Psychologist

About the Role

The Psychologist is responsible for providing a range of clinical duties and psychology services, serving as the program expert on therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in overseeing clinical interventions that reflect best therapeutic practices.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to monitor and support patient care.
• Monitor patient progress through self-report measures and other monitored outcomes to facilitate ongoing treatment planning.
• Assist with milieu management.
• Lead and direct evidence-based case conceptualization and associated treatment interventions.
• Understand, interpret, implement, and provide direction on measures to clarify diagnosis and prioritize symptoms.
• Provide evidence-based symptom/behavior conceptualization.
• Identify, model, and supervise relevant empirically based treatment interventions.
• Evaluate evidence-based interventions and provide recommendations and rationale for interventions to treatment stakeholders (e.g., staff, healthcare professionals, leadership, patients, and families).
• Complete and monitor required medical record documentation in an accurate and timely manner, including documentation audits.
• Provide training, consultation, and supervision to staff responsible for direct care of clients.
• Provide high-quality clinical supervision to all clinical patient-facing staff in accordance with supervision standard work (including therapists, behavioral specialists, and students).
• In collaboration with service line leader and site-specific leadership, create and provide training to all staff to ensure the most up-to-date interventions are provided.
• Support protocol fidelity through ongoing monitoring.
• Monitor quality and effectiveness of staff, programs, and referral services.
• Propose departmental policies and procedures to direct supervisor and service line leaders.
• Attend and support debriefs.
• Demonstrate understanding and support of regulatory agency compliance regulations.
• Facilitate development of a healthy and safe therapeutic milieu.
• Provide support for milieu management by supporting behavioral management and intervention.
• Work with program leadership to ensure policies and procedures are clear and applied consistently.
• Support staff by contributing to and facilitating a culture of mental well-being and a healthy work environment, including growth mindset and positive problem-solving.
• Model professionalism and ethical practice in accordance with professional psychological standards.
• Provide professional leadership concerning clinical assessment, treatment, and management issues, and provide consultation/supervision to direct service staff as part of daily interdisciplinary services.
• Provide direct care as appropriate consistent with professional psychological standards.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to support direct interventions, including individual, group, and family sessions.
• Provide and model direct care interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing) with patients and families.
• Engage in clinical assessment to clarify diagnosis and enhance treatment planning.
• Lead and model complex case conceptualization and rationale for treatment interventions.
• Support complex discharge planning by engaging supports and community resources as needed.
• Engage in program development and clinical interventions that align with best practices and empirically supported treatments.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest peer-reviewed empirical research relevant to the program.
• Collaborate with system leaders to continually enhance treatment protocols and offerings.
• Collaborate with leaders of other disciplines to ensure appropriate and consistent treatment practices.
• Monitor program changes with outcome data to ensure high-quality care.
• Participate in hospital committees to promote positive problem-solving and improve services.
• Represent Rogers Behavioral Health as a thought leader in academic and community spaces.
• Engage in activities that push Rogers to the forefront of thought leadership, which may include:
  • Interdepartmental presentations
  • Community presentations
  • Academic conference attendance and presentations
  • Research participation, publication, and dissemination
  • Membership in nationally recognized professional groups
• Be available for on-call duty as part of regular job responsibilities, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Travel and provide on-site services across multiple locations, demonstrating flexibility to meet the needs of diverse patient populations.

Requirements

• PhD or PsyD degree in a licensed psychologist-eligible field.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a licensed psychologist able to practice in the state where the residential facility is located and in good standing with the respective licensing board.
• American Heart Association CPR certification within thirty (30) days of hire. Bi-annual re-certification is required.
• Training in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within sixty (60) days of hire/transfer. Annual re-certification is required.
• Excellent communication skills, customer focus, proficiency, leadership ability, and professional integrity.
• Compliance with RCC and CBRF employee requirements.
• Electronic medical record software experience.
• Ability to work quickly and effectively in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment while adhering to deadlines.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee share program.
• Life/disability insurance.
• Flex spending accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Health and wellness program.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).