Psychologist

Job Description

Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual members treatment program.

Job Responsibility

Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs
Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual members treatment program
Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness
Participates in staff conferences to select, plan, and evaluate treatment programs
Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups
Instructs and counsels patients and their families regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and adherence to prescribed medication regimens, within the scope of practice
May administer specialized therapeutic procedures, as appropriate
Provides appropriate support to members family
May develop and conducts psychoeducational classes and groups
May conduct psychological assessments, including test administration, interpretation, and recommendations
Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records
Charts members treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards
May be required to participate in the department on-call rotation
Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice
Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment
May develop, implements, and evaluates behavioral medicine and health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including primary care
Provides consultation to other care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology and behavioral medicine
Provides clinical supervision to psychology doctoral interns, psychology postdoctoral residents, and other mental health trainees/fellows as necessary
May supervise Post Masters Fellows, Associate Clinical Social Workers, Associate Marriage Family Therapists or Associate Professional Clinical Counselors as needed if supervision course is completed
May provide appropriate support to members family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment, at members request
Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment to include referral of the member and/or members family to external resources, as appropriate
Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation
Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies

Requirements

PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling, Health or School Psychology from an accredited college or university
Psychologist License (California) within 6 months of hire
Psychologist License (from any state) required at hire
National Provider Identifier required at hire
Must be familiar with DSM-V as a means of diagnosis
Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions
May be required to participate in the department on-call rotation
Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and psychotherapy research methods
Knowledge of the bio-psycho-social functions that contribute to mental health
Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans
Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy
Professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities
Commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic
Ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner
Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations and APA standards as it related to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality
Previous clinical responsibilities to include psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy
Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership

Nice to have

Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy
Demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations of adults, children, adolescents, & families, including administering & writing up psychological testing & assessment batteries preferred
Demonstrated professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities, preferred
Demonstrated commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic, preferred
Demonstrated ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner, preferred
Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans, preferred
Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy, preferred

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