Psychologist - (Pediatric/Adolescent) - People's Community Clinic

We are recruiting a part-time (20 hours per week) skilled psychologist interested in leadership, Integrated Behavioral Health, and youth with neurodevelopmental differences. Our GOALS (Generating Outcomes And Liaisons for Students) Program started in 2005 within an academic-leaning, nonprofit medical clinic. (People’s Community Clinic is now a Federally Qualified Health Center.) The GOALS Program has included pre-doctoral and supervising psychologists for many years.

The GOALS team consists of a developmental and adolescent medicine fellowship-trained medical director, a program manager, a consulting psychiatrist, consulting social workers, consulting Medical Legal Partnership lawyers, and the pediatric and adolescent medicine primary care providers who refer into the program. The psychologist participates in case staffings, works closely with the core team, and helps oversee best practice metrics. The psychologist assists in diagnosis, directly providing or recommending educational and behavioral interventions. ADHD, ASD, learning, and other cognitive disabilities are the most common diagnoses. Experience supervising pre-doctoral psychologists and teaching other learners is preferred.

The GOALS Program provides specialized support within a wrap-around, interdisciplinary medical home. Most patients come from under-resourced families. The GOALS Program has developed strong relationships with schools and community organizations in order to promote youth academic success. We also have collaborated on research projects and a few publications.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join an established youth-serving program.

Under the supervision of the GOALS Medical Director, this individual’s primary responsibilities include:

PSYCHOLOGIST FUNCTIONS FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS:

• Work with clinical department staff to ensure GOALS and potential GOALS patients are identified, appropriately monitored, and have a treatment plan.
• Continue to develop standards for and supervise psychology trainees during clinical rotations with pediatric, adolescent, and GOALS teams.
• Work with the GOALS team, including the Medical Director, Social Worker, Program Coordinator, and referring providers, to identify tracking processes, program improvements, case staffing, and development opportunities to ensure the population is being reached and receiving appropriate care.
• This position will supervise the GOALS program coordinator and GOALS Social Worker
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the basic psychological needs of children and adolescents and how their family and other social contexts influence their social and emotional adjustment, developmental processes, and behavioral adaption. Be able to communicate this information to parents, providers, and other staff.
• Assess psychological, intellectual, cognitive, and behavioral issues with testing and evaluation to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders and complex medical conditions requiring psychological care. This may include conducting therapy sessions where required for these patients.
• Provide consultation to medical and behavioral/mental health providers in interpreting and applying results of relevant psychological/psychoeducational testing and evaluation and brief in-office interventions.
• Provide in-clinic visits and/or consultation to begin evaluations for behavioral, developmental, and mood-related concerns, including relevant screenings, scales, and evidenced-based assessments.
• Consult with staff, patients, and parents, making recommendations for developmentally appropriate services and strategies to assist in improving patient school achievement, behavior, and/or compliance with recommended health and behavioral interventions.
• Participate in the comprehensive care of children and adolescents with complex chronic issues.
• Work with PCC data analysts to improve reporting and outcome measures for patients receiving psychological services.
• Act as a liaison with community agencies that provide psychological services.
• Monitor and ensure the use of evidence-based, cost-efficient developmental and behavioral health screening and diagnostic tools.
• Supervise psychology trainees and other learners in conducting relevant psychological/psychoeducational testing, targeted assessments, in-office interventions, and short-term therapy.
• Provide consultation for patients and parents by designing and implementing measurable behavior interventions.
• Work closely with the IBH team to appropriately assign referrals and staff cases and provide feedback to referring medical providers.
• Attend IBH, Adolescent, and Pediatric Department team meetings as needed.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Central Texas schools to advocate for Special Education services, 504 services, testing, and appropriate individualized education program (IEP) and admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) meetings for patients as indicated.
• Document all services in accordance with clinic policy.
• Adhere to all professional, ethical, and legal regulations as determined by relevant regulatory bodies and the law.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in psychology.

Experience: At least 2 years of post-graduate experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be approachable and able to establish a good, professional rapport with children and their families. Must be able to communicate well with children and families from different cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Experience initiating developmental and psychoeducational assessments for pediatric and adolescent patients, as well as scoring and formulating evaluation reports
• Experience working with patients with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), LD (Learning Disability), ID (Intellectual Disability) and other developmental and behavioral conditions
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate across departments, as well as with outside schools and community organizations.
• Attention to detail and experience in interpreting psychological testing and educational records in order to make treatment recommendations and to interpret them for medical staff.
• Experience supervising and teaching such that staff and learners have clear expectations, accountability, and work in a supportive environment.

Certificate/License: Licensed to practice psychology in the State of Texas

Our Part-Time Benefits Include:

• 18 PTO days per year & 11 paid holidays
• Employer paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Annual Training
• 403(b) with 4% employer matching

People’s Community Clinic is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, language, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or sex stereotyping.

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