Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility, has immediate career opportunities for Licensed Psychologists and Doctorate – Level Unlicensed Psychologists at their secure forensic inpatient hospital located in Marcy, NY.

CNYPC’s secure forensic inpatient hospital serves individuals involved in the criminal justice system from jails and prisons across NYS including those in need of acute psychiatric care and deemed incompetent to stand trial.

Psychologists at CNYPC have a unique opportunity to conduct a variety of psychological and forensic assessments and provide intervention services, including

• Conducting diagnostic, cognitive, and violence/suicide risk assessments
• Evaluating adjudicative competence
• Providing expert court testimony
• Providing individual and group therapy
• Developing and implementing positive behavior support and treatment plans
• Participating in research projects Training and supervising psychology interns enrolled in CNYPC’s APA-accredited Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology

About CNYPC

CNYPC is the only statewide correctional/mental health system to be fully accredited by the Joint Commission. CNYPC provides a full range of care and treatment to individuals incarcerated in the state and county correctional systems at their secure forensic inpatient hospital and at a network of corrections-based mental health units for incarcerated individuals in the custody of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).

CNYPC’s secure forensic inpatient hospital is in the heart of the Central New York Region and is within a few hours’ drive to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Montreal, and Toronto. This region offers an affordable cost of living and housing with access to a variety of cultural, educational, and recreational experiences.

If you would like to join CNYPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer:

• NYS Retirement programs; pension and deferred compensation plans
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holiday, personal, and sick leave
• Opportunities for career advancement and growth
• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Continuing education opportunities with NYS CE opportunities
• Clinical supervision for licensure

Minimum Qualifications

Licensed Psychologist

• License and current registration to practice psychology in New York State

Associate Psychologist (Salary Range: $84,156 to $106,454)

• A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology and either a one year full-time pre-doctoral clinical internship

OR

• One year of experience under the supervision of a licensed psychologist in a clinical setting

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidate’s cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks required.

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