Psychologist

Summary

• Reviewing all available student records prior to admission for students on assigned teams and sharing relevant information with the appropriate team members.
• Overseeing and coordinating plans for the assessment treatment and education of all students in assigned classrooms.
• Facilitating cooperative working relationships among team members.
• Leading weekly team meetings as well as formal meetings that include parents school district personnel or other community professionals (e.g. IEP/PPT meetings behavioral reviews transition planning meetings) for all students in assigned classrooms.
• Producing high-quality team reports letters or other required documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicating effectively with special education directors school representatives and other community contacts/providers.
• Consulting with the school nurse psychiatrist and outside medical providers regarding medical and/or psychiatric issues as needed.
• Maintaining proactive effective communication with the Clinical Director regarding clinical and administrative issues.
• Using effective leadership problem solving and conflict resolution skills to maintain effective functioning of assigned teams
• Maintaining a balance of clinical and systemic perspectives in leading assigned teams.

• Providing diagnostic assessment services for students as needed.
• Supervising the interpretation of classroom-based assessment data in the planning implementation and review phases of treatment for students.
• Providing case management as assigned.
• Providing individual family and/or group therapy as assigned
• Providing consultation regarding behavior management as assigned.
• Providing outpatient consultation as assigned.
• Completing all required psychological reports and records in a professional and timely manner as assigned.
• Providing in-service education opportunities for school staff as well as in the community as requested.

• Providing reliable high-quality supervision of trainees as assigned and appropriate.
• Participating in teaching of psychology/psychiatry trainees as assigned.
• Providing research supervision if appropriate and assigned.
• Maintaining active faculty status that is appropriate/required for assigned trainees.

• Attending and/or completing in-service programs as assigned.
• Maintaining crisis de-escalation and intervention certification.
• Consistently following all school policies and procedures.
• Consistently complying with infection control quality improvement risk management and safety standards.
• Being punctual reliable and judicious in using sick time and school time off (STO) as per school policy.
• Demonstrating knowledge of the school organizational chart and consistently communicating issues and concerns through that structure.
• Participating in training seminars as requested.
• Participating in committees as requested.
• Performing other related duties as required assigned or directed.

• Supporting LSS and program-specific initiatives modeling flexibility and a positive attitude regarding program changes and/or initiatives.
• Presenting any classroom equipment/supply/staffing needs or concerns to site management.
• Coordinating any student/staff issues/needs with appropriate school management in order to problem solve and resolve concerns or problems effectively and in a timely manner.
• Effectively leading weekly treatment team meetings and other school meetings as described above.
• Maintaining excellent relationships with all systems involved in a student*s care.
• Providing community leadership in the area of understanding and treating severe psychiatric and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents.
• Performing other leadership duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• PhD in Clinical Psychology or the equivalent (e.g. PsyD PhD or EdD in Counseling Psychology).
• Completion of an American Psychological Association accredited Internship.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (minimum 1 year) if required by state of licensure.
• Licensed to practice as a Psychologist in the State of Rhode Island or eligible for licensure.

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: LSS-Providence-130 Broadway USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union