Clinical Psychologist

UHS • Whitemarsh Township, PA

26d

About The Position

The Clinical Psychologist serves as the psychological lead for two assigned units and works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. The role includes attending daily treatment team meetings, supporting clinical programming and unit functioning, providing group and individual therapy to adults or adolescents as requested, and conducting psychological testing. The psychologist may also assist with supervision of graduate-level psychology students.

Requirements

• Psy.D. or Ph.D. in Psychology and a Pennsylvania license in Psychology, preferably clinical psychology; or a doctoral degree in Psychology from an APA-accredited institution with postdoctoral-year status and the goal of achieving licensure and psychologist status while continuing with the team.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical psychology background is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical/psychological lead for two units and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Attend daily treatment team meetings on assigned units.
• Guide the division of groups for programming purposes and support the overall clinical functioning of the hospital.
• Help determine appropriate referrals for individual therapy, psychological testing, and individual programming needs in conjunction with the treatment team.
• Provide group therapy to adults or adolescents as requested.
• Provide individual therapy to adults and adolescents as requested.
• Conduct psychological testing as needed, including assessments of cognitive, adaptive, personality, and neuropsychological screening functions.
• Write complete psychological reports based on assessment findings.
• May assist with supervision of graduate-level psychology students.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree