Licensed Staff Psychologist

Job Description

This position will cover several of our Salud clinic locations.

Provides direct behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in a highly integrated model of clinical care. As a staff psychologist and Behavioral Health Provider (BHP) this clinician approaches his/her task in a team-based care fashion that supports patients and their families in self-management, self –efficacy and behavior change for all mental health and substance use disorders, behavioral management of chronic physical illness, and addressing co-morbidities.

• Starting Annual Salary - $71,000 to $81,650

• Loan repayment potential - HPSA score 22

• Medical (Includes Free Medical Services at All Salud Facilities)

• Dental (Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities)

• Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Basic Life and AD&D

• Supplemental Life and AD&D

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Generous 4-weeks’ vacation accrual

• 9 Paid Holidays per year (including a Floating Holiday and paid Birthday)

• 8 Paid accrued Sick Days per year

• Financial and time-off reimbursement for continuing medical education

• Retirement savings plans

• Employees working at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible for the Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud will contribute 5% of your base salary each month

Our Mission isto provide a quality, integrated health care home to the communities we serve

Adheres to the spirit of the SALUD mission statement while performing assigned duties.

Works under the direct supervision of the Center Director and the Vice President of Medical Services – Behavioral Health Integration

Will supervise behavioral health (primarily doctoral-level psychology) trainees as assigned.

• Assesses patients to determine the appropriate level of treatment in accordance with relevant ethical and legal standards
• The BHP acts as a patient advocate for our vulnerable population by ensuring that the patient is fully informed and comfortable with their visit to Salud
• Works in conjunction with Medical Providers, Dental Providers, other Behavioral Health Providers, Medical Assistants, and Customer Service Associates, and all other staff to ensure that patients obtain the highest standard of integrated health care
• Provides direct clinical supervision of BH trainees, predominantly in the psychology and counseling disciplines. Supervision requires oversight of trainees’ documentation and billing practices under the license of the staff psychologist
• Provides services appropriate to the age-specific needs of all patients in accordance with the principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric life cycles
• Conducts mental health screenings utilizing standardized instruments
• Provides PCP-initiated consultation services that may include differential diagnosis, psychoeducation, brief intervention, referral for further treatment, etc., often referred to as a “warm hand-off"
• Consults with and advises other health care team members on methods of assisting patients and their families in overcoming social and emotional difficulties which may preclude effectively managing overall health and well-being
• Follow procedures for the electronic health records system
• Manages psychosocial aspects of chronic and acute diseases
• Provides psychotherapy to individuals as well as groups
• Facilitates groups in Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) for OB care, diabetes management, and chronic pain
• Provision of traditional psychotherapy groups is encouraged
• Creates written material for use in psychoeducation of patients
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish and English is strongly preferred
• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for medical and mental health conditions
• Must work well with the other patient care team members
• Ability to work through brief patient contacts as well as to make quick and accurate assessments of mental and behavioral health conditions
• Ability to collaborate with medical providers in the treatment of psychosocial issues
• Sensitivity to low-income and ethnic minority communities a must

Doctoral degree in clinical, or counseling psychology

Prefer 2 years post-licensure treating patients with psychosocial issues

Licensed by the State of Colorado

Low risk for bloodborne pathogens

Required prolonged sitting or standing for long periods of time

Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer terminal, telephone, calculators, photocopier, and other office equipment.

Normal Medical and Dental office environment

Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record data electronically and communicating with patients

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