Assessment Psychologist

Position Overview

Operates as an independently licensed clinical psychologist. Provides comprehensive testing and assessment services to patients for the purpose of diagnostic clarity of behavioral, emotional, and neurological disorders. Provides comprehensive testing and assessment services to clarify academic abilities and needs for students. Provides mental health services, which may include evaluation, diagnosis, treatment of mental illness, and other psychological issues. Psychologists work to address other social needs of patients and utilize appropriate external or internals referral sources for specialty care, hospitalization, or advanced psychiatric assessments and treatments.

Essential Responsibilities

• Counsults with other members of the care team to provide clinical results and recommendations.
• Collaborates in a multidisciplinary setting to provide clinical results and recommendations.
• Assists with discharge planning and processes, including identification of community-based resources, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
• Assesses, collaborates, and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
• Utilizes appropriate teaching methods and/or referrals to ensure patient/family educational needs are met.
• Participates and/or trains new staff, students and interns as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) required.
• Two years of relevant experience with psychological assessment preferred.
• Relevant experience in therapy with adult, geriatric and/or child and adolescent populations recommended.
• Experience in behavioral interventions, critical incident event management and case management.
• Experience using evidence-based treatments to treat multiple behavioral health disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
• State licensure Ph.D. or Psy.D. required.