Clinical Psychologist

Universal Health Services; Whitemarsh Township (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services seeks a Psychology Leader to oversee clinical functions on assigned units. The role involves conducting group and individual psychotherapy, and performing psychological testing to inform care planning.

The position supports supervision of graduate students and collaborates with a multidisciplinary hospital team. The ideal candidate will hold a Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology with PA licensure or be on track toward licensure and psychologist status, preferably in clinical

Qualifications

• Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology with PA License in Psychology, preferably clinical psychology.
• APA-accredited program, post-doctoral year progress toward licensure and active psychologist status.
• Experience leading psychology services in a hospital setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the clinical/psychological lead for two units and collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Attends daily treatment teams on those units.
• Guides unit divisions for programming and overall clinical functioning of the hospital.
• Assists with determining referrals for individual therapy, testing, and programming needs in conjunction with treatment team.
• 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; writes complete reports.

Skills

Group therapy

Individual therapy

Psychological testing

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Education

Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology

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.