Psychologist

MDA Edge; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated mental health professional to provide comprehensive assessment and treatment services. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care to individuals with diverse mental health needs. You'll have the opportunity to develop and implement treatment plans, conduct psychological assessments, and provide psychotherapy in a supportive environment. Join a passionate team committed to improving the lives of patients while enhancing your professional growth in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling required.
• Must be licensed in California within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate clinical treatment programs for mental health.
• Provide outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Collaborate with physicians for psychotropic medication evaluations.

Skills

Psychological Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Individual Psychotherapy

Group Psychotherapy

Family Therapy

Evidence-Based Practices

Interpersonal Communication

Treatment Planning

Education

PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling

Psychologist License (California)

Job description

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Base pay range

$114,700.00/yr - $128,095.00/yr

Job Summary: Provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves from psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Collaborates with treating physician, psychiatric and allied health professional team to plan and direct each individual members treatment program. Must be eligible to see Medicare Patients in TX.

• Weekly Hours: 32 Hours
• Employee Status: Regular
• Travel: No
• Job Level: Individual Contributor
• Job Type: Standard

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness.
• Participates in staff conferences to select, plan, and evaluate treatment programs.
• Provides outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups.
• Instructs and counsels patients and their families regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and adherence to prescribed medication regimens, within the scope of practice. May administer specialized therapeutic procedures, as appropriate.
• Provides appropriate support to members family. May develop and conducts psychoeducational classes and groups.
• May conduct psychological assessments, including test administration, interpretation, and recommendations.
• Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries and maintains ongoing confidential records.
• Charts members treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
• May be required to participate in the department on-call rotation.
• Collaborates with physicians in screening and evaluating patients for psychotropic medications, within the scope of practice.
• Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment.
• May develop, implements, and evaluates behavioral medicine and health psychology programs in a variety of settings, including primary care.
• Provides consultation to other care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health, health psychology and behavioral medicine.
• Provides clinical supervision to psychology doctoral interns, psychology postdoctoral residents, and other mental health trainees/fellows as necessary.
• May supervise Post Masters Fellows, Associate Clinical Social Workers, Associate Marriage Family Therapists or Associate Professional Clinical Counselors as needed if supervision course is completed.
• May provide appropriate support to members family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment, at members request.
• Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the members treatment to include referral of the member and/or members family to external resources, as appropriate. Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation.
• Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical Counseling, Health or School Psychology from an accredited college or university.
• Psychologist License (California) within 6 months of hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be familiar with DSM-V as a means of diagnosis.
• Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.
• May be required to participate in the department on-call rotation.
• Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and psychotherapy research methods.
• Knowledge of the bio-psycho-social functions that contribute to mental health.
• Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans.
• Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy.
• Professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities.
• Commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations and APA standards as it related to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality.
• Previous clinical responsibilities to include psychological testing, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief individual and group psychotherapy.
• Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• If not licensed in CA at hire, must be licensed to practice in a state in the United States and able to practice under Business and Professional Code Section 2946 (maximum of 180 days subject to the specifics of the regulation).
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous clinical responsibility to include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy.
• Demonstrated experience in psychological evaluations of adults, children, adolescents, & families, including administering & writing up psychological testing & assessment batteries preferred.
• Demonstrated professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities, preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner, preferred
• Accuracy in diagnosing patients and developing effective treatment plans, preferred.
• Competence in individual, family and group psychotherapy, preferred.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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