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PSYCHOLOGIST 2
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.
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 will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit considered.
Did you list ALL your job experience and education on your applications?
**IMPORTANT NOTE:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:
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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Vanlissa Coleman
Central Louisiana State Hospital
Human Resources Office
318-484-6321
Psychologist 2 has a special entrance rate of $39.12 / hourly.
Psychologist 3 has a special entrance rate of $44.79 / hourly.
Position may be filled as Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer.
List all prior employment. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!Position may be filled as Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer.
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 will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit considered.
Did you list ALL your job experience and education on your applications?
**IMPORTANT NOTE:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:
- Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)
- Submission of a resume in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered. You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. *** Your Resume will NOT automatically upload your experience/information ***
- Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).
- Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.
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.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Vanlissa Coleman
Central Louisiana State Hospital
Human Resources Office
318-484-6321
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A Louisiana license to practice psychology.
A Louisiana license to practice psychology.
Qualifications
FUNCTION OF WORK:To improve the functioning of individual clients and/or organizations involving the application of psychological principles and techniques within one or more of the following functional areas: direct services; consultation; training; research. Services provided vary depending upon specific organizational needs and generally fall into one of the major psychological subject matter specializations.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a facility administrator or other professional at a higher level.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Supervision may be exercised over unlicensed Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellows, Associates, Assistants, Interns and Externs, paraprofessionals, semiprofessionals, and/or clerical staff. This level does not supervise Licensed Psychologists.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow by the presence of a license to practice psychology.
Differs from Psychologist 3 by the absence of responsibility for a specific area, unit or program of psychological services. EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Incumbents are responsible for carrying out these professional duties in accordance with generally accepted psychological theories, methods, techniques and practices. They are professionally responsible for the application of said standards and for the accuracy and reliability of the data obtained and basic recommendations made.
Performs psychological diagnoses and treatment; participates, as a member of a patient treatment unit, in staff discussions on patient diagnoses, treatment, and progress.
Administers or reviews results of the full range of diagnostic tests for psychological assessment, interpret results, and prepares psychological evaluations.
Designs and implements programs involving the application of behavior modification principles and techniques.
Consults with related professionals on topics or techniques within areas of specialization.
Conducts organizationally approved research projects of limited scope.
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