Clinical Psychologist

Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital; Whitemarsh Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital is seeking a Psychology Lead to oversee clinical functions on assigned units. Responsibilities include leading clinical teams, coordinating group programming, and guiding referrals for therapy and testing.

The role involves conducting group and individual therapy with adults and adolescents, plus performing psychological testing and writing comprehensive reports. PA licensure is required or pursued in the post-doctoral year to obtain licensure.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology with PA license, preferably clinical psychology.
• Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Goal to achieve licensure and psychologist status with our team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as clinical/psychological lead for units and participate in daily treatment rounds.
• Guide group allocations for programming and overall clinical functioning of the hospital.
• Collaborate with treatment team to determine referrals for therapy and testing.
• Provide group therapy for adults or adolescents as requested.
• Provide individual therapy for adults and adolescents as requested.
• Perform psychological testing (cognitive, adaptive, personality, neuropsychological) and write reports.

Skills

Group therapy

Individual therapy

Psychological testing

Neuropsychological screening

Education

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

APA-accredited psychology program

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.