Psychologist - 0.8 - Days - BHS - Aspire Program @ LG
About The Position
El Camino Health is hiring a Psychologist for the BHS Aspire Program. The role provides expert acute mental health and chemical dependency services to patients and their family members. It also administers psychological testing and summarizes findings for the attending physician and treatment team to guide patient care. The goal is to treat the presenting illness and help patients return to a previous or higher level of functioning in the community. The position serves adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. It is a 0.8 FTE role with a day shift of eight hours and 64 scheduled bi-weekly hours.
Requirements
- PhD in Psychology or Doctor of Psychology degree.
- Active California license in good standing to practice psychology, issued by the California Board of Psychology.
- Licensed clinical experience in assessment, referral, and case management.
- Licensed clinical experience in chemical dependency, cognitive therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, group therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and short-term treatment.
- Licensed experience in psychological test administration, scoring, interpretation, report writing, and feedback.
- Current Board of Psychology-sanctioned eligibility to provide clinical supervision for doctoral students, post-doctoral trainees, MFT/SW trainees, and interns.
- Current Board of Psychology-sanctioned eligibility to provide psychological testing supervision for doctoral students and post-doctoral trainees.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in an acute psychiatric environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide acute mental health and chemical dependency services to patients and family members.
- Administer psychological testing, score and interpret results, write reports, and provide feedback.
- Summarize psychological testing findings for the attending physician and treatment team to guide patient care.
- Provide clinical supervision for doctoral students, post-doctoral trainees, MFT/SW trainees, and interns, as authorized.
- Provide psychological testing supervision for doctoral students and post-doctoral trainees, as authorized.
- Help treat presenting illnesses and support patients in returning to a previous or higher level of functioning within the community.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
