Psychologist- HMHI

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The University of Utah Health’s Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) is seeking a full-time, licensed psychologist to provide clinical psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment through direct patient care and consultation. The psychologist will serve patients in various youth and adult programs, primarily on inpatient units, and may also provide care in youth day treatment and residential treatment programs. HMHI is a full-service psychiatric hospital providing inpatient and intermediate services for children, adolescents, and adults, and views psychologists as an integral part of hospital treatment. Treatment approaches based on third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies are supported and valued.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree from an APA-accredited graduate program in counseling, school, or clinical psychology.
• One year of experience in psychotherapy, group therapy, or family therapy within a clinical setting.
• Current licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Utah.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system; the eCredential must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Program development and evaluation skills.
• Outreach consultation skills.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served, including patients and families resistant to treatment, and to deliver quality care within managed-care constraints.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical requirements with or without an accommodation, including work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hospital-based psychological practices, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and/or outpatient settings.
• Experience with individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
• A variety of assessment experience, including intellectual, neuropsychological, and affective/behavioral assessment.
• Licensed for two years or more.
• Experience, training, or interest in providing clinical supervision to interns and residents.
• Completion of an APA-approved doctoral internship.
• Interest in and experience working with youth in acute settings and with interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong psychological assessment skills with diagnostically complex patients.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients to determine their status.
• Provide direct psychological services to hospital and/or Huntsman Mental Health Institute patients.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy, psychological assessment, and consultation for patients and treatment teams.
• Collaborate with University and community agencies and departments to provide psychological and social services through outreach and consultation programs.
• Develop mental health programs of a remedial, developmental, and preventive nature.
• Train and supervise doctoral psychology interns and externs.
• Assist in directing or working within agency program and support areas, as assigned by the director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree