Psycho-Diagnostic Clinic Director

Psycho-Diagnostic Clinic
Summit County Court of Common Pleas-General Division
Akron, Ohio

Job Title:      Psycho-Diagnostic Clinic Director
Agency: Court of Common Pleas-General Division/Psycho-Diagnostic Clinic
Salary Range:   Beginning $69,624       Midpoint $84,359       
Job Type:       Full Time Employment with Benefits

POSITION SUMMARY: Under administrative direction, directs the operations of the court clinic; provides evaluations, testimony, and consultation to various courts; performs related administrative duties.  Performs other related duties as required and may be cross-trained to assist with other departmental duties.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Directs operations of court clinic; plans and evaluates programs; supervises clinic employees  prepares and submits annual budget and monitors expenditures; develops clinic policies and procedures; provides training and direction to clinic staff and consultants; establishes and ensures conformance with quality control procedures. Performs psychological evaluation and testing for courts (e.g., competency, sanity, etc.) and prepares reports; provides courtroom testimony, and consultation as necessary; reviews records and related material as necessary to complete evaluations. Meets and confers with judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals, and court personnel regarding court cases; represents clinic to courts, funding sources, and professional organizations; represents the clinic before press regarding court cases and professional issues; prepares and presents material to universities, professional, and community organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology supplemented by post-doctoral training in Forensic Psychology; licensed to practice in the State of Ohio; plus five (5) years experience as a Clinical Psychologist or equivalent. Please send Letter of Interest and Resume via email in MS Word/PDF format to:  hr@cpcourt.summitoh.net