Pediatric Psychologist On Site - Okinawa, Japan

Arcetyp LLC•San Diego, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Arcetyp LLC is seeking a Pediatric Psychologist to provide highly specialized clinical psychology services to children from birth to age 21 and their families. This role also involves providing crisis intervention and acute inpatient care to adults. The position is located onsite in Okinawa, Japan, and requires collaboration with various military and educational entities. The psychologist will administer and interpret psychological testing, conduct bio-psycho-social assessments, provide psychotherapy, and complete comprehensive reports. Adult services include immediate consultation for emergent/urgent patient situations and return consultations to hospital staff. The role also involves working with clinical staff on patient wellness programs and identifying/diagnosing adult psychological problems.

Requirements

Possess a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited university or professional school.
Successful completion of a psychologist intern program.
Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted license or certification to practice as a psychologist in any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Successful 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in child or adolescent psychology from an APA accredited program.
Have a minimum of one year full-time experience as a Clinical Psychologist (Pediatric) within the last five year(s).
Provide two letters of recommendation written within the last two years attesting to clinical skills. A minimum of one of the letters must be from a supervisor. The other letter must be from either a clinic or hospital administrator, or a practicing physician.
Reference letters shall attest to the quality and quantity of experience. The letters may also address patient rapport and the communication skills between practitioner and patient and among peers.
Recommendation letters must include name, title, phone number, date of reference, address and signature of the individual providing reference.
U.S Citizenship required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language fluently and maintain good communication skills with patients and other health care personnel.
A thorough understanding of the military lifestyle and experience working with military family members.
Working knowledge of relevant military, state, federal, and local laws and resources.
Highly developed written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to commute to and from various locations as needed.
Must adhere to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, Department of Defense, Department of Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and MTF instructions and policies.

Nice To Haves

Diagnosis is made consistent with problems identified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, (DSM-IV).

Responsibilities

Provide highly specialized clinical psychology (pediatric) services to children from birth to age 21 and their families.
Provide crisis intervention and acute inpatient care to adults through the Naval Hospital Emergency Department, Wards 3 South and 3 East.
Administer, score, and interpret specialized psychological testing instruments for children, adolescents and developmental instruments for infants.
Conduct bio-psycho-social assessments of individuals and families through review medical/school records, interviews with the patient, family members, significant caretakers, personnel and direct observation in Outpatient Child Mental Health Clinic.
Complete written reports with implications of diagnosis and treatment within prescribed timelines and according to guidelines prescribed by the supervisor or higher authority.
Provide outpatient psychotherapy in a variety of modalities, including individuals, families and group therapy.
Collaborate with other disciplines within USNH Okinawa, USAF 18th Medical Group, DoD Dependent Schools (DODDS), the Commanding Officer and appropriate community agencies.
Collect data from all involved agencies as necessary to ensure that services are being provided in a coordinated manner and to evaluate the quality of relationships among the special needs child, family, school and involved community agencies.
Provide immediate consultation to aid in the evaluation and management of emergent/urgent patient situations.
Provide return consultations to any requesting Naval Hospital staff healthcare provider; responses to consultations for same day requests will be provided within 24 hours.
Work closely with clinical staff regarding patient awareness/wellness programs that are in relation to the mental health field.
Identify and diagnose the full range of adult psychological problems as identified in the DSM-IV.
Provide crisis intervention and short term therapeutic services to individuals admitted to the inpatient unit.
Inform the Supervisor of any needs of present and projected patient populations, optimal utilization of personnel and material resources, training requirements, implementation of policies, criteria and standards pertaining to services.
Obtain approval by the Supervisor and other higher authority as determined by law and regulation.
Become familiar with and demonstrate awareness of the Bylaws of the Medical Staff, Department of Defense TRICARE Program and the organizational and operational policies of the MTF.
Travel may be required to provide services and/or attend meetings.