Licensed Clinical Psychologist (5339)

About the role

The Clinical Psychologist is responsible for establishing, providing, and implementing quality trauma-informed evaluation services to youth and families consistent with agency mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Using trauma-informed practices, evaluate, counsel, and provide evaluations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health and behavioral disorders for individuals and groups.
• Administer and interpret tests of mental abilities and aptitudes, interests, psychological status, personality, emotions, and motivation.
• Assist treatment team members in the formulation of diagnoses and individualized treatment planning.
• Provide 29i and CFTSS services according to treatment needs.
• Develop evaluations to assist in developing skills for children/youth as defined in treatment goals.
• Provide psychiatric supports to youth and families.
• Interface with internal and external programs/stakeholders, including county caseworkers/representatives, for treatment planning.
• Respond to crisis situations, including de-escalating and engaging youth and family, processing incidents, and/or developing safety plans as required.
• Partner with team members to coordinate clinical services supporting permanent and reunification planning while preparing youth for the future.
• Provide clinical consultation, evaluate progress, and adjust clinical services as necessary.
• Ensure all 29i Other Limited Health Services and CFTSS are delivered in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, complete, maintain, and track all mandatory appropriate documentation in a timely manner per agency policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain paperwork in accordance with regulations, auditing, and billing requirements in all youth and family charts.
• Attend internal and external meetings, including treatment team meetings, SPR, supervision, and team meetings, and prepare required documentation.
• Represent the agency in a professional manner.
• Participate and collaborate on pre-admission, engaging youth and families as early as possible.
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures, support agency mission, vision, and values, and participate in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Licensed Certified Clinical Psychologist or Limited Permit with a supervising Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
• Experience working with vulnerable youth and families preferred.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule outside of normal business hours, including nights and weekends, as needed.
• Must have a valid driver’s license. Travel required.
• Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population.

Schedule

Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm with a flexible schedule as needed. No on-call responsibilities, no holidays.