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PSYCHOLOGY POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW PSYCHOLOGIST 2-3

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PSYCHOLOGY POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW PSYCHOLOGIST 2-3

Salary

$5,119.00 - $9,211.00 Monthly

Location

Pineville, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CLSH-2025-62

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

07/16/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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About this Job

CLSH MISSION: Strive to provide quality, person-centered care with focus on recovery and resiliency in a safe and secure environment.

CLSH VISION: Strive to be the best public psychiatric hospital possible

CLSH VALUES “I CARE”: Integrity,Compassion,Accountability,Respect, andExcellence

We are looking for a PSYCHOLOGY POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW PSYCHOLOGIST 2-3 that plays a vital role for the Louisiana Department of Health in the Behavioral Health community by utilizing CLSH’s values and mission to deliver quality and effective care to our patients. The hospital is highly committed to cooperative work with other state agencies and with the state and regional mental health program to insure the integration and coordination of hospital-community services into a comprehensive system of mental health care.

Minimum Qualifications

A doctorate degree in psychology.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Provide and coordinate psychological services for treatment and habilitation in the therapy programs, work areas, and recreational settings. Design and implement programs involving the application of behavior treatment principles and techniques. Monitor and oversee treatment plan developments and implementation. Provide direct assessment and treatment for more complex cases requiring higher level interventions. Design behavioral programs with goals and objectives based on functional analysis. Supervise progress toward achieving reduction in challenging behaviors, improving independence, and increasing the likelihood for discharge. Conduct group, individual, family or other specialized psychotherapy with patients. Coordinate and work with other disciplines to assure coordinated interdisciplinary treatment and care.

+ Administer or review results of full range of diagnostic tests for psychological assessment, interpret results and prepare psychological evaluations. Complete intake assessments on new admissions. Complete intellectual assessments. Perform psychological diagnoses and treatment and participate as a member of a patient's treatment staff discussions of diagnosis, treatment, progress and treatment planning.

+ Train and advises staff in implementing special treatment or rehabilitative programs, in carrying out procedures and recording results. Provide technical consultation and coordination of services to inter-disciplinary staff. Provide technical consultation to staff relative to research and program evaluation. Provide technical consultation to staff training relative to program evaluation and staff training needs. Define resources in terms of staff, materials, and supplies for replacement behaviors, reinforcement programs, and group and individual therapy. Monitor the effectiveness of programming efforts by review of data and progress documentation in patients' records. Coordinate the delivery of services with other departments. Evaluate program efforts and make changes and recommendations. Willingly accepts and performs additional duties and assignments necessary for the smooth operation of the hospital.

Position-Specific Details:

Position is located at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, Louisiana in the Psychology Department. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies that may open within 90 days.

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotion, Job Appointment, Transfer or Detail to Special Duty.

Division: PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Psychologist 2 or Psychologist 3, depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow has aSpecial Entrance Rate of $36.56 / hourly.

Psychologist 2 has a Special Entrance Rate of $39.12 / hourly.

Psychologist 3 has a Special Entrance Rate of $44.79 / hourly.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

List all prior employment. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!

Resume will not be accepted and should not be attached. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone.

A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resumeis not eligible to receive credit.

Contact Information:

Kelcie Cox

Central Louisiana State Hospital

Human Resources Office

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Do you currently possess a Doctoral Degree in Psychology?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you currently possess a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology?

+ Yes

+ No

03

Have you completed a 1 year full time pre-doctoral internship?

+ Yes

+ No

04

If yes, was your internship APA approved?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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