Clinical Psychologist

Middlesex Hospital; Southington (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Middlesex Hospital in Southington, CT seeks a Licensed Psychologist to join the Mental Health Clinic. The role provides direct care to individuals, couples, families, and groups, including assessments and testing, with discharge planning and treatment implementation.

The successful candidate will diagnose with DSM-5, develop treatment plans, coordinate services, and supervise trainees while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. A CT license is required for this full-time position.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology required.
• Current Connecticut licensure as a psychologist.
• Ability to diagnose using DSM-5.
• Experience providing direct clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Participates in direct care to assess needs and coordinate services to the 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

Skills

Direct clinical care

DSM-5 diagnosis

Cultural competency

Team collaboration

LGBTQ+ competency

Education

Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology

CT licensed psychologist

Tools

Neuropsychological testing

Psychological testing administration

Job description

Position Highlights

Department: Mental Health Clinic

Hours: Full-Time 40 hours per week

Summary

A s 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 the 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+