Summit Recruiting Group LLC
Psychologist Opening - Blythe, CA - Blythe: located 74 miles from Joshua Tree National Park; 120 miles from Palm Springs; 150 miles from Phoenix, AZPosition Details:
- Full-time, permanent position
- Salary range based $375K base salary
- Housing Stipend (1year)
- Sign-On Bonus
- Relocation Assistance.
- Great benefits: Medical is covered for Provider 100%. Dental & Vision. If the hired Provider chooses chooses to see the health system's physicians, it is free for them and their family.
- 403B retirement
- Loan Repayment
- Candidates must have CA license in-hand Responsibilities:
- Conducts clinical interviews to gather information, assess patient needs, determine the appropriate need, and develop diagnostic information.
- Provide short-term, structured, evidence-based psychotherapy and counseling as part of a treatment plan.
- Provides psychological testing for commonly encountered pathologies in children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
- Provides Psychoeducation and evidence-based information to be used during Individualized Educational Plans (IEPS) to determine need for special education and related school-based services.
- Provides Clinical therapeutic services to patients across the lifespan, including individual and group therapy and coordination of treatment for participants with co-occurring disorders.
- Participate in the development of patients' individualized care plans, in a timely and thorough manner.
- Provide treatment to assigned patients within the scope of practice, meeting program/department productivity and quality standards.
- Provide crisis intervention and therapeutic services as needed in different clinics.
- Coordinates and collaborate with Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Coordinator, Care managers, Substance Abuse Counselor, Medical Director of Behavioral Health, Chief Medical Officer and other Staff to improve health outcomes.
- Facilitates referrals to other services and allied agencies as needed.
- Works closely with other Behavioral health clinicians and staff as needed to coordinate care.
- Meets patient needs effectively and resolve individual barriers through follow-up, advocacy, and collaboration with other staff and community service providers.
- Serves as a mandated Child Protective Services (CPS) and Adult/Elder Abuse reporter.
- Maintains accurate and timely records of activities, case management/progress notes, and services provided to each patient.
- Facilitates and participates in chart reviews and audits of behavioral health clinicians.
- Completes paperwork/documentation to support mental health billing in a timely manner.
- Attends and participates in a variety of internal and external meetings.
- Engages in and facilitates outreach initiatives as needed.
- Proactively provides clinical supervision and/or peer consultation to unlicensed clinicians (ASWs, AMFTs, doctoral psychology students, psychological associates/Postdocs, etc) that are obtaining training hours and approves documentation.
- Performs related duties as assigned. Qualifications: (Minimum:)
- Four (4) years of experience in a behavioral health care agency providing direct mental health related services to patients, which should include identifying patient mental health needs, using community resources, and advocacy.
- Possession of a Doctorate Degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in psychology, and licensed by the California Board of Psychology.
- Knowledge of Professional Code of Ethics and Values.
- General understanding of the most recent Diagnostic manual.
- General knowledge and understanding of Evidence Based Practices such as CBT, DBT, ACT, etc.
- General knowledge of behavioral health counseling skills including; the ability to perform biopsychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, supportive therapy, and coping skills development.
- Knowledge of, or the ability to find resources for patients and the ability to link and refer patients as needed.
- General computer skills including the ability to use an Electronic Health Record system. -CPR Certified(Desired Qualifications:)
- Bi-lingual English/ Spanish desired
- Knowledge of providing culturally competent services to a variety of diverse patients
- Experience in providing supervision to license eligible psychologists and student trainees
- Graduated and completed pre-doctoral internship at an APA accredited site.
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