Psychologist Jobs

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off• Paid Holidays• 401(k) Matching• Health Insurance• Vision Insurance• Life Insurance• Health Savings Account• Tuition Reimbursement• Employee Discount• Reduced Tuition Rates• Disability Insurance• Employee Assistance Program• 401(k)• Pet Insurance• Dental Insurance• Paid Training• Flexible Spending Account• Other Benefits Available

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

Are you a psychologist looking for a challenging yet interesting environment, where you can really make a difference? If you are passionate about people and believe that everyone deserves the highest quality of mental healthcare, we have the role for you! As the industry's global leader in evidence-based rehabilitation, we are looking for people like you to add to our growing team.

Join A Community That Cares

Joining GEO means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application. Every one of our employees makes us who we are.

Role and Responsibilities

In This Role, You Will

Your primary role is to evaluate and diagnose inmates/detainees/residents (I/D/R) for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

• Make appropriate referrals as necessary to a psychiatrist.
• Provide psychotherapy or counseling for psychological disorders or mental illness.
• Examine and treat detainees/inmates referred by the nursing/professional staff to ensure proper injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
• Co-ordinate mental health functions (including supervising and training staff members).
• Provide in-service education for medical and correctional staff as required.
• Make referrals to the appropriate professional should the I/D/R exhibit side effects.
• Document services provided and comprehensive notes in the patient medical records.
• Instruct staff and officers in recognizing suicide risk factors.
• Evaluate I/D/R's mental status and symptoms in determining the need for transfer or placement under observation due to suicide risk.

We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds

Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO's employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here's to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!

Qualifications

Competencies Required

Minimum Requirements

Acute awareness, critical thinking ability, and strong communication skills are key qualities we look for. Our employees feel proud to play a role in our patients' re-entry to society. Apply if the following apply to you:

• Licensed to practice as a medical psychologist in the state in which the Facility is located.
• Maintain appropriate certificates required to prescribe psychotropic medication.
• One (1) year of clinical experience.
• Copy of professional license to remain on file at the Facility where services are rendered at all times.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department including V-See platform used to provide telepsychiatry.
• Graduate of an accredited graduate school with doctoral degree in psychology and master's degree in psychopharmacology.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally: Lift or carry/push or pull up to 40 lbs. Climb, reach above shoulder level and work with machinery.
• Frequently: Lift or carry up to 10 lbs.; walk, stand, bend, stoop and sit.