Psychologist Senior (Broughton Hospital)

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Job Classification Title Psychologist Senior (NS)

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Grade MH20

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Description of Work Join our team of caring and compassionate healthcare professionals. We assist individuals in creating opportunities to recover from mental illness and substance use disorders by instilling hope, facilitating choice, promoting healing and supporting their personal journeys of wellness.

Broughton Hospital is currently accepting applications for a Psychologist Senior position. The primary responsibility of this position is to provide a full array of psychological services to inpatient adults with severe, persistent mental illness, including but not limited to individual and group psychotherapy, psychological assessments, and individualized treatment and behavioral planning. The ideal candidate will have broad-based knowledge of psychological theory, psychopathology, assessment, and treatment approaches, along with clinical experience treating a wide range of clinical presentations, such as patients with severe and persistent mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, neurocognitive, and characterological disorders.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Providing individual, group and family psychotherapy;
Conducting psychological evaluations;
Performing behavioral, substance abuse, and other types of assessments and treatments;
Determining violence and suicide risk;
Assessing and treating various psycholegal issues, including capacity to proceed and sexual offending;
Developing comprehensive treatment plans;
Offering testimony in civil commitment and/or other legal proceedings as needed
Supporting the training programs supported by the hospital and the Psychology department, including, when appropriate supervising predoctoral interns, Master's level and undergraduate practicum students, and serving as a faculty member of the predoctoral internship program; and
Offering expert didactic training for students and other staff, as needed.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Recruitment Range: $79,770.00 - $131,620.00

*A Sign-on bonus of $15,000 may be offered to the successful applicant(s) of this posting, contingent on the 2025-2026 Budget Approval.

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

Basic knowledge of the NC Psychology Practice Act and Amendments

Eligibility for licensure in North Carolina under the provisions of the NC Psychology Practice Act (G.S. 90270) and two years of professional psychological experience, one of which must be postdoctoral. Refer to the law for specifics regarding experience requirements.

Management Prefers candidates with the following:

Experience conducting psychological assessments such as cognitive and/or personality assessments.

Experience providing a wide range of clinical treatment/interventions.

Experience with program development and positive systems development

This Position Is Exempt And Is EXEMPT From Certain Provisions Of The

This Position Is Designated As Mandatory And Must Report Or Stay Over During Adverse Weather Events.

We Will Be Recruiting For Multiple Positions With This Post. Your Application Will Be Considered For All Noted Open Positions.

This position will serve as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team. The opportunity to serve as faculty in the APA-accredited internship program is available. While flexibility in work hours is required, current regular work hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Management will consider a Trainee if no fully qualified applicants apply. Applicant must be licensed or licensed eligible. Please see Trainee rates below.

**Please Note: Trainees are not eligible for the Sign-On Bonus.

Trainee Rates:

0 months = $69,365

6 months = $71,292

12 months; = $ 73,219

*Eligibility for Sign-on Bonus

To qualify for the Sign-on Bonus, a newly hired permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee must work 30 to 40 hours per week to be eligible. Those who are eligible and working less than 40 hours a week will receive a prorated rate.

An employee is not eligible for a sign-on bonus if:

• The employee has held a position in the North Carolina State government, including the judicial system, or the University of North Carolina system, within the last 12 months (the employee shall remain ineligible for 12 months from the separation date)
• The employee has previously received a sign-on bonus from any State agency
• DHHS has paid any contract placement or recruitment fees.

• Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following: Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.
• Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application, to support your answers.
• If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the initial application will be reviewed by the hiring manager until a decision is made. Afterwards, other applications will follow the same review process. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the closing date.
• Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. Upon the closing date, applications are "Under Review" and will be screened by Human Resources for the qualified applicants. The hiring process may take several weeks.
• Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts and degree evaluations may be uploaded with your application. The State of North Carolina/Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent. For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service, please visit the NACES membership website at

• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former member of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.