Clinical Psychologist - COG/DBT OP - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Per Diem - Day Shift

Sharp HealthCare; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare in San Diego seeks a Clinical Psychologist to perform psychological/diagnostic assessments and provide evidence-based treatments for mood, anxiety, neurocognitive, and personality disorders within an interdisciplinary team.

You will supervise psychology trainees, contribute to program development, and deliver staff training to enhance clinical knowledge while pursuing ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology (Ph.D./PsyD) from an APA-accredited program or an Ed.D in psychology.
• California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) is REQUIRED.
• AHA BLS Healthcare Provider certification is REQUIRED.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a psychiatric treatment setting.
• Leadership and experience in program development/evaluation are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychological/diagnostic assessments and evidence-based treatments for mood, anxiety, thought, neurocognitive, and personality disorders.
• Provide group, individual, and family therapy as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Develop and provide staff training to enhance clinical knowledge and supervise psychology trainees.
• Collaborate with supervisors and cross-disciplinary teams; participate in required meetings and case presentations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Program development

AHA BLS Healthcare

1 year psychiatric experience

Team collaboration

Education

Ph.D. or PsyD (APA-accredited) or Ed.D in Psychology

Job description

Hours

Shift Start Time: Variable

Shift End Time: Variable

AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements: No Weekends

On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $65.570 - $84.600 - $94.760

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

BH Clinical Psychologist performs psychological/diagnostic assessment and evidence-based treatment for mood, anxiety, thought, neurocognitive, intellectual, and personality disorders and behavior problems. Provides empirically-supported treatments. Demonstrates competence in group, individual, and family therapy is required. Serves as a consultant for the milieu program by assisting in the development, implementation of new programs as part of an interdisciplinary team Develops and provides staff training to enhance clinical knowledge and skills as necessary. Provides specialized clinical training for psychology trainees, including supervision/mentorship as needed per APA, APPIC, and BOP guidelines. Demonstrates commitment to ongoing professional-development.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Ph.D. or PsyD. from an APA accredited doctoral program in psychology, or an Ed.D from a doctoral program in Psychology.
• 1 Year experience (pre or post licensure) in an psychiatric treatment setting.
• Leadership experience.
• Experience in program development/evaluation.
• California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) - CA Board of Psychology -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of an APA doctoral internship in clinical psychology.
• Completion of a postdoctoral fellowship in a relevant specialty area such as severe mental illness, trauma, psychosocial rehabilitation, cognitive behavior therapy.
• Experience supervising/training psychology students/interns/fellows.

Essential Functions

• Collaboration
  Collaborates with clinical supervisor and interdisciplinary team to develop competency and acquire technical skills.
  Communicates with appropriate supervisor in a timely manner all patient safety issues (e.g., suspected abuse, possible Tarasoff reporting, suicidality, clinical or ethical concerns).
  Requests and accepts feedback and evidences self as a lifelong learner.
  Attends and actively participates in required treatment team meetings and clinical supervision.
• Communication and Teamwork
  Communicates with the members of the healthcare team and court officers, conservator's office and /or patient advocates as appropriate to expedite patient progress, while upholding patient rights and facility safety.
  Maintains ongoing communication with multi-disciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up.
  Consults with team members in development of treatment plans.
  Attends treatment team and staff meetings inservices and case presentations as designated by unit/department/program.
  Arranges and facilitates patient care conferences for difficult/high-risk psychosocial cases to enhance resolution of identified issues.
  Identifies Bioethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate response.
  Testifies at Certification Review and Reise hearings regarding patient's current mental health status as appropriate.
  Consults, coordinates, and intervenes in crisis situations while assisting staff in de-escalating volatile situations and facilitating Code Green and critical incident debriefings.
  Develops interdisciplinary education to increase staff knowledge.
• Process Improvement
  Continuous Process Improvement: Seeks and develops performance improvement initiatives.
  Develops initiatives to improve patient care.
  Utilizes appropriate processes or tools to document identified problems to promptly initiate problem solving plans.
  Actively sets priorities and adjusts to unscheduled situations.
  Promotes quality outcomes in complex, new/unusual, or other high-risk clinical situations, collaborating or seeking additional resources as needed.
  Makes sound decisions and demonstrates ability to handle situations not covered by written or verbal instructions.
  Displays self-direction in gathering clinical and research information practice independently and competently.
  Seeks out current scientific knowledge as needed to enhance knowledge about clinical practice and other relevant areas.
  Applies psychological principles that will directly result in improved outcomes as assessed by patient, family, physicians, and staff.
  Assists with matching therapeutic interventions with individual patient's developmental and psycho-social needs.
• Patient Care, Assessment and Intervention
  Patient Care, Assessment, and Intervention: Demonstrates self-directed psychological practice with individuals, families, and groups. Works effectively and ethically with diverse patient populations using appropriate assessment, intervention, team, communication and professional relationship skills. Formulates a useful case conceptualization that draws on