Salary : $95,340.00 AnnuallyLocation : Denver, COJob Type: Full TimeJob Number: IIB 04129 2/20/25Department: Colorado Department of Human ServicesDivision: OBH - CMHIPOpening Date: 11/06/2024Closing Date: ContinuousFLSA: Determined by PositionType of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.Primary Physical Work Address: 3520 W. Oxford Ave. Denver COFLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.Department Contact Information: To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed. Department InformationThis position is open to current Colorado Residents only.$14,000 Sign On Incentive Please note: This posting will be used to fill multiple positionsMost State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!The Court Services Department responds to court-ordered referrals for the evaluation of competency, restoration, sanity, and mental condition. Court Services has offices located in both Denver and Pueblo on the Mental Health Hospital campuses. Court Services manages and monitors the completion and deadlines for orders issued by the courts and assigns the evaluations to be performed by psychologists and psychiatrists in accordance with Colorado Revised Statute 16-8.5. The work unit is responsible for compliance with the Barnes v. DLC Consent Decree.Opt-in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events!Description of JobThe current schedule will be a hybrid work arrangement (remote work and report on-site 2 days per week) but may change without prior notification based on business demands. The candidate selected for this position will have the option of being located at either The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Fort Logan or Pueblo.About this Position: This position exists to perform and ensure the quality and timely completion of court-ordered evaluations and restoration reports required by Colorado courts. The evaluator is authorized to represent the Department in communication with Judges and Courts directly. A forensic evaluator must be a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist by Colorado Statute. This position performs competency evaluations, restoration to legal competency evaluations, and sanity/mental condition evaluations (if the evaluator meets qualifications per statute) and provides a written report containing their opinion to the courts and both attorneys assigned to a defendant's case. Job Duties:This position completes the equivalent of 12 court ordered evaluations for competency or restoration of competency per month and a minimum of 6 assigned evaluations will be competency evaluations in the jail.This position completes a written report detailing their opinion regarding competency or sanity/mental condition, and if their opinion is incompetent an explanation of barriers to competency, clearly detailed in their report. Written reports also include information and opinions specified in C.R.S 16-8.5 and the Consent Decree. This position may be subpoenaed to testify to provide the court with information regarding their opinion. Evaluations may occur in various settings including hospitals, jails, or in the community and this position responds to the location specified in the court order. This position requests collateral information as needed to inform their opinion and seeks consultation from their supervisor or colleagues on difficult, complex, or ambiguous cases.Develop and deliver to courts, via expert testimony, professional opinion regarding the legal question of competency, restoration, and sanity mental condition. This position is able to detail information utilized to inform their opinion, remains objective and neutral provides testimony regarding opinion to a legal question in the court order, and explains the basis for any clinical (i.e. diagnosis, prognosis) and forensic opinions. This position is able to testify regarding the assessment process, including instruments utilized during evaluation and collateral sources requested to inform opinion.This position attends annual and ongoing competency training as mandated by statute and Forensic Services to ensure evaluators stay informed of current trends and research in the field of forensic psychology. Evaluators present and provide feedback to peers during case presentations for continued growth and development and will have their work periodically reviewed for quality assurance.This position may be called upon to perform tasks or undertake special assignments or projects deemed necessary by OBH, but not specifically referenced in the above duties. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Minimum QualificationsEducation: Current, valid licensure as a Psychologist from the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners. The license must be in good standing.ANDExperience: One year of experience as a licensed psychologist or permitted psychologist candidate.SubstitutionsNoneSpecial QualificationsLicensed Psychologist Preferred QualificationsExperience in the area of Forensic EvaluationsExperience in conducting and writing evaluations of competency to proceedAbility to work independently with little or no directionClear and effective written and oral communication skillsAbility to use independent judgment to accomplish tasks to meet deadlines Conditions of EmploymentCBI Name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference check, Professional License verification (licensure requirement), PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check, CAPSMust possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License May require extensive travel between offices, Colorado Mental Hospital in Pueblo and Fort Logan, and various detention facilities.Pre-Employment Physical-TB TestMust be 21 years of age or olderFormer State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant's prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.Appeal RightsIf you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( ), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.Supplemental InformationHow to ApplyThe Assessment ProcessFor additional recruiting questions, please contact randy.mcgeeSign-On Incentive:The $14,000 sign-on incentive will be provided in three payments: within two pay cycles of when the new employee starts at CDHS, 180-day anniversary, and 270-day anniversary with CDHS. Must be currently employed at the date of the anniversary to receive the next installment. If you are separated from the state for any reason prior to the installment date, you will not be eligible to receive it.About Us: If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high-quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plansMedical and dental health plansEmployer supplemented Health Savings AccountPaid life insuranceShort- and long-term disability coverage11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leaveBenefitHub state employee discount programEmployee Wellness ProgramExcellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training, and moreRemote work arrangements for eligible positions*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For moreinformation, go to Values:We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to ColoradansBalance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. ADAA Accommodations:CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at or call 1-800-929-0791.~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~Toll Free Applicant Technical SupportThe State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.01 Do you have a current, valid licensure as a Psychologist from the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners. Yes No No, but I am licensed in another State 02 Describe your experience conducting psychological assessments, both clinical and forensic. Specify the type(s) of evaluation (s), the approximate number(s) of each, and the agency/organization for which you did the work. If asked to conduct an evaluation of a person's competency to proceed, how would you go about doing so? 03 List the psychological test(s) with which you are most familiar. Indicate with an asterisk (*) those you think would be potentially appropriate to use in a forensic psychological examination. Indicate with a double asterisk (**) those you think would be potentially appropriate to use in an evaluation of competency to proceed. 04 Describe the difference(s) between doing clinical psychological evaluations and forensic evaluations. 05 If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...). Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position. 06 Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application.In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position. 07 The bottom of this job announcement provides links to additional information on how to apply, the assessment process, toll free applicant technical support, and about how the State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer. Please acknowledge below that you have read the information provided in these links. This information is available to me and I have read this information. I am unable to access the links with this information on the job posting. (If you select this option, please contact the recruiter, whose information is listed on this announcement, so that they can send this information directly to you.) 08 Your legal name is used in the hiring process for background checks. Did you use your full legal name in your application? If not, please update your information before submitting your application. Yes No Required Question