Psychological assistant job description

About Texas Children's Hospital:

Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) is the largest children's hospital in the United States and the primary teaching/training center for the Baylor College of Medicine's (BCM) Department of Pediatrics. TCH is consistently designated by U.S. News and World Report for Honor Roll status in pediatrics, currently ranking 2nd overall, and it is situated in Houston, one of the most diverse and dynamic cities in the country.

About the Division of Psychology:

The Division of Psychology within the Department of Pediatrics includes more than 45 pediatric, clinical, and neuropsychologists practicing across subspecialty areas at Texas Children's Hospital, providing care in both the inpatient and outpatient environments. BCM, our academic home, is also home to outstanding psychology training programs at the graduate, internship, and postdoctoral levels.

The Psychology community at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital is dedicated to promoting an environment of respect, inclusion, equity, and belongingness. We are committed to the recruitment, retention, development, and promotion of Psychology team members of all backgrounds and experiences. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer. Bicultural/bilingual individuals and those underrepresented in psychology are encouraged to apply.

Summary

The Texas Children's Hospital Psychology Division is experiencing significant expansion in treating children and adolescents with mental health presentations across the acuity spectrum. We plan to open multi-disciplinary Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) locations in early 2023 that will serve children and adolescents who require a higher level of support than can be provided in the traditional outpatient setting. Initial programming will target patients referred from the inpatient setting, emergency centers, and outpatient settings who demonstrate difficulties with emotional and behavioral regulation related to anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and trauma.

Roles and Responsibilities

The psychologists working in the IOP settings will:

* Partner with current Psychology leaders to continually develop and improve the IOP psychotherapy intervention program, including curricula, policies and procedures, program structure, outcomes measurement, and related operational/administrative tasks.
* Provide direct patient care through individual, family, and group interventions.
* Conduct psychological assessments.
* Implement measurement-based care and quality/outcomes evaluation.
* Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (psychiatry, social work, nursing, recreational therapy) in providing the highest quality of care.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates for the position will have:

* Obtained a doctorate in clinical, counseling, or school psychology with a specialization in pediatric or child clinical psychology
* Completed both an APA-accredited psychology internship and postdoctoral training in pediatric or clinical psychology
* The candidate must also be licensed/license-eligible in Texas

Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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Encinitas Chemical Dependency & Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center is seeking a Registered Psychological Assistant and/or a Post Doctoral candidate for a full-time position. This individual will be responsible for leading CBT groups, process groups, individual therapy and family therapy. You will be a part of a small, dedicated team of professionals who support each other and facilitate real change in our clients.
Qualifications

Please apply ONLY if you are licensed, licensed eligible or certified to practice in the state of California.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Must be able to conduct individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy. Knowledge in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Substance mis-use, and Motivational Interviewing preferred. Must be familiar with SMART Recovery and 12 Step support. Must be able to operate basic functions of computer operating systems.

Physical Requirements

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the above responsibilities, the individual is required to talk and hear. The individual is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers, to perform job duties. The individual is required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands for long periods of time. Be able to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds. Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Reports to: Clinical Director

Basic Function

+ Provide treatment to residents and families as assigned by the Clinical Director.

+ Comply with all AToN Center rules, policies and guidelines consistently

+ Maintain Facility Standards and inform supervisor of any deficiencies

+ Comply with all facility health and safety standards

+ Support the AToN Center Line of Authority and maintain positive attitude in work environment

+ Maintain professionalism in interactions with staff and clients at all times and exercise maturity of judgment

+ Maintain full compliance with AToN Center policies on boundaries and established treatment guidelines

+ Attend and participate in all staff meetings and in-service trainings

+ Contributes to the development of communication/organization systems to ensure efficient staff communication

+ Participates in quality assurance and improvement initiatives as assigned

Specific Duties

+ Provides therapeutic services to clients; responsible for the provision of appropriate services

+ Assists as needed clinically with clients

+ Participates in daily treatment planning / supervision meeting

+ Facilitate CBT Groups

+ Process Groups

+ Individual Therapy Sessions

+ Facilitate Family Sessions

+ Assist in Discharge Planning

+ Document in progress notes following professional protocol

+ Maintain continuing education requirements for licensure

COMPENSATION/BENEFITS: For qualifying employees, benefits include:

+ Paid Time Off / Sick Leave Accrual

+ Free Meal Each Shift

+ Onsite Group Yoga

+ Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

+ Flexible Spending Account

+ 24 Hour Fitness Gym Membership

+ 401(k) with Employer Match

+ Employee Referral Bonus

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Under the supervision of a licensed Psychologist or board certified Psychiatrist, provides mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment and crisis intervention services for adult and/or child members who present themselves for psychiatric evaluation with a broad range of mental health needs. Under supervision, may collaborate with treating primary care providers and with psychiatric and allied health professional team members to plan and direct each individual patient's treatment program.
Essential Responsibilities:

+ Under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist, 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 member's 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 member's treatment and progress in accord with state and NCQA regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.

+ 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 member's 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.

+ Confers and consults with supervisor regarding member's progress and treatment and may consult with psychiatrist as well, if both are involved in member's care.

+ May provide appropriate support to member's family, including explanation of treatment, instructions in how to support treatment and interventions to increase acceptance of and adherence to treatment, at member's request.

+ Utilizes resources of public and private agencies and community organizations to meet the needs of the member's treatment to include referral of the member and/or member's family to external resources, as appropriate. Participates in departmental program development, implementation and evaluation.

+ Reports safety concerns to mandated reporting agencies.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

+ Completion of a psychology doctoral internship - minimum of 1 year (1500 hours).

Education

+ PhD/PsyD/EdD in Clinical, Counseling, Health or School Psychology from an accredited college or university.

License, Certification, Registration

+ Current valid registration as a Psychological Assistant with the Board of Psychology of the State of California and validate of an assigned board registered licensed supervisor by start date.

+ Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state licensure within two (2) years.

Additional Requirements:

+ Once hired as an Assistant, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half the required supervisory hours annually.

+ Must be familiar with DSM-V as a means of diagnosis.

+ Has experience in assessing, diagnosing and treating a broad range of psychiatric conditions.

+ 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.

+ 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

Secondary Functions:

+ Adult Mental Health Services

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Adult Psychological Assistant

LOCATION: Daly City, California

REQNUMBER: 1046072

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.