Job Specification
PRINCIPAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
DEFINITION:
Under direction, administers and interprets the full range of
psychological tests used for diagnosing mental and personality
disorders and differentiating between functional and organic damage of
patients; performs psychotherapeutic tasks of the greatest complexity
and serves as advisor and consultant to other persons concerned with
patient treatment and care; does other related work.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform
all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties
performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Organizes assigned disorders of patients in an institution, clinic, or
other setting.
Organizes assigned work in the field of psychological testing and
psychotherapy and develops appropriate work methods requiring
knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical psychology.
Provides psychological assessments, utilizes a combination of
therapeutic techniques in providing services to those patients with
the most difficult and complex mental and personality problems.
Serves as advisor, consultant and resource person to other people
concerned with patient treatment and care.
Promotes and preserves a psychotherapeutic atmosphere among the
professional treatment staff.
Participates in developing treatment programs for patients and advises
and consults with all levels of professional staff concerning
psychological characteristics and behavior changes of clients.
Provides such advice as appropriate staff responses toward a patient
or specific environmental factors which will stimulate more self
reliance, reduce anxiety or achieve more socially adaptable behavior
patterns.
Instructs and supervises psychological trainees.
May be assigned responsibilities in such areas as training, program
coordination, research, or consultation.
Functions as a source of information in a specialized area of clinical
psychology.
Prepares correspondence.
Prepares psychological, statistical, and other reports of difficulty.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Doctorate degree in Psychology from an accredited college or
university, plus the satisfactory completion of a one (1) year
supervised internship in clinical psychology.
NOTE: In accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:42-1.3, positions assigned
to an agency which is exempt from licensure and, in which a licensed
Clinical Psychologist is also employed, a Master's degree in Psychology
from accredited college or university with completion of one (1) year of
supervised clinical internship is accepted as the minimum education
requirement.
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of experience in clinical psychology beyond the one (1)
year supervised internship.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
in NJ only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical psychology, including
the varied problems involved in giving, scoring and analyzing varied
types of tests and in interpreting test results, and performing
psychotherapeutic tasks of difficulty.
Ability to plan, organize, and carry out assigned work in the field
of psychological testing and/or psychotherapy of difficulty and to
develop effective work methods.
Ability to work harmoniously with children and adult patients,
associates, subordinates, superior officers, and other persons
interested in or concerned with the mental hygiene and psychology
programs of the institution or clinic.
Ability to select and administer psychometric, vocational, aptitude,
performance, and special tests of difficulty to children and adults,
score the tests, analyze and interpret the results of the tests and
correlate the results of the tests with other findings, conclusions,
and recommendations.
Ability to keep current with literature, trends of thought, and new
developments in the field of psychology, psychometrics, and research.
Ability to prepare correspondence.
Ability to maintain records and files.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording
and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in
English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American
Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable
forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be
made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
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Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 02783@ | | L | C | | N/A | 03 | | - |
This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
3/26/2010 |
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