Senior Behavioral Analyst

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)

DCF is the state of Florida’s social services agency that oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self‑sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

The Office of SAMH is the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office is statutorily responsible for planning, evaluating, and implementing a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

NEFSH is a 613‑bed licensed mental health treatment facility located in Macclenny that provides person‑centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital was established in 1959 and is the largest state‑operated civil treatment facility.

NEFSH is a tobacco‑free facility.

• Provide psychological assessment and treatment services to an inpatient adult population at NEFSH as a Florida‑licensed psychologist. Assessments involve independent completion of routine hospital forms, violence risk assessments, suicide risk assessments, forensic evaluations, and psychological testing (e.g., memory testing, personality testing, and intelligence testing). Treatment services include individual and group psychotherapy. Assist the Director with administrative responsibilities, research, and special projects.
• Conduct clinical interviews, chart reviews, behavioral observations, staff consultation, and related documentation for initial and annual psychological evaluations. May also complete forensic reports to the Court and internal forensic assessments as well as administer and interpret psychological instruments.
• Attend Recovery Team meetings on assigned living areas, participate in formulation of treatment plans, and complete related documentation.
• Facilitate assigned evidence‑based specialty treatment group, provide group coverage for additional groups, and complete related documentation.
• Provide individual mental health treatment to assigned residents to include psychotherapy and behavior plans.
• Conduct clinical interviews/administer assessment tool, chart reviews, behavioral observations, staff consultation, and related documentation for routine suicide risk assessments and for violence risk assessments. Serve on the Suicide Risk Assessment team to complete complex, high‑profile suicide risk assessments.
• May act in the absence of the supervisor and provide assistance to the Director with various assignments and special projects.
• Attend hospital meetings and trainings to include American Psychological Association accredited internship program meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the theories and principles of psychology.
• Knowledge of psychological testing principles and practices.
• Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to develop policies, procedures and standards.
• Ability to analyze and interpret psychological data.
• Ability to provide consultation, advice and training to others.
• Ability to formulate and implement goals and objectives.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with others.

• Licensed Florida Psychologist.

• Experience with civil and forensic patients.
• Experience in providing court testimony.
• Experience in crisis management and research in mental health.
• Certification in forensic psychology or related training.