What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow / Psychologist 2-3 position at LDH-Office of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Supports?
About this Job
The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. Pinecrest Supports and Services Center specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric support needs.
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center (PSSC) is seeking a dedicated person to join our dynamic Psychology Dept. team. This role is essential in ensuring high-quality care and coordination across our programs. This position will provide and coordinate psychological services for treatment and rehabilitation in individuals' homes, day programs, workplaces, and recreational settings.
Minimum Qualifications
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
- Design and implement programs involving the application of behavior treatment principles and techniques.
- Monitor and oversee treatment plan developments and implementation.
- Provide clinical supervision to ATAPs to build clinical capacities and evaluate work and performance of ATAPs.
- Provide direct assessment and treatment for more complex cases needing higher level interventions.
- Conduct group, individual, family, or other specialized psychotherapy with individuals as needed.
- Coordinate and work with other disciplines to assure coordinated interdisciplinary treatment and care.
- Supervise training, orientation, and continuing development by ensuring staff is trained to provide continuous care and security to individuals supported by PSSC.
- Administer or review results of the full range of diagnostic tests for psychological assessment, interpret results and prepare psychological evaluations.
- Complete intake assessments on new admissions and intellectual assessments.
- Perform psychological diagnoses and treatment and participate as a member of an individual's treatment staff discussions of diagnosis, treatment, progress, and treatment planning.
Position-Specific Details:
Department: LDH Pinecrest – Psychology Department
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday SHIFT: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM / PASS DAYS: Sat. & Sun.
Appointment Type: This position may be filled by Detail to Special Duty, Probation, Promotion,
Demotion, Lateral Transfer, or job appointment. Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Psychologist 2 or Psychologist 3, depending on the level of education and experience of the selected applicant.
Salary - Depends on Qualifications
This position receives premium pay of $ 2.00 per hour.
This position also receives Longevity Pay.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate:
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow $36.56hr. – $53.14hr.
Psychologist 2 $39.12hr. – $56.86hr.
Psychologist 3 $44.79hr. - $65.10hr.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
List ALL prior employment - Failure to fully complete the education and work history sections of the application can result in an applicant being hiring at the lower level of the position in which any are applying. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone.
A Louisiana License to practice Psychology must be obtained within one year of appointment.
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) will cover the cost of the EPPP Test Prep for the selected candidate. The selected candidate must maintain employment with Pinecrest for 12 months.
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Robert L. Jones
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center
P.O. Box 5191
Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Robert.Jones@la.gov
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
PSSC – Do you have possession of a current Louisiana license to practice psychology?
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Salary : $45 - $65