PSYCHOLOGIST II / NGRI
Listed compensation
$103k-$148k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Title: PSYCHOLOGIST II / NGRI
State Role Title: Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Hiring Range: $102,726 - $148,455
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Eastern State Hospital
Agency Website: dbhds.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
To provide comprehensive treatment to patients adjudicated NGRI. This includes comprehensive risk assessment and risk management strategies as well as necessary forensic report writing for progression through the graduated privileging process.
This role is responsible for initial and ongoing psychological assessments, individual treatment sessions to address relevant risk management issues and treatment issues, treatment planning through core membership on a treatment team, psychotherapy groups, as well as behavioral consultation and program development as needed. May provide supervision and training for students (intern and practicum).
Successful Candidate Should Possess
Experience with coordination of psychological services for each patient on caseload. Knowledge, skills, and abilities for the delivery of psychological practice and principals with a specific focus on risk assessment and risk management.
Knowledge of hospital/community/agency resources and ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary treatment team.
Understanding of those adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and the graduated privileging process, with specific emphasis on their respective treatment needs.
Knowledge of how persons with mental illness encounter the legal and criminal justice systems.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral Degree in Psychology.
License eligibility as a Clinical Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Additional Considerations
Licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Forensic training through the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy (ILPPP).
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
Phone: 757-208-7717 / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS
Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).
Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Key Responsibilities
The psychologist will provide comprehensive treatment, risk assessment, and forensic report writing for patients adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. They will also participate in treatment planning, conduct psychotherapy groups, and provide behavioral consultation within an interdisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctoral Degree in Psychology and be eligible for licensure as a Clinical Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Experience in risk assessment and forensic practice is essential for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychologist Career Context
Virginia Information Technologies Agency ranks #8 of 12 employers hiring Psychologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 28% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$124k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychology listings in Virginia | 59 active | 1,741 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 42% remote · 28% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Psychologist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment2,064 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Psychology pay trend | −1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Virginia Information Technologies Agency | #8 of 12 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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