Title: PSYCHOLOGY DIRECTOR

State Role Title: Psychology Manager

Hiring Range: $140,858 - $165,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/esh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Provides leadership, oversight, and supervision to the Psychology Department and Forensic Services. Supervises Psychology Services, including comprehensive psychological assessments and treatment services. Provides consultation, leadership, and training, especially as related to behavioral interventions, in support of both staff and patients. Provides clinical services as needed. Serves on the Hospital Clinical Leadership Team and ensures that Psychology Services are delivered collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Ensures and oversees implementation process for all patients admitted, discharged, or transferred from jails/correctional facilities are made in accordance with appropriate policies, procedures, court orders, and legal standards. Conducts forensic evaluations, including court-ordered pretrial evaluations and Commissioner-appointed evaluations.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program required.

Must be currently licensed in the Commonwealth of VA as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, or, if licensed in another state, able to obtain a Virginia license prior to start date.

Experience as a clinical psychologist with psychiatric inpatients.

Experience in providing clinical and administrative supervision of psychologists, preferably in an inpatient setting.

Experience in projects that require consultation to, and building cooperative relationships with, professional staff of other disciplines.

Experience in designing and conducting training programs.
Experience in designing and implementing new programs or services, in response to changing demands.

Forensic evaluation training and experience.

Additional Considerations

Experience in providing clinical and administrative supervision of psychologists, preferably in a forensic inpatient setting.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

Phone: 757-208-7717 / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS

Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.