Pediatric Psychotherapist - Primary Care One Hundred Oaks

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Pediatric Psychotherapist to join the Pediatric Psychology department at One Hundred Oaks. This role involves assessing and providing brief targeted interventions for social, emotional, and environmental issues that impact a client/family's ability to benefit from care. The psychotherapist will actively collaborate with the medical team to achieve patient care management and system improvement goals, contribute to the plan of care with knowledge of population-specific needs, and provide leadership for department committees/workgroups. Vanderbilt Children's University Pediatrics at One Hundred Oaks is dedicated to building ongoing relationships to address children's medical needs as they grow, ensuring they remain well and thrive in school and at home through comprehensive medical care from birth through adolescence. The department emphasizes using up-to-date, evidence-based scientific information and expertise to provide the highest quality care.

Requirements

Experience with children (required)
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate crisis intervention in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate risk management of moderate difficulty.
Capable of conducting risk analysis as part of a task to address problems including determining risk factors, probability, impact, early detection and prevention.
Able to prepare simple contingency plans and alternatives.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient assessments in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to conduct a patient evaluation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Capable of effectively assessing the relative merits of alternative products or services.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate clinical counseling in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Master's degree
1 year experience

Nice To Haves

Experience within the medical setting (preferred)

Responsibilities

Maintains professional documentation which meets department and VUMC standards as it relates to compliance.
Provides brief targeted interventions for identified clients.
Completes psychosocial assessment and assists team with the development of the plan of care.
Provides education and or consultation to clients and families, treatment team and community.
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.