IntroductionDo you possess a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology with one (1) year of post-doctoral experience? If so, we invite you to read along about this opportunity working with children, and launching your career in state service!
The
State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (
DCF), Albert J. Solnit Children's Center - North Campus, is accepting applications for a full-time
Psychologist (Clinical) in East Windsor, CT.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Psychologist to provide comprehensive clinical psychological services within a complex inpatient or multidisciplinary care setting. This role involves coordinating and delivering diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services to individuals with complex intellectual, emotional, and social needs, while collaborating closely with psychiatric, nursing, and other care professionals. The Psychologist will serve as a clinical consultant on challenging cases, contribute to the development and implementation of innovative service programs, and support integrated treatment planning across disciplines. In addition, this position plays an active role in staff education, research, and community collaboration, contributing to both clinical excellence and the advancement of psychological practice.
If you're ready to take the next step in your Psychology career, while continuing to make a difference in the lives of others, we invite you to apply!
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS - LOCATION: East Windsor, CT
- SHIFT: Full-time | 1st shift
- SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- NOTE: The ideal candidate will be able to conduct psychological assessment and associated report writing in a 40-hour work week.
- PCN: 105485
BENEFITS AND BALANCE AT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT We take part in a competitive benefits plan which includes:
- State Employee Retirement System;
- A variety of medical and dental plans;
- Sick and personal leave;
- The State of CT is an eligible Public Services Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
Visit the State Employee Benefits Overview page to learn more!
YOUR ROLE As a Psychologist with DCF, you will have the opportunity to work within a clinically rich setting, with opportunities to provide a mix of clinical, supervisory and administrative functions, including scheduling, staffing, clinical supervision, clinical team leadership, and a range of clinical functions including:
- Psychological testing;
- Group therapy;
- Individual & group psychotherapy;
- Behavior management;
- Discharge planning;
- Providing clinical consultative services within the facility for complex cases.
The ideal candidate will be able to manage an individual case load of 3-4 youth conducting both individual and family therapy in addition to conducting psychological assessments and associated report writing in a 40-hour work week.
In this role, you will work within a dynamic, fast-paced, multidisciplinary team comprised of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and APRNs, as well as medical personnel, all sharing the common goal of providing high quality, service oriented care. Additional opportunities to engage in collaborative care planning with external support services and research driven programming, are also encouraged and available.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK) In a state facility this class is accountable for performing the full range of psychotherapy or other professional psychological services including diagnostic testing, behavior modification, program development and evaluation, community outreach, education and training, rehabilitation and/or research.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES - Participates in and coordinates clinical psychological services for a complex ward or group of wards or comparable units staffed by psychiatric, nursing or other individual care personnel;
- Provides consultation on difficult cases representing complex intellectual, emotional and/or social problems;
- Engages in diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services;
- Attends staff meetings;
- Coordinates psychological treatment modalities with other disciplines and services;
- Develops and implements new service programs;
- Conducts research and reports findings in a manner suitable for professional publication;
- Consults with community agencies and organizations;
- Conducts training sessions for interns and staff and may participate in training of psychiatric residents;
- May address lay and professional groups;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY - Considerable knowledge of
- abnormal and clinical psychology;
- and skill in selection, administration, scoring and evaluation of intelligence, achievement, personality and diagnostic tests;
- psychological research methodology including experimental design, data analysis and application of findings;
- Knowledge of other psychological disciplines;
- Considerable
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Considerable ability to
- make clinical diagnoses and prognoses and develop treatment plans;
- conduct psychotherapy;
- write case histories, discharge summaries and professional reports;
- Ability to coordinate clinical services with comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatment plans.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCEA doctorate degree in clinical or counseling psychology and one (1) year of post-doctoral experience as a psychologist working under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience working with adolescents in psychiatric settings.
- Experience working with multicultural and diverse populations.
- Experience with supervising graduate level psychology students.
- Experience conducting comprehensive Fire-setting, Problematic Sexual Behavior, and/or Violence risk psychological evaluations.
- Experience conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations of children and adolescents.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS - Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice psychology in Connecticut. Any person employed by the State of Connecticut prior to July 1, 1985 with a title in the Psychology series of the classified service shall be exempt from the above licensure requirement pursuant to Public Act 613, Section 119(c). For certain positions the appointing authority may require state licensure.
- Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. a7 1320a-7b(f).
- Incumbents in this class may
