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UTHealth Houston's Behavioral Sciences Campus is hiring a full-time Senior Forensic Clinician! This role will support our competency restoration program, working with individuals diagnosed with mental illness and intellectual disabilities who have been found incompetent to stand trial by a court.
Our competency restoration program operates as a single integration across six units serving 29 counties. While units may operate under different contracts, budgets, goals, and processes, we work collaboratively to deliver comprehensive competency restoration services. Clinicians may work across any unit as program needs require, contributing to a coordinated, system-wide approach to forensic competency restoration care.
The Senior Forensic Clinician will provide professional case management and clinical therapeutic services focused on overseeing the care of the patient including, but not limited to: legal education utilizing an evidenced-based curriculum in group and individual sessions; psychosocial therapy to teach skills to manage mental illness and interact effectively with their attorney; working with a multidisciplinary treatment team to address barriers to competency. The ideal candidate will have experience with inpatient, crisis management, and/or forensic services, serving high-acuity patient needs.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides professional case management and clinical therapeutic services in an acute care psychiatric hospital focused on overseeing the care of patients from admissions through discharge.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Provides indirect services to patients. Acts as an advocate for the patient/family with the treatment team.
- Provides direct services to patients including: biopsychosocial/psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, and treatment that includes: individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention and treatment planning.
- Provides oversight of patient's care, progress in treatment, and progress toward discharge in order to prevent both the over-utilization and the under-utilization of inpatient treatment services. This is accomplished through feedback to and from the patient, significant others, the treatment team, and UR and community resources.
- Works with a multidisciplinary treatment team to develop an individualized treatment, and a discharge plan that enables patients to quickly return to outpatient treatment programs. Works closely with physicians in identifying diagnoses to assist in the treatment process. Develops a discharge plan that will support patient's ongoing recovery and development.
- Assesses the psychosocial functioning of patients at admission and throughout the treatment program; conducts interviews with patients and significant others to determine assets as well as challenges to optimal patient functioning both while in the program and upon discharge to a lesser restrictive level of care.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with community resources to assist patients medical needs at discharge for ongoing treatment, residence, financial support, transportation, education, and vocational rehabilitation.
- Refers patients and family to community resources.
- Applies for court ordered mental health services for patients unable or unwilling to consent to treatment deemed necessary to protect the life of the patient or others. Presents to the Probate Court, both in writing and in oral testimony, reports of the specific patients behaviors prompting the request for involuntary admissions for services.
- Provides training to staff and supervision of students and incumbents in the Clinician I position.
- Provides consultation within department regarding subject matter expertise (i.e., discharge planning, etc.)
- Participates in community outreach activities such as speaker boards. Serves on committees as appointed by the Director, Social Services.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by State of Texas required or
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by State of Texas required or
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors required
Minimum Education:
Master's Degree in a behavioral science required
Minimum Experience:
2 years of experience in a mental health setting required
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Veteran Information:
Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0925, 46N1D, 46N1E, 46N1F, 46N1G, 46N1J, 46N1R, 46N3D, 46N3E, 46N3F, 46N3G, 46N3, 46N3J, 46N3R, 46N4D, 46N4E, 46N4F, 46N4G, 46N4J, 46N4R, 46NXD, 46NXE, 46NXF, 46NXG, 46NXJ, 46NXR, 46NX.
For a complete list please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
INTRODUCTION
UTHealth Houston's Behavioral Sciences Campus is hiring a full-time Senior Forensic Clinician! This role will support our competency restoration program, working with individuals diagnosed with mental illness and intellectual disabilities who have been found incompetent to stand trial by a court.
Our competency restoration program operates as a single integration across six units serving 29 counties. While units may operate under different contracts, budgets, goals, and processes, we work collaboratively to deliver comprehensive competency restoration services. Clinicians may work across any unit as program needs require, contributing to a coordinated, system-wide approach to forensic competency restoration care.
The Senior Forensic Clinician will provide professional case management and clinical therapeutic services focused on overseeing the care of the patient including, but not limited to: legal education utilizing an evidenced-based curriculum in group and individual sessions; psychosocial therapy to teach skills to manage mental illness and interact effectively with their attorney; working with a multidisciplinary treatment team to address barriers to competency. The ideal candidate will have experience with inpatient, crisis management, and/or forensic services, serving high-acuity patient needs.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides professional case management and clinical therapeutic services in an acute care psychiatric hospital focused on overseeing the care of patients from admissions through discharge.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Provides indirect services to patients. Acts as an advocate for the patient/family with the treatment team.
- Provides direct services to patients including: biopsychosocial/psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, and treatment that includes: individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention and treatment planning.
- Provides oversight of patient's care, progress in treatment, and progress toward discharge in order to prevent both the over-utilization and the under-utilization of inpatient treatment services. This is accomplished through feedback to and from the patient, significant others, the treatment team, and UR and community resources.
- Works with a multidisciplinary treatment team to develop an individualized treatment, and a discharge plan that enables patients to quickly return to outpatient treatment programs. Works closely with physicians in identifying diagnoses to assist in the treatment process. Develops a discharge plan that will support patient's ongoing recovery and development.
- Assesses the psychosocial functioning of patients at admission and throughout the treatment program; conducts interviews with patients and significant others to determine assets as well as challenges to optimal patient functioning both while in the program and upon discharge to a lesser restrictive level of care.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with community resources to assist patients medical needs at discharge for ongoing treatment, residence, financial support, transportation, education, and vocational rehabilitation.
- Refers patients and family to community resources.
- Applies for court ordered mental health services for patients unable or unwilling to consent to treatment deemed necessary to protect the life of the patient or others. Presents to the Probate Court, both in writing and in oral testimony, reports of the specific patients behaviors prompting the request for involuntary admissions for services.
- Provides training to staff and supervision of students and incumbents in the Clinician I position.
- Provides consultation within department regarding subject matter expertise (i.e., discharge planning, etc.)
- Participates in community outreach activities such as speaker boards. Serves on committees as appointed by the Director, Social Services.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by State of Texas required or
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) by State of Texas required or
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) by Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors required
Minimum Education:
Master's Degree in a behavioral science required
Minimum Experience:
2 years of experience in a mental health setting required
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Veteran Information:
Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0925, 46N1D, 46N1E, 46N1F, 46N1G, 46N1J, 46N1R, 46N3D, 46N3E, 46N3F, 46N3G, 46N3, 46N3J, 46N3R, 46N4D, 46N4E, 46N4F, 46N4G, 46N4J, 46N4R, 46NXD, 46NXE, 46NXF, 46NXG, 46NXJ, 46NXR, 46NX.
For a complete list please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Forensic Psychologist
Verify your AHPRA registration transfers strategically
U.S. employers will ask about state licensure, not AHPRA. Research which state your target employer is in and check that state's psychology board requirements for internationally trained applicants before applying.
Target forensic units inside established institutions
Federal agencies, state correctional systems, and academic medical centers file LCAs regularly and have HR teams familiar with work visa processes. These employers are far more likely to know E-3 sponsorship than private practice groups.
Search Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Use Migrate Mate to filter Forensic Psychologist roles by employers with active E-3 or H-1B filing history. This cuts out the guesswork of cold-applying to employers who have never sponsored a work visa.
Address your 3-year degree during credential evaluation
Australian psychology degrees are often three or four years. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator confirming U.S. bachelor's equivalency before your employer files the LCA with DOL.
Clarify supervised hours requirements with your offer
Many U.S. states require supervised postdoctoral hours for full licensure. Confirm whether your offer letter accommodates supervised practice status, since your E-3 job duties must match your actual role as filed.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for your paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end. Forensic roles sometimes draw consulate scrutiny on specialty occupation, and accurate documentation matters.
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Find Forensic Psychologist JobsForensic Psychologist E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Forensic Psychologist jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search Forensic Psychologist roles filtered by employers with a history of E-3 or H-1B filings. Most job boards don't surface visa sponsorship history, so you can spend weeks applying to employers who have never filed a work visa. Migrate Mate solves that by surfacing employers already familiar with the sponsorship process.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Forensic Psychologist role qualify as an E-3 specialty occupation?
Yes. Forensic psychology requires a relevant degree in psychology or a closely related field, and U.S. employers routinely require at least a master's or doctoral degree for these roles. That degree requirement is what establishes specialty occupation status for E-3 purposes. Your employer documents this in the Labor Condition Application filed with DOL before your visa application.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Forensic Psychologist roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens but has no annual lottery and no cap, so your employer can file any time after you receive an offer. The H-1B is subject to an annual lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate. For Australian forensic psychologists, the E-3 is almost always the faster and more predictable path to starting work in the U.S.
Can I work in a forensic role while my full U.S. psychology license is pending?
Your E-3 status is tied to the specific job duties and employer listed in your LCA. If your offer involves supervised practice toward licensure, that arrangement must be accurately reflected in your filing. Working under a different supervisor or in duties outside your LCA without amending the filing creates compliance risk. Confirm the scope of your role with your employer before your LCA is submitted to DOL.
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