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Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow/Psychologist 2-3

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.
 

Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow has a Special 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.

-Retention Pay of $1.00, and up to $5.00 for every hour worked.
-Premium Pay of $2.00 every hour worked. 

Position may be filled as Probation, Promotion, Demotion, or Transfer.  
 
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 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.

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.
 
For further information about this vacancy contact:

Kelcie Cox
Central Louisiana State Hospital
Human Resources Office
Kelcie.Cox@la.gov
318-484-6333

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A doctorate degree in psychology.

Qualifications

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To improve the functioning of individual clients and/or organizations involving the limited 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:
Entry.
 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Clinical supervision is received from a licensed psychologist. Close administrative supervision is received from a facility administrator, licensed psychologist, or other professional at a higher level.
 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May be exercised over paraprofessional, semi-professional and clerical staff.
 
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
 
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Psychologist 2 by the absence of a license to practice as a psychologist.EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
 
Performs all clinical duties under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist.
 
Selects, administers, and interprets standard psychological tests.
 
Interviews, assesses and treats patients, clients, students, or residents in accordance with individual treatment plans developed by the interdisciplinary treatment team.
 
Conducts psychotherapy and counseling for groups, individuals, and families.
 
Implements programs involving the application of behavior modification principles and techniques.
 
Reports the results of tests, interviews, and evaluations to interdisciplinary staff.
 
Conducts organizationally approved research projects of limited scope.
 
Prepares and maintains records and reports of assignments.
Date Posted
05/19/2025
Job Reference
CLSH-2025-07
Organization
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Location
Pineville, LA 70802
Category
Mental Health/Social Services
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