Psychologist Level II

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. We serve the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff.

About the role

This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of varying degrees of difficulty in the field of psychology, providing psychological services to individuals and groups across various settings, including Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation Court Clinics (FPECC). This may include participation in the process of commitment of patients to institutional care. The role ensures patient-centered quality care and services in support of better outcomes and improved patient experience, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and psychology standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate individuals' emotional and intellectual functioning through clinical interviewing and/or the selection, administration, and interpretation of standard group and individual tests of personality development and intellectual capacity.
• Maintain suitable records and files of test performance and treatment results.
• Prepare reports of psychological findings, which may be included in clinical case histories or files.
• Consult with psychiatrists, social workers, judges, and other relevant parties regarding diagnoses, prognoses, and recommendations for disposition of individual cases.
• Attend and may participate in psychological and general staff conferences.
• Participate in individual and group research by evaluating initial summarization and quantitative treatment of data, preparing research reports for publication.
• Provide psychological consultation services on non-clinical issues and may offer such services to other City agencies.
• Administer psychotherapy as part of treatment programs.
• Provide neuro-psychological and vocational assessments.
• Prepare commitment papers, including write-ups and documentation for cases.
• Give instruction or training in psychodiagnostic and/or therapeutic techniques.
• Oversee the work of psychology interns, social workers, and paraprofessional mental health workers.
• Conduct research on test development and contribute to the formulation of hypotheses and details of research design.
• Testify in court or at other hearings.
• Supervise the work of unlicensed psychologists and other subordinate staff in diagnosis, therapy, and research, coordinating their activities with other professional workers.
• Evaluate and develop habilitation plans and treat individuals for addictions, cognitive impairments, and neuropsychological disorders.
• Administer therapy in difficult atypical cases, including individual, group, and family counseling and/or therapy.
• Coordinate training programs and conduct case conferences and seminars for training purposes.
• Provide formal and informal instruction to psychologists and psychologists-in-training on diagnostic, therapeutic, and research techniques.
• Conduct in-service training programs by organizing and staffing conferences and seminars, drawing up curricula, and evaluating program efficiency.
• Participate as part of a 24-hour trauma team providing counseling/evaluation at crisis situations within the New York metropolitan area.
• Work with the City's Family Court System to conduct assessments for termination of parental rights, custody disputes, neglect, and abuse cases.
• Provide evaluations of fitness to proceed and pre-sentencing evaluations to Criminal Courts.

Requirements

• Valid license and current registration to practice as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED); or
• Within six (6) months of appointment to this level, must obtain a valid license and current registration to practice as a Psychologist issued by the NYSED and provide proof that the following documentation has been submitted to the NYSED:
  • Proof of passing the licensing examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).
  • Application for Licensure (Form 1).
  • Certification of Professional Education (Form 2).
  • Reports of Professional Experience/Certifications of Supervised Experience (Form 4). Note: Post-doctoral experience in NYS must have been obtained under a NYS Limited Permit.
  • If already licensed in another State, Certification of Out-of-State Licensure and Exam Grades (Form 3) and Certification of Licensed Experience (Form 4F) should be substituted for Form 4 above.

Preferences

• Ability to reliably commute to NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health locations at 815 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206 and 100 N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
• Two years of post-licensure experience preferred.