Licensed Psychologist Per Diem

Newport Healthcare•Edina, MN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides quality psychological services to adolescent, child and/or adult patients to address mental health needs to children and/or teens with academic/occupational, behavioral, social, emotional, or chemical dependency challenges and their families/caregivers. Provides a comprehensive range of services according to scope of practice, often in multidisciplinary settings or as a member of interdisciplinary teams, to patients and their families/caregivers, with the goal of enhancing daily life functioning, and supporting the organization's mission and vision, and as applicable treatment program philosophy.

Requirements

Requires a doctorate degree or master's degree in Psychology
Current licensure as a psychologist in State of Minnesota (LP)
Remain in ethical standing with licensing board
Qualified to maintain credentialing with all insurance panels.
Must have academic, experiential and licensing foundation and qualifications to meet standards in administering and interpreting psychological tests.

Responsibilities

Administer psychological tests and related report writing as indicated, provide timely documentation summarizing testing findings, interpretation of said findings, and communicating/collaborating about resulting findings to appropriate others which may include but is not limited to the patient/caregivers, referring provider/treatment team, and collaborating providers/caregivers.
Provide individual, family, and/or group therapy as appropriate for assigned patients, with scheduling according to organizational expectations.
Engage in supervision responsibilities for psychologist trainees, associate therapists, peers or colleagues based on indication, scope of practice, and qualifications.
May provide coverage for or support of partial hospital or hospital-based services as the need arises and as within scope of practice/licensure.
Coordinate care with other providers and treatment teams both internally and externally (with proper ROI), as applicable, especially upon initiation of services and discharge and otherwise as indicated.
Communicate with caregivers/guardians to keep them involved in treatment decisions.
As applicable, contribute to interdisciplinary teams the perspectives of their unique training and clinical lens.
Maintains current competency in effective de-escalation of patients using Collaborative Problem Solving ©, therapeutic self, relationship-based care, and trauma informed care, as applicable to role.
Oriented towards, educated in and embraces trauma informed and interculturally responsive functioning from lenses of gender, race, age, and other cultural identifications and differences.
Participate in improvement projects, committee opportunities or clinical enhancement opportunities including research and consultation.
Attend required training seminars, staff/team meetings, and/or rounds as applicable. Engage as an active participant within organizational or level of care initiatives.
Maintain clinical records and confidentiality of client medical records according to PrairieCare policies, level of care requirements, and HIPAA rules.
Prepare and submit accurate and timely billing records per policy and level of care requirements.
Other duties as assigned.