Staff Psychologist Job Description
Staff psychologist
provides diagnostic developmental and behavioral assessment of patients with a variety of developmental, behavioral and mental health concerns.
Staff Psychologist Duties & Responsibilities
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Conducts diagnostic and neurobehavioral histories and interviews, psychological and personality assessment, of Veterans referred
Conducts diagnostic and neurobehavioral histories and interviews, psychological and personality assessment, of Veterans referred to the TBI team
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including evidence-based brief individual outpatient approaches and group therapy services
Adheres to all Facility and Service Line policies and practices for delivering clinical care, including but not
Provide culturally competent individual and group counseling and psychological services to a globally diverse undergraduate and graduate student population, crisis intervention as needed
Actively support the training program through direct supervision of a pre-doctoral intern
Assist in the acquisition and maintenance of center accreditation through development of documented office policies and procedures, department self-assessment
Perform, as assigned, other administrative responsibilities associated with counseling and consultative services including, but not limited to, participating on Counseling Center and University committees and special projects
Provide short-term, evidence-based, individual psychotherapy for medical students
Provide crisis intervention services for medical students
Staff Psychologist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Staff Psychologist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BCLS, CPR, CADC, DOJ
Education for Staff Psychologist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the staff psychologist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Doctoral and Doctorate Degree in Psychology, Education, Graduate, Department of Education, Clinical Science, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Professional Psychology, Internships
Skills for Staff Psychologist
Desired skills for staff psychologist include:
Behavioral and developmental disorders
Behavioral psychology
Clinical diagnostic criteria and emotional
Cognitive behavioral theories
Principles and methods of administering
Principles and practices of psychology with an emphasis on behavioral pediatrics
Scoring and interpreting a wide variety of standardized psychological tests and measures
Theories
Psychopathology
Developmental issues facing traditional and non-traditional students
Desired experience for staff psychologist includes:
Full, Current, Unrestricted License at Doctoral level
May be required to serve in a a probationary period
Tacoma, WA
Other (VA Form 2850c, Internship Completion Document)
In addition the preferred candidate will have outreach experience with fraternities, male athletes, men of color, gay or bisexual men, or men in male-dominated college majors
Willingness to become familiar with Deaf culture
Staff Psychologist Examples
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Staff Psychologist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of staff psychologist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for staff psychologist
- Perform "Keck Checks," mandatory 15-minute mental health screenings for all first year medical students
- Informally meet with students to discuss personal, interpersonal, and professional concerns
- Serve as liaison to the Student Health Center
- Work closely with the Director of Medical Student Wellness to develop innovative mental health initiatives
- Attend and participate in Wellness Committee and other meetings to discuss student well-being
- Participate on various committees to ensure that the student mental health perspective is articulated, when appropriate
- Must be able to work two evenings (until 7 PM) per week
- Must be able to occasionally travel to other nearby clinical sites to meet medical stud nets where they are assigned
- Obtaining (within fourteen months of employment ) Pennsylvania license as a psychologist, and obtaining continuing education as needed and as required by Pennsylvania licensing law
- Provides outreach and prevention services
Qualifications for staff psychologist
- Provides training and supervision services
- A doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology
- List of three professional references including supervisor of clinical work in a college or university counseling center
- Experience treating clients with alcohol and other drug related issues
- Experience in substance use and abuse prevention and response services
- Experience with crisis management/intervention
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of staff psychologist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for staff psychologist
- Maintains a multicultural perspective and sensitivity throughout all levels of his/her/their work
- Provides short‐term individual psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and case management
- Uses clinical assessments as applicable to formulate diagnostic impressions and to track students' symptoms and progress in treatment
- Works with the Student Health & Wellness Center team to develop preventative outreach activities, screening programs, workshops, classes, and other services for students on a variety of health and wellness topics (i.e., depression, eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse)
- Provides consultation services for parents, faculty, and staff members regarding student related wellness and mental health issues, as requested
- Determines, with supervisor, those students requiring a higher level of care and/or referrals
- Maintains timely and comprehensive counseling records in an electronic health record database
- Responds to acute student mental health crises, sometimes involving hospitalization of the student which may involve after‐hours student crisis telephone calls as back‐up to the supervisor in their absence
- Represents the College and/or department as assigned
- Maintains appropriate network of professional contacts and currency with professional organizations and publications
Qualifications for staff psychologist
- APA accredited Doctoral in Psychology and Psychology Internship
- May be required to serve a one (1) year probationary period
- Experience in the use of electronic/medical records systems
- Current or former Federal employees NOT employed by the Bureau of Prisons MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment, tenure group, and salary
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a staff psychologist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for staff psychologist
- Maintains complete, accurate, timely and confidential documents in electronic health record
- May develop formal teaching relationships with academic departments
- As budget allows, represents CAPS on the Duke campus, in the Triangle area, and nationally
- Participates in Division of Student Affairs Committees
- Provides clinical services including psychotherapy and maintains a caseload of three to four patients at a time as well running therapy groups throughout the day
- Maintains contact with family members as appropriate and conducts two family meetings per week
- Documents in the record by the completion of treatment plans, patient encounter forms, appropriate progress notes, detachment notes and other documentation in accordance with hospital policies
- Serves as liaison to other health care professionals including mental health practitioners and others
- Provides interface with payers and managed care organizations through the completion of timely and effective reviews and necessary authorizations when needed and relay all pertinent information to our utilization reviewer
- Participates in program and hospital administrative activities
Qualifications for staff psychologist
- Education doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the APA, the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed
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- Demonstrated skills regarding of the coordinator/liaison roles listed in the General Summary above
- Must have a doctoral degree in a mental health related field from an APA-accredited program
- Must have completed an APA-approved psychology internship
- Licensed or immediately eligible for licensure in the state of North Carolina
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Staff Psychologist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of staff psychologist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for staff psychologist
- Provide consultation to parents, administrators, faculty, and staff
- May help create and deliver outreach programming to students, student groups, administrators, faculty, and staff
- Assessing and treating a broad range of mental, emotional, and behavioral symptoms
- Completing and maintaining all paperwork necessary to facilitate billing of third-party payers, contractors, and grant sponsors of mental health services
- Assisting in the implementation of protocols and outcome measures necessary to ensure the efficacy of clinical interventions
- Serve on the CAPS on-call rotation
- Provide clinical supervision to masters-level trainees
- Be an active participant in general student affairs activities
- Work with the Title IX Coordinator and campus partners to assess the needs and develop strategies to meet the needs of victims of violence and/or sexual misconduct
- Provide individual support for survivors including case management related to Longwood University’s limited reporting option for sexual misconduct
Qualifications for staff psychologist
- Active Colorado psychologist license or is eligible to obtain Colorado Psychologist license within 3 months of employment
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from an APA accredited academic program and having completed predoctoral internship in an APA accredited internship site
- Training and experience with psychological and neuropsychological assessments
- Fluent in Spanish and is able to provide clinical services to UCCS students in Spanish
- Possession of a Ph.D
- Training and experience in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with OCD and related OC Spectrum disorders, such as trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, compulsive Hoarding, and tic disorders, comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders
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Staff Psychologist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a staff psychologist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for staff psychologist
- Responsible for the management and coordination of a positive school experience for assigned students
- Provides assessment and referral services to students
- Assists in the coordination of programs or services provided by the department or in collaboration with other departments (e.g., College of Medicine, School of Nursing or the School of Health and Medical Sciences)
- Provides short-term psychological counseling services to students in individual and group modalities
- Plans, facilitates and implements training/professional development for doctoral interns and CHW staff regarding multicultural counseling and related issues, including the Center’s Multicultural Dialogue Series
- Assists in the supervision and training of doctoral interns in Center APA approved program, including weekly and as needed trainee supervision meetings, regular trainee digital recording and case note reviews, seminar presentations and service as a member of the training committee
- Serves in the center-wide, after-hours, on-call rotation system in conjunction with ProtoCall Services, a contracted professional mental health on-call service
- Provides psycho-educational and holistic health outreach programs to students, faculty and staff in collaboration with the Center’s Outreach Team
- Maintains timely and thorough client contact documentation compliant with Center policies and procedures and applicable state laws
- Attends Center and Student Affairs Division meetings and professional development programs
Qualifications for staff psychologist
- Skill and experience in conducting specialized cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), in both individual and group settings, for patients with OCD and related OC Spectrum disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome, Trichotillomania, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Compulsive Hoarding
- Strong demonstrated experience in providing psychological services such as diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning, individual therapy, group and individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for adults and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related “Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Strong demonstrated interpersonal skills to interact with patients, general public, and other clinical and medical staff
- Knowledge of community, mental health and social services
- Proven ability to plan and conduct treatment interventions for psychiatric disorders, family interventions
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