GQR Healthcare is seeking a travel Psychologist for a travel job in New Jersey, New Jersey.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Psychologist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: 25 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Forensic Psychologist – Contract Opportunity
Location: New jersey, NJ
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 26 weeks
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Openings: 4
We are seeking experienced Forensic Psychologists for a contract opportunity at a state psychiatric hospital in Trenton, NJ. This role works with a high-acuity adult forensic population and requires strong assessment, crisis intervention, and violence risk evaluation experience.
Compensation- $85/hr + $1,000/week stipend for travelers
OR - $100/hr all-inclusive local rate
- Average caseload of approximately 6 patients per day
- 1–2 assessment groups daily
- Adult forensic psychiatric population only
- No pediatric patients
- Patient population includes individuals with violent criminal backgrounds and severe psychiatric diagnoses
- Forensic psychology background
- Psychological assessment experience
- Crisis intervention experience
- State psychiatric hospital experience strongly preferred
- Prior forensic patient population experience required
- APA accredited background required
- CBT and DBT therapy experience
- Psychosis treatment experience
- Violence risk assessments including:
- HCR-20
- SAPROF
- SVR-20
- Static-99
- MMPI
- Malingering evaluations
- Risk mitigation and diagnostic evaluations
- Active New Jersey Psychologist license required
- Candidates with permits may be considered; however, full NJ licensure is needed to supervise doctoral interns
This is an excellent opportunity for psychologists with strong forensic and violence risk assessment backgrounds seeking experience within a state psychiatric hospital setting.
About GQR HealthcareGQR’s Healthcare team specializes in connecting experts within the industry to highly skilled healthcare professionals across the US market.
In the competitive healthcare market, we recognize that the industry’s common goals of improved quality of care and patient outcomes are wholly reliant upon the professionals directly supporting these initiatives. Leveraging our extensive candidate network, we deliver continuity of care for the communities our partners serve to ensure the patient experience is of the highest quality.
Through deep market specialization and a unique approach to talent acquisition, GQR Healthcare provides an unparalleled and personalized experience across all medical specialties in nursing and within diverse healthcare platforms across the industry.
Professional Field
Nursing
Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field
Psychology


