Psychologist

This position is eligible for a hiring incentive of $3,000!!! Certain payout conditions may apply.

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

What We Offer

• Pay Range: $42.60 - $48.95 per hour / year. Actual offers will be determined by the candidate's creditable years of experience in conjunction with internal equity considerations and based on the organization's current compensation practices
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

About our Program: The Neurodevelopmental Services program, currently only providing center-based services, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Autism. We offer a combination of individual and group ABA services, and our team-based approach allows behavior technicians to work collaboratively with colleagues in group settings providing behavior intervention. NDS prioritizes interventions focused on the development of early social skills, relationship building, and access to social inclusion opportunities to promote core social competencies that can pave the way for positive, fulfilling, and lifelong relationships.

The Position: Psychologist

Clinical

• Provide didactic trainings for clinicians and mental health trainees/interns.
• Provide weekly individual/group supervision with students, including live supervision and fidelity checks, and complete formal evaluations of staff and intern performance.
• Complete comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults including interviewing, administration of assessments, scoring/interpretation, feedback, and report writing.
• Provide direct intervention for clients and caregivers (group and individual intervention).
• Provide and supervise behavior health services providing direct intervention, parent training, staff and intern coaching/fidelity, and necessary coverage for staff and interns.
• Design and submit comprehensive treatment plans for clients that are culturally relevant, family-focused, and socially significant, that are in compliance with agency and payor timelines.
• Proactively identify potential conflicts; lead parties to consensus and develop same skill in direct reports.
• Ensure and monitor defined outcomes achievement for consumers, as well as satisfaction level for clients, and referring workers and agencies.
• Ensure effective coordination of services for customers with other providers, both internal and external, by supporting the development of constructive relationships and problem-solving barriers.

Administrative

• Hire, train (on-boarding and on-going), and maintain overall performance management (e.g., data collection, fidelity, completion of time sheet, documentation, etc.) of behavioral health staff and trainees.
• Ensure weekly productivity is met for self, direct reports, and students by working collaboratively with the Client Services Department. Meet deadlines associated with scheduling business process.
• Manage performance of direct reports, timecards, attendance, and service quality.
• Participate in organizational quality improvement efforts. Lead and/or delegate work groups to respond to program development needs.
• Ensure clinical documentation and quality assurance meets both agency and payor standards, ensuring audit ready charts and continuous quality improvement.
• Participate in necessary committees within the agency, as well as doctoral universities, to ensure compliance and implementation of standardized internship trainee programs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All employees are responsible for keeping job requirements up to date. This can include but are not limited to certifications, licensure, and maintaining a clear criminal record.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

• Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology or Developmental Psychology
• Two (2) years of experience providing neurodevelopmental diagnostic evaluations (e.g., competent in administration, scoring, and writing reports using cognitive, developmental, behavior, social, and adaptive evaluation tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (Spanish)

Licensing and Certification Requirements:

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of California.
• Completion of Board of Psychology Training Requirements to provide Clinical Supervision for interns/practicum trainees.

Other Specific Requirements

• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Child Abuse Index Check (CAIC) background clearance, if applicable.
• Valid California Driver's license with two years experience driving and clean driving record may be required.

Work Environment/Conditions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

In addition this position requires standing, sitting, walking, climbing, and kneeling.

Employee Statement of Understanding

I have read and understand the for my position. I am able to perform all of the essential functions of this position. I agree to successfully complete all required training indicated for this position. I agree to keep all of my required certifications and licenses current and up to date and provide proper documentation of the same to the Human Resources Department. I agree to comply with all Agency policies and procedures. I agree to comply with the agency compliance plan and all laws, rules, regulations and standards of conduct relating to my position. As an employee, I understand my duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to my immediate supervisor. As an employee, I will strive to uphold the mission and vision of the organization. All employees are required to adhere to the values in all their interactions with youth and families and fellow employees.

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