Psychologist

Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

This position is part of the behavioral health clinical team. This position diagnoses or evaluates mental and emotional disorders of individuals, and administers programs of treatment. This position participates in performance improvement activities.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

1. Provides positive impression, through words and tone, to patients, visitors, and employees presenting to the clinic areas.
2. Treats psychological disorders to effect improved adjustments.
3. Performs psychological testing and evaluations.
4. Selects approach to use in individual therapy, plan frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy. 
5. Observes patient in play or other situations, and selects, administrators, and interprets intelligence, achievement, interest, personality, and other psychological tests to diagnose disorders, and formulate plan of treatment. 
6. Collaborates, as needed, with Chief Psychologist, Psychiatrist and other specialists in developing treatment plans for patients. 
7. Responsible to make appropriate referrals to internal disciplines of CHC/SEK and/or external resources/agencies for additional services required.
8. Provides clinical consultation to other providers within CHC/SEK as needed.
9. Responsible for accurate, timely, and clear medical record documentation.
10. Provides clear written and oral communication to patients/guardians, and employees 
11. Available for postdoctoral fellow supervision two hours per week as requested.
12. Other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Full licensure to practice in the State of Kansas.  
2. Graduate of accredited college/university with PhD or PsyD.
3. Completion of one-year experience in clinic setting, preferred.  
4. Able to communicate with others to effectively convey information.
5. Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse patient-and employee-base.
6. Not be sanctioned by the Kansas Behavioral Science Regulatory Board (BSRB). 

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.