- Providing professional psychological or mental health counseling services for youth admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital. Services include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, family psychotherapy or consultation, crisis and behavioral management, and psychological testing and report writing (as competent).
- Actively participating as a multi-disciplinary treatment team member providing evidence-based, individualized, person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented interventions for child and adolescent patients.
- Conducting various psychological screens, assessments, and reports to clarify diagnosis, determine eligibility for services (e.g., intellectual disability), provide treatment and support recommendations, and address unique psycho-legal issues like incompetence to stand trial (as competent).
- Providing psychological consultation, policy guidance, and staff training that promotes a strong continuity of care and improves the team's ability to work more effectively with youth with challenging and complex behavioral health needs. This includes best practices for positive behavior management and restraint/seclusion reduction.
- Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) (Employee contributes 6.29%/State of Iowa contributes 9.44%)
- Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) (State of Iowa matches up to $75/month)
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (See below for additional information)
- Vacation Leave (96 hours/year to begin, and increases with years of service)
- Sick Leave (144 hours/year)
- Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance ($20,000 paid for by the State of Iowa)
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Designated positions at the Glenwood and Woodward Resource Centers require certification with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, or require such certification within a period of time after hire as determined by the appointing authority.
- Designated positions may require licensure by the Iowa Board of Psychology Examiners, as determined by the appointing authority.
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Psychologist or MA-Level Therapist - Independence, United States - State of Iowa
Description
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking a full-time Psychologist or MA-Level Therapist to join the team at the Independence Mental Health Institute (IMHI).
HHS prefers an independently licensed provider at the doctoral or master's level, but licensure is not required for this position.
This position offers opportunities for professional growth, leadership advancement, and team-based clinical work with youth with serious emotional disturbances and complex behavioral health needs.
IMHI is a state-operated, acute psychiatric hospital that is accredited by the Joint Commission and CMS certified. Independence MHI operates 56 total beds with 20 beds for adult patients and 36 beds for child/adolescent patients.This Psychologist or MA-Level Therapist position is designed to help meet the needs of IMHI's youth with complex behavioral health needs.
The hospital includes an off-ward school that meets the educational needs of youth while hospitalized at IMHI.
The Psychologist or MA-Level Therapist will work as an active member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team comprised of psychiatric providers, nurses, social workers, activity specialists, and other disciplines.
This is one of three Psychologist/MA-Level Therapist positions at the facility, with each psychological/counseling provider working on a separate unit or caseload.
This position reports to the IMHI Education Administrator and receives clinical oversight, support, and collaboration from the HHS Clinical Director (licensed, doctoral-level psychologist).
The primary duties of this position include:Preceptor guidance to psychiatric residents/fellows from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) may also be available through Iowa's Public Psychiatry Fellowship program.
Clinical adjunct faculty appointment with UIHC may be available.This appointment would include access to numerous virtual learning opportunities like grand rounds, continuing education credits, and online access to numerous clinical databases, journal articles, and electronic books.
Additional collegial engagement and support opportunities are available through the HHS Clinical Director and coordination with clinical leads across HHS state-operated facilities.
When a long-term team member was asked "why did you choose a career at IMHI," the team member stated, "It really is the work that has kept me here.
We have a great total compensation package, including:
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Independence Highlights
IMHI is in Independence, Iowa, a city of approximately 6,000, located in scenic Northeast Iowa. The Wapsipinicon River flows through town offering many recreational opportunities from canoeing to fishing.
Independence is a progressive community sporting a newer public library, trails and home of Cedar Rock state park which includes a Frank Lloyd Wright home.
Independence is 30 minutes from Waterloo/Cedar Falls home of the UNI Panthers, 45 minutes from Cedar Rapids and 1 hour from Iowa City, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
It is also 2 1⁄2 hours from Des Moines, home to Wells Fargo Arena (a host site of NCAA Basketball and premier concerts), as well as Lauridsen Skatepark, the nation's largest public skate venue.
Additionally, Des Moines has one of the nation's finest State Fairs and is home to professional sports teams the Iowa Cubs, Iowa Wolves, Iowa Barnstormers and Iowa Wild.
Check out these 10 Reasons to Move to Iowa.The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer
HHS values those with "lived experience" and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply.
Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a doctorate degree in psychology, behavior analysis, or counseling, and experience equal to two years of full-time clinical work in the provision of counseling and therapy in an institutional or community mental health, intellectual disability, long-term care, or correctional program.
2) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in psychology, behavior analysis, social work, or counseling, and experience equal to four years of full-time clinical work in the provision of counseling and therapy in an institutional or community mental health, intellectual disability, long-term care, or correctional program.
3) Possession of a license to practice psychology from the Iowa Board of Psychology.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Psychologist 2.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.
