Description of Work

• Participation in the interdisciplinary treatment planning process and provides evidence-based individual and group behavioral therapy and skills training.
• Provide psychologically and behaviorally oriented training and consultation to unit staff and provides consultation to schools, other human service agencies, and health care facilities.
• As a member of the Psychology Department, the psychologist will have access to continuing education opportunities such as Grand Rounds and participation in specialized committees or work groups.
• Lastly, as the Psychology Department offers an APA accredited internship program, the psychologist contributes to training and supervision of practicum and internship graduate students in clinical and school psychology.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified candidates must document on the application that they clearly possess all of the following:

• Ability to complete behavioral assessment with severely and persistently mentally ill children and adolescent patients within the Child and Adolescent Unit (CAU), including preference and reinforcer assessments and the functional analysis of conditions maintaining problem behavior including the ability to conduct visual observations and visually inspect and analyze graphed data.
• Ability to provide psychological treatment including individual and group behavior therapy, techniques for increasing adaptive behavior such as shaping, differential reinforcement of behavior, modeling, and behavioral skills training, and in techniques for reducing problem behavior via contingency management with severely and persistently mentally ill child and adolescent patients within the CAU.
• Knowledge of community resources, institutional policies/procedures, and state law regarding psychological treatment.
• Knowledge of the theories and practices of the field of psychology including behavior analysis and other learning theories, the social learning model, biological bases of behavior and human development (normal and psychopathological).
• Ability to communicate with patients across a wide range of developmental phases and cognitive abilities.
• Ability to engage patients and their caretakers in the development of age-appropriate treatment plans and the ability to adapt them to the cognitive and physical skills and limitations of impaired children and adolescents.
• Ability to translate knowledge and information about ethnic and cultural backgrounds into treatment interventions. This includes the consideration of cultural norms and values in assessments, treatment, and training.
• Leadership ability that promotes mutual respect and problem-solving among all disciplines and demonstrates a commitment to high quality care.

• Master’s/specialist degree in psychology from an appropriately accredited institution.
• Experience or training working with children and adolescents with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Eligibility for licensure in North Carolina under the provisions of the NC Psychology Practice Act (G.S. 90-270).
Degrees must be from appropriately accredited colleges or universities.

Supplemental and Contact Information

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities (DSOHF) shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. All facilities within DSOHF are tobacco free environments. The use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campus. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.
Please make sure you complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application, but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.
If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the closing date.
Applicants will be communicated with via email only for updates on the status of their application. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. Processing applications will take an average of 6 – 8 weeks due to the high volume of applications received. It is not necessary to contact the Human Resources Office to check the status of an application. Upon the closing date, applications are "Under Review" and will be screened by Human Resources for qualified applicants.
For technical issues with your applications, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR at 919-764-7200.
**Eligibility for Sign-on Bonus
Qualified applicants must be selected from the candidate pool of this posting and meet the State policy following requirements:
A newly hired permanent full time or permanent part-time employee who works 30 to 40 hours per week is eligible for a sign-on bonus (this will be prorated for employees working less than 40 hours per week).
An employee is not eligible for a sign-on bonus if:
(1) the employee has held a position in North Carolina State government, including the judicial system, or the University of North Carolina system within the last 12 months (the employee shall remain ineligible for 12 months from the separation date);
(2) the employee has previously received a sign-on bonus from any State agency;
(3) or DHHS has paid any contract placement or recruitment fees.
This Sign-on Bonus is contingent upon budget and final eligibility determination as of the effective date of hire. Additional information regarding the Sign-on Policy can be found here.