CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST - 08250 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None 

Opening Date: 10/21/2024
Closing Date/Time: 11/01/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $7,491 - $11,015 per month ($89,892 - $132,180 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC063

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  42304

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a clinical psychologist for the Metro East area and Southern Illinois. This position conducts on-site and out custody jail preplacement evaluations of individuals adjudicated Unfit to Stand Trial (UST) and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) in Department of Human Services (DHS) region 4 counties; interviews forensic patients in jail and out of custody, makes clinical diagnosis, reviews relevant court related materials to make placement recommendations to inpatient or outpatient treatment settings; and testifies as an expert witness in accordance with Mental Health Code and Forensic statutes.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a clinical psychologist for the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
• Provides on-site, virtual, and remote clinical updates on Department of Human Services (DHS) referrals in the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
• Provides outpatient fitness restoration to clients, including fitness education and preparation of fitness evaluations and progress reports for referring courts.
• Provides support to DHS-funded outpatient providers as a second-level fitness reviewer and generates reports for referring court.
• Manages and updates forensic waiting list of court-ordered referrals.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires current license as a Clinical Psychologist by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel statewide in the performance of job duties.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

                       

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, 1 hour unpaid lunch
Work Location: 901 E Southwind Rd Springfield, IL 6