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 Adult Psychologist 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. 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. 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 short-term evidence-based behavioral health interventions and support services. (10%)
• Provide services that are appropriate to the age and developmental level of the patient. (10%)
• Consult with providers as part of the interdisciplinary team and generate recommendations, referrals, and case management as needed. (10%)
• Conduct brief diagnostic screening of patients using evidence-based assessments and screening tools. (10%)
• Provide health behavior change interventions using Motivational Interviewing. (10%)
• Conduct in-depth diagnostic assessment as needed. (5%)
• Conduct safety and risk assessment as needed. (5%)
• Generate documentation of assessment and intervention in the medical record in a timely manner. (5%)
• Actively participate in regular team meetings and huddles of the interdisciplinary team at primary care clinic. (5%)
• Participate in Integrated Behavioral Health Division meetings to maintain cohesion and improve awareness of department functioning. (5%)
• Participates or provides leadership of department, agency, or community meetings as well as internal Denver Health workgroups. (5%)
• Participate in teaching and didactics as part of the training faculty of the Division of Psychology for psychology pre-doctoral residents and practicum students. (5%)
• Provide teaching and presentation of relevant topics to the Integrated Behavioral Health Division staff. (5%)
• Provide teaching and presentation of relevant topics to the medical residents and training programs within Denver Health and University of Colorado. (5%)
• Participate in academic efforts in research and professional writing. (5%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree in psychology from an accredited school Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years One year of postdoctoral experience Required

Licenses:

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge and skills in effective psychological practice in primary care medical settings, including evidence-based, brief therapy modalit