Psychologist, Young Adult CAT

University of Utah Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health organization as a Psychologist focusing on young adults. This full-time role involves providing psychological assessment and treatment services, collaborating with community agencies, and developing mental health programs. Candidates should have a Ph.D or Psy.D. and experience in clinical settings.

Qualifications

• One year experience in psychotherapy, group or family therapy.
• Ability to provide care to resistant patients.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients to determine status.
• Provides direct psychological services.
• Collaborates with agencies for psychological services.

Skills

Communication

Program development

Outreach consultation

Education

Ph.D or Psy.D. in psychology

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Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research, and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position provides psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services of a clinical nature through direct patient care and consultation to hospital and Huntsman Mental Health Institute patients.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients to determine status.
• Provides direct psychological services for hospital and/or Huntsman Mental Health Institute patients.
• Collaborates with University and community agencies and departments to provide psychological and social services through outreach and consultation programs.
• Develops mental health programs of a remedial, developmental, and preventive nature.
• Trains and supervises doctoral psychology interns and externs.
• Assists in directing or working within agency program and support areas, as assigned by director.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Program development and evaluation skills.
• Outreach consultation skills.
• Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.
• Ability to provide patient care to patients and families resistant to treatment and delivering quality care within the constraints of managed care.

QualificationsRequired

• Ph.D or Psy.D. degree from an APA accredited graduate program in counseling, school or clinical psychology.
• One year experience in psychotherapy, group or family therapy within a clinical setting.

Licenses Required

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Current licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Utah.

* Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hospital-based psychological practices (inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and/or outpatient).
• Experience with individual, family, and group psychotherapy; and a variety of assessment experiences including intellectual, neuropsychological, and affective/behavioral assessment.
• Licensed for two years or more, and experience, training, or interest in providing clinical supervision to interns and residents.
• Completion of an APA-approved doctoral internship.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those with psychiatric conditions.

Physical Requirements

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care