Licensed Clinical Psychologist - Glendale Clinic

Mountain Park Health Center; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain Park Health Center is seeking Licensed Clinical Psychologists to join our integrated primary care teams in Arizona. You will provide brief consultation-based behavioral interventions and, when appropriate, traditional counseling for pediatrics and adolescents within our clinics.

We value evidence-based practice, crisis triage, and collaboration with medical staff to coordinate care and support patients of all ages. Current AZ psychologist licensure and CPR certification are required.

Qualifications

• Current licensure in the state of Arizona as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Must be eligible for credentialing and contracting with all insurers.
• Current CPR Card.

Responsibilities

• Provides brief, evidence-based behavioral interventions within the primary care clinic.
• Provides clinical consultation to patients and providers on mental, behavioral, and physical health issues.
• Performs screening and functional assessment of behavioral health issues.
• Coordinates with medical staff to identify patients who could benefit from behavioral health interventions.
• Develops clinical pathways for select populations and facilitates groups addressing biopsychosocial issues.
• Assists with care coordination and referrals to behavioral health services in the community.
• Provides crisis triage and intervention and helps de-escalate upset patients.
• Maintains regular attendance and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Behavioral interventions

Crisis intervention

Collaborative care

Job description

Brief Description

We are looking for Licensed Clinical Psychologists to join our well established and accredited team of providers. As one of the preferred Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Arizona, our mission is to sustain and improve health by providing excellent, patient-centered primary care. As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, you will be working in one of our primary care clinics as an integrated team member and will deliver brief consultation-based services including behavioral interventions for psychological, mental, and physical conditions in patients of all ages. Licensed Clinical Psychologists also have the opportunity to provide traditional counseling/therapy to our pediatrics and adolescent patients.

Brief Description

We are looking for Licensed Clinical Psychologists to join our well established and accredited team of providers. As one of the preferred Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Arizona, our mission is to sustain and improve health by providing excellent, patient-centered primary care. As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, you will be working in one of our primary care clinics as an integrated team member and will deliver brief consultation-based services including behavioral interventions for psychological, mental, and physical conditions in patients of all ages. Licensed Clinical Psychologists also have the opportunity to provide traditional counseling/therapy to our pediatrics and adolescent patients.

Essential Functions

• Provides brief, evidence-based, solution focused behavioral interventions with active development of psychotherapeutic/psychoeducational behavioral change planning for patients of Mountain Park Health Center.
• Provides quality clinical consultation to patients and providers regarding mental, behavioral, emotional, and physical health related issues.
• Provides screening and functional assessment of behavioral health issues for Mountain Park Health Center patients.
• Collaborates with medical providers, support staff, and operational managers to identify patients with medical, cognitive, behavioral, and/or psychological conditions that could benefit from behavioral health interventions, such as motivational interviewing, and provide these services in a timely manner within the clinic setting.
• Develops and implements specific clinical pathways for select populations.
• Facilitates groups to address biopsychosocial issues impacting medical issues.
• Assists with coordination of care and access to behavioral health agencies in the community to meet the patient’s behavioral health care needs with consistent, expeditious feedback to referring providers.
• Provides crisis triage and intervention.
• Helps with de-escalating situations with patients who are upset or frustrated.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Current licensure in the state of Arizona as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Must be eligible for credentialing and contracting with all insurers.
• Current CPR Card

Preferred Qualifications

• Training in Motivational Interviewing (MI).
• Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).