Licensed Psychologist-Primary Care-20 Hours

Responsibilities

• Participates in clinical training including case conferences and clinical seminar.
• Supervises/trains graduate practicum students and other trainees as assigned.
• Participates in staff development activities.
• Maintains professional expertise through involvement in professional organizations and continuing education programs.
• Affirms needed services and supports and makes efforts to secure as appropriate.
• Communicates with appropriate agencies to keep providers informed of relevant developments.
• Maintains collegial relationships with team members, responding to concerns, assessing progress and communicating on case developments.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology/Clinical Psychology/School Psychology/ Counseling Psychology required plus completion of an APA approved internship and post-doctoral fellowship or one year of supervised experience in a treatment setting for children and adolescents.
• Licensure by Connecticut State Department of Public Health as a Psychologist.
• CPR certification required within 60 days of hire and renewed every 2 years.

About the role

Provides direct clinical services to patients and families.

Consults with multidisciplinary teams to optimize medical and psychological care.

Participates in clinical research activities, including quality improvement initiatives.

Supervises graduate psychology practicum students, pre-doctoral interns and post-doctoral fellows, as well as teaching of medical students and pediatric residents.

Collaborates effectively with team members, parents, caretakers, care providers, agency representatives and students.

Intervenes effectively in crisis situations.

Adheres to documentation standards.

Adheres to professional standards of conduct, ethical standards and CCMC Code of Conduct.