Psychologist Level III

About the Role

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center is attuned to the healthcare issues that matter to the people of North Brooklyn. Woodhull focuses on preventing disease and promoting healthy lifestyles by reaching out to the community at various convenient locations. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high-quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Responsibilities

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). Ensures patient-centered quality care and services in support of better outcomes and improved patient experience.

• Through clinical interviewing and/or through the selection, administration, and interpretation of standard group and individual tests of personality development and intellectual capacity, evaluates individuals' emotional and intellectual functioning.
• Maintains suitable records and files of test performance and treatment results.
• Prepares reports of psychological findings which may be included in clinical case histories, files, etc.
• Consults with psychiatrists, social workers, judges, and other relevant parties regarding the diagnoses, prognoses, and recommendations for disposition of individual cases.
• Attends and may participate in psychological and general staff conferences.
• Participates in individual and group research by evaluating initial summarization and quantitative treatment of data, preparing research reports for publication.
• Provides psychological consultation services on non-clinical issues and may offer such services to other City agencies.
• Participates in treatment programs administering psychotherapy.
• Provides neuro-psychological and vocational assessments.
• Prepares commitment papers, including write-ups and documentation for cases.
• Gives instruction or training in psychodiagnostic and/or therapeutic techniques.
• Oversees the work of psychology interns, social workers, and paraprofessional mental health workers.
• Conducts research on test development and contributes to formulation of hypotheses and details of research design.
• Testifies in court or at other hearings.
• Supervises the work of unlicensed psychologists and other subordinate staff in the areas of diagnosis, therapy, and research, and coordinates their activities with the work of other professional workers.
• Evaluates and develops habilitation plans and treats individuals for addictions, cognitive impairments, and neuropsychological disorders.
• Administers therapy in difficult atypical cases, which may include individual, group, and family counseling and/or therapy.
• Coordinates training programs and conducts case conferences and seminars for training purposes.
• Provides formal and informal instruction to psychologists and psychologists-in-training on diagnostic, therapeutic, and research techniques.
• Conducts in-service training programs by organizing and staffing conferences and seminars, drawing up curricula, and evaluating efficiency of programs.
• Participates as part of a 24-hour trauma team providing counseling/evaluation at crisis situations within the New York metropolitan area.
• Works with City's Family Court System to conduct assessments for termination of parental rights, custody disputes, neglect, and abuse cases.
• Provides evaluations of fitness to proceed and pre-sentencing evaluations to Criminal Courts.
• Plans, organizes, and supervises psychological service programs and/or units and participates in the development of program objectives.
• Advises on kinds of services to be rendered, areas to be emphasized, and utilization of psychological services to help meet overall program objectives.
• Consults with administrative and/or medical staff regarding general policies which affect psychological services.
• Supervises the work of psychologists and psychology staff and acts as a consultant to them on problems they encounter.
• Allocates time and number of staff to various psychological activities.
• Initiates programs and writes grant proposals to receive independent funding for the programs.
• Develops and conducts internship training programs for graduate students in clinical psychology.
• Represents psychological services to, and speaks before, lay and professional organizations.

Requirements

• Valid license and current registration to practice as a Psychologist issued by the NYSED.
• Two (2) years of post-licensure experience, one (1) year of which must have been post-licensure supervisory experience; or three (3) years of post-licensure experience.
• Completion of the NYC Health + Hospitals Supervisory training within three (3) months of appointment.