Psychologist - PT

Wellpath•Westwego, LA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychologist is responsible for providing individual and group psychotherapy, conducting psychological testing, and participating in developing, monitoring, and implementing behavioral management plans. They are an active member of the treatment team and provide staff education on psychological issues as needed. The Psychologist is also assigned responsibilities for quality assurance monitoring to ensure the highest level of care for their patients. Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

Requirements

Doctorate in psychology and experience with mental health delivery systems
Significant professional experience in the mental field that indicates knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and psychological evaluation techniques, including psychological assessment instruments
Licensed to practice psychology in the State of employment by the appropriate state licensing agency
Reside in the United States

Responsibilities

Provide clinical and consultation services in compliance with professional standards and facility policies
Deliver direct clinical services, crisis management, psychological testing, and evaluation as required to meet mental health service needs.
Ensure adherence to ethical and professional standards of care and participate in case staffing and quality improvement activities.
Develop and implement goals and objectives for clinical services provided and assist with staff recruitment and selection.
Participate in supervision, staff development, crisis intervention, and other administrative and managerial responsibilities as needed.