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Travel - Psychologist

STAFF TODAY Leavenworth, KS (Onsite)
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
ECT
Individuals
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Corrections

About Job

Job Description

"Candidate must live 70+ miles from the facility to qualify for this role"

40hrs Travel Package
Weekly Gross Pay = $2680
Local Hourly Rate (Taxable) = $67
Weekly Travel Stipend Non-Taxed- goes to the net pay = $1239 (Hotel-770 Meals-469)

Total Weekly ($1239 is not taxed)= $3919
Feels like per hour = $97.98
$3919 div 40 hours = $97.98


Psychologist plans and implements all professional psychological service programs of a non-medical nature in the facility. Coordinates and directs the activities of personnel engaged in providing psychological services to inmates/residents.

The successful candidate should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.
Conducts psychological screenings and assessments based on review of available records, and clinical interviews with inmates.
As part of a mental health team, confers with other clinical staff, e.G., psychiatrists, mental health service providers, physicians, nurses, social workers, in order to gather and provide information concerning patient psychological problems, to ensure treatment activities are well integrated, and patient care follow-through occurs.
Provides treatment to inmates by developing, implementing, and modifying individual treatment plans based on evaluation of needs and level of functioning.
Makes regular rounds in segregation or other confined housing areas to assess inmate adjustment and mental health treatment needs.
Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of psychological counseling theory and techniques by way of treatments and activities used for individuals in caseload.
Provides appropriate mental health assessments, counseling, and confrontation avoidance interventions to address the needs of inmates in crisis.
Consults with psychiatry, mental health, nursing, medical, educational, chaplain, security staff, and others, as applicable to gather information and understanding into the reasons for the escalation of problems behaviors and changes in mental health condition of inmates.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Settings

Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Corrections
Jails/Prisons