Salary: $78,925.00 - $119,844.00 Annually
Location : Lackawanna County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number:Department: Department of Human Services
Division: HS Clarks Summit St Hosp
Opening Date: 10/09/2026
Closing Date: 10/23/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: 43041
Position Number: 00134658
Union: SEIU Local 668
Bargaining Unit: F4
Pay Group: ST09
Bureau / Division Code: 00210777
Bureau / Division: Clarks Summit State Hospital
Worksite Address: 1451 Hillside Drive
City: Clarks Summit , Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 18411
Contact Name: HHS Intake
Contact Email: ra-oahhsintake@pa.gov
THE POSITIONThe Licensed Psychologist role with the Department of Human Services (DHS) at Clarks Summit State Hospital allows you to bring your expertise to a team that makes a real difference. You will support patients as they work toward greater stability and emotional health. Your assessments, insight, and teamwork help shape effective treatment plans across the hospital. This is an opportunity to build a rewarding career while strengthening the quality of care for others.
DESCRIPTION OF WORKThis position focuses on providing psychological services, developing treatment plans, and supporting patient progress in an inpatient setting. The role requires clinical judgment, teamwork, and careful documentation across all treatment activities. As a Licensed Psychologist, you will perform the following duties:
- Clinical Evaluation: Assess patient strengths and needs through interviews, history reviews, observations, and psychological testing
- Diagnostic Assessment: Select, administer, and interpret psychological tests to diagnose conditions and guide treatment plans
- Treatment Planning: Collaborate with staff to develop, update, and support individualized treatment plans and behavioral strategies
- Therapeutic Services: Provide individual and group therapy sessions to support emotional and behavioral improvement
- Team Collaboration: Participate in treatment team meetings, share recommendations, and discuss patient progress
- Professional Contribution: Attend trainings, mentor staff when needed, and contribute to departmental initiatives and committees
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:- Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Your schedule may change based on operational needs.
- Travel as needed
- Free parking
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITYQUALIFICATIONSSpecial Requirements:- You must possess a valid license to practice psychology as issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology.
Other Requirements:- PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements:- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
- Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
How to Apply:- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): - 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION - Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.
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Special Requirement - Do you possess a valid license to practice psychology as issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology?
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If you indicated "Yes" to the previous question, please list the following items In the text box below. If you indicated "No" in the previous question, type N/A in the box below.
- Issuing authority
- License number
- Date of issue
- Expiration date
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You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification. You
must complete the application
and answer the supplemental questions. Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will
not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.
Read each question carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training.
The "Level of Performance" you choose must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.
If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.If you have general questions regarding the application and hiring process, please refer to our
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WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTAssesses mental, behavioral, emotional and developmental disorders of patients/clients/inmates by observing patients/clients/inmates; reviewing data and information, psychological reports, etc., provided by other professionals and staff; interviewing patients/clients/inmates, family and/or staff to elicit information concerning patients/clients/inmates and administering and interpreting standardized tests of personality, interest, intelligence, achievement and/or risk assessment.
Levels of PerformanceSelect the Level of Performance that best describes your claim.
- A. I have professional experience related to the work behavior above which includes assessing mental, behavioral, emotional and developmental disorders of patients/clients/inmates by observing patients/clients/inmates; AND reviewing data and information, psychological reports, etc. AND interviewing patients/clients/inmates, family and/or staff to elicit information concerning patients/clients/inmates AND administering and interpreting standardized tests of personality, interest, intelligence, achievement and/or risk assessment.
- B. I have professional experience related to the work behavior above such as interviewing and assessing individuals OR administering OR interpreting standardized tests OR providing feedback to other professionals/individuals.
- C. I have no experience or training related to the work behavior above.
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In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed in this work behavior. Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.
- The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience
- The actual duties you performed
- Your level of responsibility
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WORK BEHAVIOR 2 - TREATING INDIVIDUALSTreats patients/clients/inmates/family and/or staff by utilizing various psychological techniques; selecting the appropriate approach to use in individual and/or group therapy and planning the frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy; collaborating with other professionals/specialists in diagnostic and evaluative multi-disciplinary team meetings to discuss diagnosis, etiology, treatment disposition and community re-entry issues; prepares progress notes, psychological reports, treatment plan statements, etc. related to the mental and emotional/behavioral status of patients/clients/inmates/family and/or staff which includes data on diagnosis, risk analysis, level of functioning, prognosis and remediation.
Levels of PerformanceSelect the Level of Performance that best describes your claim.
- A. I have professional experience related to the work behavior above which includes treating patients/clients/inmates/ family or staff by utilizing various psychological techniques AND selecting the appropriate approach to use in individual and/or group ther
