Psychologist

Psychologist - State of Delaware

Make a Difference with DHSS!

We’re looking for a Psychologist to join our team at the DE Hospital for the Chronically Ill! In this role, you’ll provide comprehensive psychological services to our residents, beginning with conducting assessments and diagnosing mental and emotional disorders. Through this, you’ll formulate personalized treatment plans, including therapy, to support residents in their well-being. Additionally, your work will involve participating in care planning, DMOST evaluations, medication reviews, and other interdisciplinary meetings. You’ll work alongside our medical team, nursing staff, pharmacists, and behavioral health professionals. Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Selects, administers, scores and interprets a wide variety of psychological tests to measure and evaluate intelligence, achievement, personality, interests and other mental characteristics.
• Interviews and observes individuals at play, in group interactions, or other situations to detect indications of mental deficiency, abnormal behavior, or maladjustment.
• Communicates with public, private and state agencies, community service organizations, courts, schools, police and families in order to develop effective treatment strategies.
• Analyzes information to assess individual problems.
• Evaluates the relevance and importance of psychological theories, concepts and principles.
• Identifies symptoms, makes diagnoses and develops approach to treatment.
• Develops and implements treatment plans, evaluates effectiveness and adapts plans. 
• Engages individuals in assisting in the identification of their emotional problems and in the identification of a variety of interventions to assist in addressing these issues.
• Provides psychotherapy and other various treatments to individuals, groups and/or families. 
• Conducts psychological practice according to the ethical standards of psychology.
• Writes progress notes and reports regarding test interpretation, evaluation and individual progress.

Job Requirements - Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Possession of a doctoral degree in psychology.
2. Possession of a Delaware Psychologist license or eligibility for a Delaware Psychologist license.

As a condition of hire, if the applicant does not possess a Delaware Psychologist license, the applicant must agree as a requirement of employment to obtain a Delaware Psychologist license within 6 months. Contact agency for more details. Failure to obtain the Delaware license within this timeframe will result in termination of employment.