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About the Role
The Director of Psychology & Recovery Services at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital is responsible for clinical governance, program execution, and multidisciplinary coordination. This role involves setting hospital strategy and professional standards, leading the selection and training of clinical staff, and collaborating with psychiatry on treatment teams. The Director ensures regulatory compliance, provides clinical consultation, and drives quality improvement initiatives aligned with state practices. Additionally, the position leads cross-agency coordination, contributes to program development, participates in hospital committees, and supervises interns.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for clinical governance, program execution, and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Sets hospital strategy and professional standards.
- Leads selection, training, evaluation, and assignment of psychologists and senior recovery services clinicians.
- Partners with psychiatry on multidisciplinary treatment teams.
- Ensures regulatory compliance for clinical services.
- Provides clinical consultation and assessment expertise.
- Drives goals, outcomes, and quality aligned with Department of Mental Health Agency of Human Services practices.
- Leads cross-agency coordination with Designated Agencies and hospital programs.
- Contributes to program development, including specialized procedures and grant/research initiatives.
- Participates in hospital committees.
- Provides supervision of interns.
Requirements
- Must pass a fingerprint supported background investigation.
- Must agree to finger-printing and background check to be deemed eligible.
- Must have licensure as a Psychologist-Doctorate in Vermont.
- Must have five (5) or more years of professional experience in clinical psychology.
- Must have one (1) or more years of experience involving treatment of emotionally disturbed clients.
Skills
- Clinical governance
- Program execution
- Multidisciplinary coordination
- Clinical consultation
- Assessment expertise
- Program development
- Grant writing
- Research initiatives
- Supervision of interns
Location
- Vermont
Work Type
- State employee
- External applicants
Experience Level
- Director
- 5+ years of professional experience in clinical psychology
- 1+ year of experience treating emotionally disturbed clients
Education Level
- Psychologist-Doctorate licensure in Vermont
Benefits
- 80% State paid medical premium
- Dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
- 12 paid holidays
- Generous leave plan
- State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
- State defined benefit pension plan
- Deferred compensation 457(b) plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Flexible spending healthcare reimbursement accounts
- Flexible spending childcare reimbursement accounts
- Low cost group life insurance
- Incentive-based Wellness Program
- Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
About the Company
- Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital is a state-operated facility.
- The State of Vermont celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and meaningful inclusion.
Equal Opportunity
- The State does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, membership in an employee organization, family medical history or genetic information, or family or parental status.
- The State’s employment decisions are merit-based.
- Retaliatory adverse employment actions by the State are forbidden.