Adult Outpatient Psychologist

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Department

OBHS Mental Health Pro-Fee

"The following positions within Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatric Emergency Services, CARES, and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are offering the opportunity to enroll in a program offering a cash incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS (Advancing Careers, Competencies, and Equity in Substance Treatment Services) grant. Employees must be >0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50% of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program contract. Program is available until grant funds are exhausted.

· Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7,500
· Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3,500
· Care Navigators may earn up to $3,505"

Job Summary

The Psychologist, Adult provides clinical services to adults. This doctoral level professional provides individual psychotherapy, expert diagnostic assessment, case coordination, and case management. Couples, family or group psychotherapy may also be provided. Standardized psychological testing may be performed but is not a core component of this job. The Psychologist is expected to have skills and abilities with a wide range of moderate to severe psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, psychosis, and sequelae of traumatic stress. Multicultural competence is essential. This position functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team and provides clinical leadership for other staff members and for trainees working with the team. There are additional opportunities to be involved in data monitoring and research projects. The Psychologist participates as a faculty member for the accredited internship program and participates in provision of supervision and teaching. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Hospital-based Psychologists will focus their work on the acute inpatient psychiatric unit or consult service. These psychologists will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a focus on assessment, brief interventions, and the relationship between psychological and medical health. Outpatient Psychologists will work in an outpatient clinic where they have a caseload for which they provide assessment, brief interventions, and long-term psychotherapy.

Essential Functions:

• Provide high quality clinical services to individuals referred to behavioral health, including evidence-based behavioral health interventions and services that are appropriate to the biopsychosocial needs of adult patients. (40%)
• Consult with other health providers as part of the interdisciplinary team and generate recommendations, referrals, and case management for patient as needed. (10%)
• Conduct diagnostic screening of patients using evidence-based assessments and screening tools. (10%)
• Conduct in-depth diagnostic assessments and safety/risk assessments as needed. (10%)
• Generate documentation of assessment and intervention in the medical record in a timely manner. (10%)
• Participate in teaching and didactics as part of the training faculty of the Division of Psychology for postdoctoral fellows, pre-doctoral residents and practicum students. (10%)
• Participate in program improvement and/or academic efforts to support department and organizational initiatives or to generate academic productivity. (10%)
• Participates in clinical education of healthcare students as seen fit by the supervising medical staff (0%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree in psychology from an accredited school Required

Work Experience:

• less than 1 year One year of postdoctoral experience preferred but will consider newly licensed psychologists

Licenses:

• PSY-Licensed Psychologist - State Board of Psychologist Examiners Required and
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge and skills in effective psychological practice, including evidence-based therapy modalities, crisis intervention, and risk assessment.
• Knowledge of patient populations’ cultural, religious, ethnic, and social systems in interactions, care planning, and education.
• Basic knowledge of medical terms, abbreviations, diagnose