Post Doctoral Clinical Psychology Fellow

Boys Town • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

Provides clinical services to children, adolescents and families seeking services at the Behavioral Health Clinic and possibly a primary care setting. This is a one-year position. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: Provides behavioral health services to children, adolescents and families. Provides direct clinical services to clients as assigned. Helps to establish and maintain a referral base from pediatricians, local schools, other treatment providers, and general community referrals. Provides psychological services, behavior parent training, and other essential psychological services to parents and youth referred to the outpatient clinic or assigned co-location clinics. Provides consultation on an as-requested basis to referring pediatricians about general psychological phenomenon and how they may impact development, compliance, or other medical issues. Actively participates in supervision to meet requirements for licensure as a psychologist. Participates in weekly individual supervision meetings with a licensed psychologist. Increases knowledge of clinical psychology in related fields by continuing education and informal and formal discussions. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Familiarity with behavioral or cognitive behavioral theoretical orientation. Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels in the organization and with external contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality. High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology from an APA-accredited or its equivalent university.
• Advanced training in clinical psychology, behavioral pediatrics, and/or parent training required.
• Successful completion of an APA approved internship or its equivalent required.
• Licensure requirements at the master’s level required.
• Graduate degree conferred by August 31 of internship year required.
• Licensed at the Master’s level for the delivery of mental health services in the state of Nebraska required.
• License/registration to be required, based on state or jurisdiction.
• Familiarity with behavioral or cognitive behavioral theoretical orientation.
• Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels in the organization and with external contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides behavioral health services to children, adolescents and families.
• Provides direct clinical services to clients as assigned.
• Helps to establish and maintain a referral base from pediatricians, local schools, other treatment providers, and general community referrals.
• Provides psychological services, behavior parent training, and other essential psychological services to parents and youth referred to the outpatient clinic or assigned co-location clinics.
• Provides consultation on an as-requested basis to referring pediatricians about general psychological phenomenon and how they may impact development, compliance, or other medical issues.
• Actively participates in supervision to meet requirements for licensure as a psychologist.
• Participates in weekly individual supervision meetings with a licensed psychologist.
• Increases knowledge of clinical psychology in related fields by continuing education and informal and formal discussions.

Benefits

• A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Additional benefits include tuition assistance, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees