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Be a part of a compassionate and quality driven team of providers who not only make a difference with their patient, but also makes a difference in the community. Working in the jails is both challenging and rewarding. You can be the light in someone’s life by providing genuine and quality care to the underserved. Practice medicine in a way that also gives you fulfillment.
Why Atlantic County Jail? Located near the popular and bustling Atlantic City, the town of Mays Landing, New Jersey offers a number of things to do in its own right, ranging from local history and historic ruins to an animal sanctuary to delicious food and refreshing drinks. Locals and tourists alike can visit with animals at the Funny Farm Rescue, check out the ruin of the Weymouth Furnace, learn about the history of the area at the Hamilton Historical Society Museum, and more.
Come work for CFG as a Psychologist providing psychological services to the inmates of Atlantic County jail. We are looking for people with passion to serve the underserved without compromising quality of care. Reach out today for more information!
Responsibilities:- Development and implementation of clinical programs in conjunction with the Chief Psychiatrist.
- Provision of full range of psychological services to assigned patients. Services to include psychological evaluation, group & individual therapy and crisis intervention. All services to be documented in the patient’s electronic medical record.
- Participates in treatment team activities to include the development and periodic review of inmate treatment plans.
- Conducts and reviews psychological evaluations.
- Provides crisis intervention training to staff as assigned.
- Provides group & individual therapy and psycho-educational groups as requested by the treatment team.
- Administers and interprets intellectual and personality assessments when requested by the treatment team or as required by a forensic evaluation.
- Participates in unit morning reports (at relevant sites).
- Complies with employee standards of the CFG Health Network and applicable employee standards of the facility where assigned. Compliance includes, but is not limited to, the maintenance of a working environment and personal conduct consistent with professional responsibilities, the development of harmonious working relationships and timely notification of supervisory personnel absences form institution.
- Ensures the implementation of CQI process and programs.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Must be licensed as a psychologist in the state of New Jersey.
- Experience in providing services in inpatient/outpatient environment.
- Experience in providing services in a correctional environment preferred.
- Must possess good interpersonal communication and leadership skills.
- Must be able to interact with the patient, members of treatment team and other external resources.
- Must complete a satisfactory background investigation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ?
-While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
CFG Health Network is an EEO employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
Job Category:Behavior/Mental Health
