What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Psychologist position at Middlesex Hospital?
Full-time/40 Hours
Summary:
To provide direct services as a part of a multidisciplinary team, the Licensed Psychologist will provide direct care including individual (including youth), couple, family and group therapeutic services to patients, including assessments, treatment plans, discharge planning and psychological testing/evaluations.
Responsibilities:
· Participates in direct care to assess needs and coordinate services to appropriate population (children, adolescents, adults and families)
· Provides initial mental health assessments resulting in measurement-based care planning
· Provides brief, solution focused therapy
· Provide group psychoeducation/treatment related to specific diagnoses/presenting issues
· Provide psychological/neuropsychological testing to patients referred
· Participate in care coordination
· Maintains daily/weekly scheduled appointments in electronic records systems
· Provide therapeutic services to patients and their families
· Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members including external partners and agencies
· Completes required documentation and paperwork including biopsychosocial assessments and treatment planning and implementation in a timely manner
· Participate in our high-risk program
· Demonstrates cultural competency and commitment to patients including LGBTQ community
· Participate in supervising psychology trainees in accordance with ABA compliance
Minimum Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D or Psy.D)
- Possession of valid clinical license in Connecticut
- Ability to diagnose using DSM 5
- Experience providing direct clinical care
Preferred Qualifications:
- Neuropsychological or psychological testing experience
- Experience supervising trainees/students
- Additional certifications in specialized clinical care such as DBT, CBT, trauma informed care, etc.
- Experience/knowledge of substance use disorders
- Experience/competency in working with LGBTQ