Psychologist, Behavioral Health

Sutter Health•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$108,044 - $162,074•Onsite

About The Position

Provides mental health services to child, adolescent and primarily adult outpatient clients and their families. These services require autonomous decision making, assessment, treatment planning, interventions, discharge planning and internal and external community resource coordination. Performs other duties as assigned, including consultation with other clinical staff.

Requirements

Doctorate: PhD or PsyD in Psychology from an accredited institution
4 years recent relevant experience
PSY - Psychologist licensed in the state of practice
Knowledge of human development, psychological treatment, and intervention modalities with children, adolescents and adults
Knowledge of psychosocial factors relevant to mental health, such as personality, human growth and development; interpersonal relationships; group process; family dynamics; community integration and socioeconomic resource provisions, including the relevance of these factors for personal change in treatment
Knowledge of and adherence to American Psychological Association ethical standards
Knowledge of the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, and psychotherapeutic modalities and interventions, including psychotropic medications
Ability to effectively work with a wide range of psychiatric treatment problems of children, adolescents, adults and their families
Ability to cooperatively work as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team
Ability to make sound clinical decisions regarding assessing patient's acuity and appropriate dispositions

Nice To Haves

Experience in group therapy.

Responsibilities

Provides mental health services to child, adolescent and primarily adult outpatient clients and their families.
Requires autonomous decision making, assessment, treatment planning, interventions, discharge planning and internal and external community resource coordination.
Performs other duties as assigned, including consultation with other clinical staff.