Licensed Psychologist

Empower children. Support families. Make a difference.

Are you passionate about helping children thrive? Do you enjoy working closely with families to bring out the best in every child? We're looking for a dedicated Psychologist to join our team

Learn more about the Evaluation & Treatment Center:

Benefits & Perks:

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid holidays
• Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: )
• Health, dental (free options) & vision insurance options
• Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.
• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
• Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes
• Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
• Employee referral program
• && Much more

Additional Information

• Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Schedule may require flexing to stay until 6:00pm based on program needs.
• Salary based on relevant years of experience

Responsible to: Supervising Psychologist

Job Summary:

The Psychologist in the Evaluation and Treatment Center is responsible to conduct evaluations and assessments, diagnose and provide comprehensive documentation . The Psychologist ensures that the highest possible quality services are provided to the clients who are treated within the center, maintaining excellent treatment and policy standards as per NYS DOH regulations. The Psychologist ensures the program offers evidenced based practices and treatment modalities required by the individuals served in the program. The Psychologist works with the evaluation team and their process of administering and interpreting developmental tests for children and adults to identify specific learning disabilities, not limited to attention deficit (ADHD), autism, intellectual giftedness, and learning differences.

Essential Job Duties:

• Administers and scores assessments and tests with a high level of reliability
• Complete written summaries of test/evaluation results to be reviewed by referring clinicians and physicians
• Seek consultation for cases where validity might be impacted
• Conduct interviews and assessments and complete written summaries in a timely fashion
• Collaborate with other clinicians for testing results and recommendations
• Complete reporting of findings using the prescribed template
• Within areas of responsibility, ensure adherence to clinical and operational best practices, internal and external policies, procedures, ethical standards, laws, regulations, contract provisions, standards, accreditation requirements, and the organization's corporate compliance plan
• Provides clinical counseling for patients and their families
• Assist with problem-solving to improve efficiencies within the diagnostic team
• Portray a positive attitude and maintain a patient and staff satisfaction level that limits adverse situations or complaints
• Attend trainings and programs related to this role
• Program development to include writing/submitting grant applications and/or other initiatives.
• Provides leadership on Agency committees, as assigned.
• Complies with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others.
• Responsible for reporting and monitoring provider's productivity weekly.
• Performs other duties assigned by supervisor

Skills:

• Computer skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong time management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Natural ability to connect with children and parents

Minimum Education Required:

Doctoral Degree

Minimum Experience Required:

• Experience in performing cognitive and educational evaluations, scoring and interpreting results, and developing individualized recommendations to support performance in schools, in the home, and in the workplace
• Strong clinical skills in differential diagnosis and research-based treatment of language/learning abilities and disabilities in children and adolescents
• Experience working with individuals with autism or developmental differences preferred

License/Registration/ Certifications:

• Valid NYS Driver's License, required
• Board Certified Licensed Psychologist

Training Requirements:

• New Hire Orientation
• Training to work toward licensure

Physical Requirements:

The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions. There is a need to be able to get on the floor to play.

• The constant physical demands of the position are standing and walking.
• The frequent physical demands of the position are climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination, sitting.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

Salary : $80,000 - $120,000