on the essential consultation of the Psychologist II before deciding broad, critical program and policy direction. The consultation provided by this position is accepted as fact and is considered staff expert opinion. This position is based in Denver in order to respond to in-custody competency evaluations and may be required to travel to locations throughout Colorado in order to respond to short deadlines and the need for prompt and in some cases immediate response to a court ordered evaluation. Duties in this position include:

Restoration and/or Competency Evaluation/ Staff Authority:

• Completes an average of 6 restoration and/or competency evaluations (or the equivalent based on sanity and mental condition evaluations) per month

Supervision:

• Position is the Administrative Supervisor of Psychologist I staff

• Has a direct influence and accountability for supervision, consultation, education and completing staff performance plans, reviews and evaluations

• Communicate goals, objectives, and announcements/news of the department through the most effective means (e.g., staff meetings, email, individual interactions, etc.)

• Facilitates staff development such as mentoring and coaching of direct reports and reinforces education and training by setting regularly scheduled supervision for individual and/or group supervision and case consultation

• Reviews productivity numbers with employees, sets expectations and administers performance improvement plans as needed

• Performs quality control check on evaluations at a minimum of two times per year (October and April) and provides feedback to employees.

• Trains employees to changes in process and procedure

• Promotes operational and administrative compliance with Forensic Services and CDHS policies and procedures, the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology, all State/Federal Statutes, State Licensing/Credentialing and Regulatory Board standards affecting the evaluation of competency

Restoration and/or Competency Assessment/Mandatory Training:

• Provides input/consultation as requested for annual competency training

• Has 100% attendance to statutorily and Forensic Services mandated training sessions to ensure good quality evaluations

• Will remain up to date on processes, legislation and current best practices and is critical to the agencys mission and fundamental business operations and provide training and information pertaining to these issues to the department

• Stays abreast of best practice and current literature in forensic psychology

Other Duties as Assigned:

• May be called upon to perform tasks or undertake special assignments or projects deemed necessary by OBH, but not specifically referenced in the above duties

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:

Current, valid licensure as a Psychologist from the Colorado State Board of

Psychologist Examiners

AND

Three (3) years of experience as licensed psychologist or permitted psychologist

candidate,(2) twoof which must have been at the level of a fully operating psychologist

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous or current State Experience

• Prior experience conducting forensic assessments, specifically competency and/or sanity/mental condition evaluations

Conditions of Employment:

• A pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges. Additionally, you will be required take a drug screen

• A Tuberculosis Test (TB) will be required upon hire

• Travel- In-state travel required. Requires regular travel between offices, CMHIP, CMHI-FL, and various detention facilities

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact jazzma.gamboa@state.co.us

Sign-On Incentive:

The $14,000 sign-on incentive will be provided in three payments: within two pay cycles of when the new employee starts at CDHS, 180-day anniversary, and 270-day anniversary with CDHS. Must be currently employed at the date of the anniversary to receive the next installment. If you are separated from the state for any reason prior to the installment date, you will not be eligible to receive it.

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

  *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

  information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

  Our Values:

  We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .

  Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

  We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

  Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

  We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

  Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

  We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

  ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

  THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#eoe)

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

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List the psychological test(s) with which you are most familiar. Indicate with an asterisk () those you think would be potentially appropriate to use in a forensic psychological examination. Indicate with a double asterisk (*) those you think would be potentially appropriate to use in an evaluation of competency to proceed.

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Describe the difference(s) between doing clinical psychological evaluations and forensic evaluations.

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Describe your experience conducting psychological assessments, both clinical and forensic. Specify the type(s) of evaluation(s), the approximate number(s) of each, and the agency/organization for which you did the work. If asked to conduct an evaluation of a person's competency to proceed, how would you go about doing so?

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Please describe (if applicable) any experience or interest in the assessment and/or treatment of juveniles.

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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.

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  Describe your experience conducting psychological assessments, both clinical and forensic. Specify the type(s) of evaluation(s), the approximate number(s) of each, and the agency/organization for which you did the work. If asked to conduct an evaluation of a person's competency to proceed, how would you go about doing so?

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