Psychologist Level I

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Elmhurst Hospital Center seeks a psychologist to provide professional services across diverse settings, including forensic clinics. The role requires a doctoral degree in psychology and NYSED licensure within two years of appointment.

You will engage in clinical interviews, administer tests, prepare reports, and collaborate with psychiatrists, social workers, and other professionals to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Valid limited permit to practice as a Psychologist issued by the NYSED.
• Valid license and current registration to practice as a Psychologist issued by the NYSED must be obtained within two (2) years of appointment to title.

Responsibilities

• Through clinical interviewing and/or testing, evaluates emotional and intellectual functioning.
• Maintains records of test performance and treatment results.
• Prepares reports of psychological findings for case histories or files.
• Consults with psychiatrists, social workers, judges and other relevant parties regarding diagnoses and disposition.
• May oversee psychology interns, social workers and paraprofessional staff.
• May participate in treatment programs administering psychotherapy.

Skills

Clinical interviewing

Test administration

Report writing

Consultation with professionals

Research

Supervision of interns

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology (APA-accredited)

Limited permit to practice (NYSED)

NYSED license within 2 years of appointment

Job description

Marketing Statement
Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

Marketing Statement
Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Purpose of Position

This class of positions encompasses professional and/or supervisory work of varying degrees of difficulty in the field of psychology, providing psychological services to individuals and groups across various settings, including Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation Court Clinics (FPECC), which may include participation in the process of commitment of patients to institutional care. Ensures patient-centered quality care and services in support of better outcomes and improved patient experience, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and psychology standards of care. All personnel perform related work.

Under general supervision, with latitude for independent or unreviewed action or decision-making, performs professional work in the field of psychology. Unlicensed individuals must work under the supervision of a New York State licensed and currently registered Psychologist.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

• Through clinical interviewing and/or through the selection, administration and interpretation of standard group and individual tests of personality development and intellectual capacity, evaluates individuals' emotional and intellectual functioning.
• Maintains suitable records and files of test performance and treatment results.
• Prepares reports of psychological findings which may be included in clinical case histories, files, etc.
• Consults with psychiatrists, social workers, judges and other relevant parties regarding the diagnoses, prognoses and recommendations for disposition of individual cases.
• Attends and may participate in psychological and general staff conferences.
• Participates in individual and group research by evaluating initial summarization and quantitative treatment of data, preparing research reports for publication.
• May be required to provide psychological consultation services on non-clinical issues, and may offer psychological consultation services to other City agencies.
• May participate in treatment programs administering psychotherapy.
• May provide neuro-psychological and vocational assessments.
• May prepare commitment papers, including write-ups and documentation for cases.
• May give instruction or training in psychodiagnostic and/or therapeutic techniques.
• May oversee the work of psychology interns, social workers and paraprofessional mental health workers.
• May do research on test development. May contribute to formulation of hypotheses and details of research design.
• May be required to testify in court or at other hearings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, PsyD, EdD) in Psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA)
  accredited program, accepted by the NYSED.
• Valid limited permit to practice as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Education Department
  (NYSED).
• Valid license and current registration to practice as a Psychologist issued by the NYSED must be obtained
  within two (2) years of appointment to title.