Psychologist - Lvl II - New York, United States - NYC Health Hospitals

Description

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is the community hospital of choice for residents of East Harlem, northern Manhattan, and neighboring communities. The hospital provides culturally-sensitive care in a welcoming and hospitable setting, emphasizing primary care medicine and utilizing the latest advances in medical science. Metropolitan delivers high quality health services with compassion, dignity, and respect to all, without exception. Since its founding in 1875, the hospital has been affiliated with New York Medical College, representing the oldest partnership between a hospital and a private medical school in the United States. Metropolitan is a part of the NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

• Completes thorough psychiatric assessments, risk assessments, and mental status exams on individual patients

• Provide direct clinical care and psychological services using various modalities, including individual, family, milieu, and group therapy.

• Provides psychological consultation to the treatment team.

• Performs psychological assessments: Selects, administers, scores, analyzes and interprets psychological test batteries.

• Administers standardized intelligence, educational, personality, and adaptive behavior assessments as needed.

• May perform neuropsychological assessments if credentialed to do so.

• Provides written psychological reports based on the assessments as needed.

• Documents assessments, progress notes, clinical activities, in the electronic medical records (EPIC).

• Crafts and contributes to the treatment plans for patients.

• Serves as active member of an interdisciplinary treatment team and consults with other disciplines regarding diagnoses, prognoses, interventions, and recommendations for the disposition of individual cases

• Provide clinical supervision to psychology trainees (externs and Psychologists-in-Training)

• Develops and implements behavior management plans.

• Participates in Program Improvement activities (QAPI)

• Participates in and contributes to research projects and program development

• May provide didactic training and other educational opportunities to trainees from other disciplines

• Participate in Psychology Department activities, including attending monthly meetings, creating and revising psychology training programs and their policies, assisting with trainee recruitment efforts, providing didactics, and other tasks as assigned by the director of psychology, in collaboration with the clinical director of inpatient services.

• Performs miscellaneous tasks that are assigned by the Chief of Psychiatry and the Associate Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services.

Minimum Qualifications

SPECIAL NOTE # = Additional Requirements for Assignment Level II (Effective September 25, 1998)
A. A Doctoral Degree in clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology or Neuro-Psychology, awarded upon completion of a Doctoral Program in Psychology registered by the New York State Department of Education and designated as licensure qualifying; and
B. One additional year of satisfactory full-time experience, either as a Psychologist for the City of New York, or in a supervisory capacity in Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology or Neuro-Psychology in an approved agency or institution. Employees who complete their Doctoral Degree requirements on or after October 1, 1992 must have at least one year of qualifying experience gained after the completion of all Doctoral Degree requirements; and
In the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Only
* Effective September 25, 1998, appointments to Assignment Level II require 1) a Ph.D. as outlined in A above; and 2) one year of qualifying experience as outlined in B above.
C. License Requirements for Assignment Level II
1. In the New York City Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and
Alcoholism Services, Police and Fire, and those programs functionally transferred to the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation from the New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education.
2. In agencies not noted in C. (1.) above, a valid license as a Psychologist issued by the New York State Department of Education within one year of the date of assignment. At the discretion of the appointing agency, the period to obtain the license may be extended for up to six months for employees who fail to obtain the license within one year of their assignment. Once obtained, this license must be maintained for the duration of the assignment.

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs