Psychologist

Texas Scottish Rite for Children • Dallas, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood! This position supports the mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs of the patients at Scottish Rite for Children through Clinical Excellence, Research Excellence, and Teaching Excellence. This includes patient care services such as assessment, psychological testing, outpatient therapy, treatment, interdisciplinary team clinics, and consultation. Research activities may involve collaboration, participation, or leading research projects, consultation, multi-site studies, and supervision of research associates. Teaching responsibilities include recruitment and onboarding of trainees, supervision, didactic presentations, trainee evaluations, and updating training materials. The role also requires timely documentation, effective collaboration with colleagues, and maintaining engagement in professional societies.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Psychology required
• Minimum BLS required
• Independently licensed or license-eligible through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Behavioral Health Executive Council) required
• Completion of continuing education requirements needed to maintain licensure as designated by relevant professional organizations required
• Pediatric/child clinical experience required
• Demonstrates knowledge of child development from birth through young adulthood
• Demonstrates culturally and ethically-informed clinical practice
• Act in a manner in accordance with mandated reporting requirements in Texas and/or the patient’s home state as indicated required

Nice To Haves

• Maintains or is eligible to apply for the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) authorization strongly preferred
• Proficient in Spanish preferred
• Previous experience working in a hospital setting and/or with medically-complex patients strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Support the mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs of the patients through Clinical Excellence, which can include assessment; psychological testing/interpretation/feedback; outpatient therapy; treatment/intervention; interdisciplinary team clinics; and/or consultation.
• Support the mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs of the patients through Research Excellence, which can include collaboration in, participation in, and/or leading research projects; consultation; multi-site studies; and/or supervision of research associates.
• Support the mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs of the patients through Teaching Excellence, which can include participating in recruitment and/or onboarding of trainees; supervision of trainees; didactic presentations to trainees, completion of trainee evaluations, and/or updating training/recruitment materials.
• Timely, clear, and cohesive documentation of patient encounters in accordance with departmental, organizational, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate and communicate efficiently and effectively with inter- and intra-departmental colleagues and peers.
• Maintain membership and engagement in local, state, national, and/or international professional societies applicable to one’s role/work.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree