Psychologist

New Vista KY; Somerset (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Free onsite primary care clinic

Health, Vision and Dental insurance

CEU opportunities

Retirement plan

Job summary

Oakwood New Vista seeks a psychologist to join a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and co-occurring conditions.

The role covers inpatient care, assessments, therapy, behavior plans, and staff training in Positive Behavior Support. Flexible pathways include outpatient autism assessments and community consultation opportunities.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology.
• License/certified to practice in Kentucky as required by the State Board of Psychology.
• New graduates able to obtain temporary licensure are encouraged to apply.
• Behavioral psychology expertise, IDD and ASD experience strongly preferred.
• Valid Driver’s license.
• Ability to meet criminal background and drug screening standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based psychology services to adult inpatient clients with IDD, ASD and cooccurring psychiatric conditions.
• Deliver direct treatment via individual therapy, group therapy, skills training, and behavior plan implementation.
• Conduct assessments including psychological, cognitive, ADHD, autism, dementia, and adaptive functioning.
• Model crisis risk assessment and de-escalation, and respond to crises as needed.
• Assess challenging behavior, design behavioral treatments, and monitor progress.
• Train staff in Positive Behavior Support principles and practice.
• Serve on Interdisciplinary Teams providing behavioral and mental health expertise.
• Provide 202B.040 evaluations and contribute to court testimony.

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology

Job description

If you are a mission-driven, compassionate professional with a passion for helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve their best life, we have a place on our team for you!

Position Summary: Oakwood New Vista offers a collaborative, multi-disciplinary work setting for psychologists interested in a stimulating and active environment. The psychologist is responsible for providing evidence-based psychology services to adult inpatient clients with Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder and cooccurring psychiatric conditions. The psychologist provides direct treatment to clients via individual therapy, group therapy, skills training, and behavior plan implementation. The Psychologist may complete a variety of assessments including, psychological, cognitive, ADHD, autism, dementia, and adaptive functioning. They model and provide crisis risk assessment, de-escalation, and response. The psychologist is responsible for assessing challenging behavior, designing behavioral treatment, and monitoring progress. The psychologist trains staff in the principles and practice of Positive Behavior Support methodology. They serve as a member of Interdisciplinary Teams providing expertise regarding behavioral and mental health issues. They provide 202B.040 (involuntary admission to an ICF/IID) evaluation and court testimony. There are opportunities to work in our Autism Outpatient Clinic, providing Autism assessment to children and adults and opportunities to provide consultation to community providers. Oakwood New Vista offers excellent pay and benefits, opportunities for advancement, Psychology Board approved supervision and support for CEUs.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology
• License/certified to practice in Kentucky as required by the State Board of Psychology
• New graduates able to obtain temporary licensure are also encouraged to apply
• Behavioral psychology expertise, IDD and ASD experience strongly preferred
• Valid Driver’s license
• Ability to meet criminal background and drug screening standards

Our employees experience all the benefits of working for a company that values their employees by providing a robust incentive and benefits package.

• Generous and flexible PTO plan
• FREE Onsight Primary Care Clinic for employees and their dependents
• Health, Vision and Dental insurance
• Numerous opportunities for company paid CEU
• Retirement savings through KRS Pension Plan and 401K
• Company paid Life and AD&D insurance at 1.5 times your annual salary
• Employee Assistance, Wellness, Perks and more

New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.