Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow / Psychologist 2-3

State of Louisiana • Pineville, LA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center (PSSC) is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach treatment goals and to return to more integrated community living settings. PSSC specializes in the treatment of people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric support needs. PSSC is seeking a dedicated person to join its dynamic Psychology Dept. team. This role is essential in ensuring high-quality care and coordination across our programs. In this role, you will perform a variety of tasks while being a key part of providing and coordinating psychological services for treatment and rehabilitation in individuals' homes, day programs, work areas, and recreational settings. You will also design and implement programs involving the application of behavior treatment principles and techniques.

Requirements

• A doctorate degree in psychology.
• A Louisiana License to practice Psychology must be obtained within one year of appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Preference may be given to permanent classified employees of Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate psychological services for treatment and rehabilitation in the individual's homes, day programs, work areas, and recreational settings.
• Design and implement programs involving the application of behavior treatment principles and techniques.
• Monitor and oversee treatment plan development and implementation.
• Provide clinical supervision to ATAPs to build clinical capacities and evaluate work and performance of ATAPs.
• Provide direct assessment and treatment for more complex cases needing higher level interventions.
• Conduct group, individual, family, or other specialized psychotherapy with individuals as needed.
• Coordinate and work with other disciplines to assure coordinated interdisciplinary treatment and care.
• Supervise training, orientation, and continuing development by ensuring staff is trained to provide continuous care and security to individuals supported by PSSC.
• Administer or review results of the full range of diagnostic tests for psychological assessment, interpret results and prepare psychological evaluations.
• Complete intake assessments on new admissions and intellectual assessments.
• Perform psychological diagnoses and treatment and participate as a member of an individual's treatment staff discussions of diagnosis, treatment, progress, and treatment planning.

Benefits

• Premium Pay of $2.00 per hour worked
• Longevity Pay
• LDH Pinecrest will cover the cost of the EPPP Test Prep for the selected candidate.

What This Job Offers

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