Behavioral Health Professional

Direct, oversee, and provide management regarding clinical and forensic psychological services for the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital.

Psychological services primarily include competence to stand trial evaluations, competency restoration, psychological testing and report writing, psychotherapy, behavior management, and crisis intervention for acute psychiatric patients.

Psychological services shall be evidence‑based, individualized, person‑centered, trauma‑informed, and recovery oriented. Manages, directs, and oversees psychological services as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.

• Conduct competence to stand trial evaluations/reports.
• Provide or assist didactic and skills‑based competence restoration.
• Conduct various psychological evaluations and reports.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation.
• Actively participate in treatment team meetings and treatment planning and coordination.

NOTE:

Qualified candidates will meet both minimum qualifications and selective requirements.

• Doctorate Degree in Psychology (922) – graduated from an accredited college or university with a doctorate degree in Psychology, specialty consistent with assignment, completed a professional psychology internship accredited by APA.
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology and License Eligible (934) – same qualifications with eligibility for licensing.
• Possession of a current Psychologist License from the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals and post‑licensure experience equal to three years of full‑time professional behavioral health in an institutional or community mental health, intellectual disability, long‑term care or corrections program.
• Possession of a current Psychologist License from the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals and post‑licensure experience equal to two years of full‑time professional work in forensic psychology or neuropsychology.

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