Clinical Psychologist

Universal Health Services; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services seeks a Psychological Lead to oversee two hospital units, conducting group psychotherapy, individual therapy, and comprehensive psychological testing. You will consult on clinical programming and may assist with supervision of graduate students.

Requirements include a Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology with PA licensure, preferably in clinical psychology, with post-doctoral path toward licensure. Join our multidisciplinary team committed to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology with PA license required.
• Preference for clinical psychology licensure in PA.
• APA-accredited program from which degree was earned.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the clinical/psychological lead for 2 units and attends daily treatment teams.
• Guides division of groups for programming and clinical functioning of the hospital.
• Assists with referrals for individual therapy, testing, and programming needs.
• Provides group therapy with adults or adolescents as requested.
• Provides individual therapy with adults and adolescents as requested.
• Performs psychological testing including cognitive, adaptive, personality, and neuropsychological screening.

Skills

Group therapy

Psychological testing

Supervision of students

Education

Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology with PA License

Job description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY

Psychological lead for units as assigned. Conducting group psychotherapy, individual therapy, and psychological testing. Consultation for clinical programming needs. May assist with supervision of graduate level psychology students.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Qualifications

Education/Licensure:

Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology with PA License in Psychology (preferably clinical psychology), or a Doctoral Degree in Psychology from an APA accredited institution in the post- doctoral year with the goal to achieve licensure and psychologist status and continue with our team

Job Duties

1. Serves as the clinical/psychological lead for 2 units and works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team. Attends treatment teams on those units daily.
2. Provides guidance to the units with respect to division of groups for programming purposes and for the overall clinical functioning of the hospital.
3. Assists with determining appropriate referrals for individual therapy, psychological testing, and individual programming needs in conjunction with the treatment team.
4. Provides group therapy with adults or adolescents as requested.
5. Provides individual therapy with adults and adolescents as requested.
6. Perform psychological testing as needed, including cognitive functioning, adaptive functioning, personality functioning, and neuropsychological screening. This includes writing complete psychological reports based on the findings of the assessments.