Certified Forensic Psychological Examiner

Job description

Overview NaphCare is hiring a full-time Certified Forensic Psychological Examiner (PSYCHOLOGIST) to join our Jail Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) program, THRIVE, that operates as a 30-bed adult competency to stand trial restoration and evaluation unit at Washoe County Detention Facility in Reno, NV . By providing intensive treatment in a therapeutic environment, THRIVE seeks to eliminate the need for these patients to incur delays in their legal case by having to await transfer to a hospital for restoration. The Certified Forensic Psychological Examiner will be employed by NaphCare, Inc. to conduct court-ordered initial, periodic, and final (submit to court) assessments of Competency to Stand Trial (CST) for a caseload of approximately 15 individuals who have been found Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST), remanded to state restoration, and deemed appropriate to receive those services in the JBCT. The Examiner will conduct evaluations in-person in JBCT evaluation rooms and in accordance with NV statutory requirements under the auspices of the NV-DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The Examiner shall hold an “evaluator-only” position so as to not conflate treatment and ev...