Psychology Internship I

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA
This position is responsible for providing psychological evaluations and consultations; individual, family/marital, and group intervention to children, adolescent and adult patients in both inpatient and partial hospitalization settings. This internship position is twelve months in duration.
Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Active candidacy in a Psy.D. or Ph.D. program emphasizing counseling, clinical, or school psychology.
• Completion of three years of graduate school.
• 400 hours of practicum experience.
• Internship authorization and coursework verification.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.
• Ability to complete work in a timely fashion, balance training goals with clinical demands, and adhere to the managed care policies that do not allow interns to provide and/or bill for their clinical services.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development.
• Ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
• Listening
• Speaking

Nice To Haves

• Hospital-based psychological practices.
• Experience with individual, family, and group psychotherapy; and a variety of assessment experiences including intellectual, neuropsychological, and affective/behavioral assessment.

Responsibilities

• Attends rounds with the multidisciplinary treatment team and reviews patient treatment and progress.
• Administers varied psychological assessments.
• Provides direct service delivery in individual and/or family therapy, and group psychotherapy.
• Participates in didactic seminars, weekly supervision, and individual evaluations during each rotation.
• Maintains medical records and current charting on assigned patients, and complies with quality assurance standards related to this documentation.
• Informs supervisor of therapeutic interventions and assessments taken with each patient.
• Complies with the ethical principles of psychologists published by the American Psychological Association, with the Utah State Psychologists Licensing Act, and with all psychology staff policies and procedures at the University of Utah.
• Develops, presents and evaluates a formal series of intern case conferences.
• May participate in an organization for psychology interns.

What This Job Offers

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