Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Children's Nebraska•Omaha, NE

About The Position

Provides psychological evaluations, therapy, education, consultation, and testing to children, families, and adults in Behavioral Health and in clinics, agencies, physician offices, and community settings as assigned. The role may involve behavioral health outpatient, integrated primary care, and/or pediatric medical settings, including inpatient units and specialty clinics. The psychologist provides pediatric psychology services as a specialty clinic clinician or may oversee training of other team members. The position includes clinical care, consultation and liaison work, and potentially training responsibilities such as developing curricula, recruiting learners, evaluating progress, collaborating with training institutions, and supervising learners. The psychologist maintains professional relationships with hospital staff, physicians, community agencies, and other professionals; completes clinical documentation and reports within specified timeframes; and participates in department meetings, peer supervision, and organizational or community activities. The role includes rotating on-call coverage, which may require responding to pages within 10 minutes and arriving at the hospital within 30 minutes for requested mental status evaluations. The psychologist also supports appropriate reimbursement and insurance authorization for services, provides presentations and supervision as requested, and may participate in transplant program functions based on departmental or organizational needs. Regular attendance and the physical requirements described by the employer are essential.

Requirements

PhD or Psy.D. from an accredited school of psychology.
Completion of a one-year predoctoral or postdoctoral clinical internship through an APA-accredited program.
Current and valid licensure as a Psychologist in Nebraska, or eligibility for Nebraska licensure.
Knowledge of psychological principles, child and adolescent development, inter-relational dynamics, individual and group behavior, and behavior modification techniques.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other clinical professionals to gather and exchange patient information.
Ability to concentrate and attend to detail for up to 90% of work time while providing therapy, observing patient response, scoring tests, and documenting patient progress.
Readiness to go to the hospital at odd hours when providing rotating on-call services.
Knowledge and skill in providing age-appropriate care to children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience as a Psychologist, preferably in a behavioral health or pediatric setting.
Non-Violent Intervention training.

Responsibilities

Provide consultation, psychotherapy, psychological testing, evaluations, treatment planning, and treatment to children, families, and adults in Behavioral Health.
Provide services on inpatient units or in clinics as assigned, including pediatric psychology and specialty-clinic consultation or liaison services.
Complete an assigned number of intake assessments, consultations, and therapy sessions each week.
Design training curricula, recruit learners, evaluate learner progress, collaborate with training institution staff, and supervise learners when assigned to the training component.
Maintain professional working relationships with hospital staff, physicians, community agencies, and other professionals.
Complete patient-care letters and reports for referral sources or agencies within five days of client contact, as appropriate.
Respond promptly and appropriately to phone calls and requests for information, and interact courteously and respectfully with staff and physicians.
Provide rotating on-call coverage, respond to pages within 10 minutes, and present at the hospital within 30 minutes when requested for mental status evaluations.
Follow on-call protocols and procedures and ensure follow-up for calls received.
Participate in department staff meetings, peer supervision meetings, supervisory sessions, and department events.
Support reimbursement for services by promptly providing complete superbills and obtaining required insurance notifications or authorizations for emergency visits, follow-up care, and continuation of services.
Provide professional presentations, media interviews, committee participation, community or healthcare-system presentations, and other non-clinical services as requested.
Provide clinical supervision or classes for staff members or students as requested, including supervision of master's-prepared therapists' diagnostic or clinical interviews, case progress, and patient mental status examinations when requested by the Manager.
Maintain adequate documentation of intake information, psychological testing, treatment plans, and contacts with patients, referral sources, and community resources.
Complete progress notes within five days of standard client contact, before leaving the treatment setting for patients expressing self-injurious behavior or thoughts; complete psychological reports within 10 days of testing; and complete intake summaries within two treatment sessions.
Document contacts with teachers, attorneys, family members, and others involved in exchanging patient-care information within five days of contact.
Participate in Transplant program functions when required by departmental or organizational needs.
Maintain regular attendance and meet the physical requirements of the role.