Psychologist FT on-site

About the Job:

Roles and Responsibilities:

· Performs psychological assessments, testing, and evaluation based on a physician’s order for services. Makes recommendation for treatment and referral as appropriate.

· Provides diagnosis based on assessments, testing, and evaluation. Psychological Evaluations may include the administration, scoring, interpretation, and preparation of reports for diagnostic clarification, and/or other evaluations deemed clinically appropriate.

· Develops and implement patient care plans based on area of defined clinical expertise, risk and overall patient care complexity and identifies desired patient outcomes.

· Evaluates and monitors patient outcome and response to care using current best practice guidelines and developed clinical protocols.

· Provides psychotherapy services for patients to include individual, family and group therapy, scheduling and facilitation of treatment team reviews and documentation.

· Collaborates with clinical staff in assessment, treatment planning, general healthcare and a review of patient progress and treatment.

· Participates in the on-going assessment and therapeutic engagement of patient.

· Administers psychological testing, scoring, and interpretation of psychological testing, and makes recommendations for the appropriateness of psychological testing. Performs evaluations of personality and cognitive functioning.

· Coordinates with clinicians, case managers, nursing staff, and psychiatric practitioners related to the patient’s care.

· Completes all necessary clinical documentation in an accurate and timely manner. Documents clinical service delivery within 72 hours of patient contact. Documentation meets all appropriate documentation guidelines, along with timely authentication of medical records.

· Attends all treatment teams for assigned patients.

· Attends weekly/monthly clinical supervision as assigned.

· Responds to crisis situations and assists in the de-escalation of patients who exhibit harmful behaviors.

· Collaborates with Psychiatric Practitioner and Director of Clinical Services by assisting with milieu management. Provides oversight, training, re-education, and implementation of unit-based programming related to healthy coping skills, appropriate behaviors, safety, and solution focused practices.

· Consistently follows the program schedule and implements all safety and security procedures.

· Master's or PhD in Psychology from an accredited college or university required, level determined by the state in which the facility is operating.

· Three or more years' experience post Masters preferred.

· Able to use various modalities, including individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy.

· One year experience required in a supervisory capacity in a mental health treatment program, preferably including both clinical and administrative supervision.

· Current professional license, per state regulations/requirements.

· CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.