PSYCHOLOGIST (HEALTH FACILITY - CLINICAL - SAFETY)
Job Description and Duties
This position is located at Coalinga State Hospital.
The Psychologist applies psychological knowledge and techniques to the assessment and treatment of forensic patients, mostly sexual offenders detained or committed pursuant to California Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Act; conduct wide range of psychological assessments; facilitate psychotherapy groups and individual therapy; construct case formulations; develop and implement treatment plans; lead multidisciplinary treatment team conferences; write progress reports; assist in developing training programs for other staff; and serve as consultants.Ability to provide accurate and complete reports and documentation in accordance with professional standards, hospital documentation polices, and State guidelines.
Ability to provide psychological assessments that are completed timely and address the required specificity of content. **For more information regarding the duties for this particular classification, please refer to the Duty Statement attached to this bulletin**
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Working Conditions
The employee
is required to work any shift and schedule in a variety of settings throughout
the hospital and may be required to work overtime and float to other work
locations as determined by the operational needs of the hospital. All employees
are required to have an annual health review and repeat health reviews whenever
necessary to ascertain that they are free from symptoms indicating the presence
of infection and are able to safely perform their essential job duties.
Coalinga State Hospital is accepting applications for this recruitment continuously. This advertisement will remain posted until the position(s) have been filled. The internal cutoff date to process received applications will be every other Monday, starting 4/13/2026. Applications received after the internal cutoff date will be processed the following internal cutoff date during this recruitment. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and have eligibility by the application received date to be invited to participate in the next available scheduled interview and/or processed for conditional hire.
Special Requirements
- The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
- The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
- The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.
To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM . This advertisement will be used for this and other vacancies that may occur during this posting and future Permanent/Full-time and/or Limited Term/Full-time vacancies that may occur at Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga. Limited Term positions established and posted for 12 months may be extended to 24 months, or may become permanent. Please visit the CalHR website to find information on the Psychologist (Health Facility-Clinical-Safety) Exam (Exams scores must be posted before the Final Filing Date). The Exam Bulletin is located on the CalCareer Website:Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareers account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.
Desirable Qualifications
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Demonstrated ability to maintain professional therapeutic relationships with patients, to assist them with problem solving, and to teach/model principles of the norm of non-violence. Demonstrates good staff/patient boundaries and monitors and assists others to help them maintain theirs.
Adherence to Risk Need Responsivity (RNR) principles; Self-Regulation and Better Lives Integrated Models. Knowledge of the SVP Act and the commitment process, wellness and recovery model, and conditional release placement processes. Demonstrates the ability to develop and implement behavioral guidelines, facilitate sex offender Psychoeducational and Process psychotherapy groups using cognitive behavioral principles, provide coaching on self-regulations techniques. Please note, unofficial college transcripts are required when submitting your application. The transcripts only need to contain information regarding your Doctoral program completion.Benefits
The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package. Details can be found on the California Department of Human Resources website:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
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