Position Summary:

The Staff Psychologist and Special Projects Team Supervisor serves four key functions at the Behavioral Health and Justice Division: (1) they conduct Level of Care assessments in association with BHJD's Forensic Support Team; (2) they supervise BHJD's Special Projects Team; and (3) they provide supplemental support to BHJD's Training Initiatives Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Forensic Support Team

• Perform Level of Care and other reentry-related assessments for individuals who have been court-ordered to have competency evaluation and restoration services. This includes referrals from the First Judicial District (FJD) Court Clinic, individuals detained at Philadelphia Department of Prisons, and individuals adjudicated unrestorable at Norristown State Hospital (NSH) or Wernersville State Hospital.
• As needed, provide testimony in court for individuals that BHJD has assessed or otherwise supports
• Assist BHJD with development of FJD Court Clinic, which provides competency evaluations of Philadelphians
• Collaborate with community agencies, DBHIDS divisions, legal partners and NSH to help Philadelphians access forensic Levels of Care throughout the City.
• Serve as BHJS's liaison to Intellectual Disability Services of DBHIDS
• Assist with complex clinical referrals that BHJD receives, including assessment of individuals with potential neurocognitive or neurodevelopmental conditions, assessment of individuals with personality disorders, and assessment of individuals with severe and recalcitrant serious mental illnesses
• Assist with the administration of BHJD Postdoctoral Residency, including recruitment, selection, and didactics

Supervisor of Special Projects Team

• Oversee the Forensic Associate Program, including recruitment and supervision of Forensic Associates
• Oversee the Public Health Intern program, including recruitment and supervision of Public Health Interns
• Collaborate with the Business Intelligence Team in supervising select research projects for the Forensic Assistant
• Provide research and best practices support to BHJD's Director Team, as requested.
• Provide research and best practices support to DBHIDS Executive Management, as needed.
• Assist in preparations of grant applications and other applications for extramural funding, as requested
• Serve as BHJD's representative to the DBHIDS Research Committee

Other duties:

• Assist the Training Initiatives Unit in providing behavioral health literacy trainings (e.g., Hearing Voices that are Distressing), as needed
• Attendance at conferences to represent and support DBHIDS, as needed
• Other project-based or temporary duties, as needed

Skills Required:

Demonstrated skills in communication, problem solving, decision making, and leadership. Ability to skillfully communicate verbally and in writing with a variety of multidisciplinary partners, including judges, attorneys, nurses, and social workers. Ability to manage many projects simultaneously. Supervision and leadership skills required. Knowledge of Philadelphia's behavioral health and criminal justice systems strongly preferred.

Education and Experience:

Doctoral degree in Clinical, Counseling, or Educational Psychology or a related field from an accredited program. License-eligible as a psychologist, with a preference for individuals who are already licensed. If license-eligible, probation period will not be complete until licensure in Pennsylvania is obtained. Preference for individuals who have worked in public forensic mental health systems.

Physical Demands:

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental condition required such as maneuvering in office space-reaching file cabinets, fax and copier machines when necessary. Must be able to sit up for up 2 hours looking at a computer monitor and using a keyboard and mouse to perform data entry functions. Able to travel locally via public transportation and on foot from 1601 Market St to 1101 Market Street, CBH and various other destinations as needed.

Ability to effectively utilize computers, databases, and related common office software packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access. Valid driver's license and use of personal licensed and insured vehicle during work hours to travel. Ability to pass all background checks required by Philadelphia Prison System.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

PMHCC, Inc is committed to equal opportunity. It is our policy to support equal employment for all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual preferences, age, national origin, disability, behavioral health status, military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Employees as well as applicants who are currently, or become disabled, must be able to perform the functions of the job with either reasonable accommodation or unaided. PMHCC, Inc. will examine reasonable accommodations on a case by case basis in accordance with the law.