Clinical Psychologist

Essential Responsibilities

• Interviews members and evaluates their psychological and mental status.
• Utilizes the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to diagnose patients.
• Determines if member is in crisis, at-risk, or suicidal/homicidal.
• Refers members in need of immediate or urgent care to appropriate levels of services.
• Provides psychotherapy and counseling for individuals, families, groups and/or Intensive Outpatient Programs.
• Utilizes a wide range of latest evidence-based interventions and modalities.
• Provides services such as crisis intervention, brief therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapies, skills training, supportive therapy, stress management, and family therapy.
• Affirms urgent or high-risk clinical situations and makes appropriate interventions.
• Collaborates and consults with physicians and other interdisciplinary clinical team members to support assessments and decision making.
• Maintains high level of clinical expertise.
• Maintains clinical records by documenting clinical assessments, treatment plans, interventions and all pertinent information in patient medical records according to Regional and departmental guidelines.
• Develops and conducts specialized treatment programs and services.
• Participates in clinical team meetings, departmental planning and quality management activities.
• Supervises and mentor's residents and intern students as assigned.
• Assesses patients in Emergency Departments on after hours and as needed basis in service areas where we have privileges to provide mental health assessments and crisis intervention.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) approved program in clinical psychology or from an accredited institution with the graduate level training leading to the doctoral degree meeting the requirements of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) 16-98-9.
• Pychologist License (Hawaii).
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association.

Additional Requirements

• Experience in providing evidence-based treatment including conducting individual and group therapy, intensive outpatient treatment, and/or partial hospitalization programs for children, and/or adults, including people with serious/chronic mental illness.
• Experience in writing treatment plans.
• Knowledge and experience in conducting assessments and diagnostic evaluations using the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
• Familiar with frequently used psychiatric medications.
• Familiarity with statistical/analytical methods of instruments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability, change management, conflict resolution, decision making, group process facilitation, influence, interpersonal relations, oral communication, problem solving, quality management, teamwork, and written communication.
• Taxonomy code required at time of hire.