Description

Job Title: Psychologist

Job Classification: Exempt

Supervisor: Clinical Director

Benefits: Including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Life, 401k, PTO

Position Summary:

The Psychologist is responsible for providing family, individual, and group therapy; conducting psychological testing and evaluation of clients, monitoring treatment-planning efforts, and collaborating with all members of the interdisciplinary team to provide excellent care and support to the people we serve.

Essential Functions:

• Administer and interpret psychological evaluations 
• Provide outpatient psychotherapy to individuals, families, and groups
• Perform diagnostic assessments
• Participate in multi-disciplinary case staff meetings
• Develop individual treatment plans with the people we serve, and if appropriate, their family members, and other involved service providers
• Document all professional contacts in EHR
• When needed, provide insurance companies with appropriate prior authorization information sufficient to document the need for the services
• Arrange with other Range Mental Health Center professional staff to ensure that the services which need to be provided in an uninterrupted fashion will continue when on leave
• Maintain positive working relationships with other area caregivers with whom the RMHC shares people
• Responsible for the clinical supervision of staff providing services in the outpatient setting and approved interns as directed
• Consult clinically with other programs as needed
• Follow all pertinent regulatory and statutory guidelines and standards, and all pertinent RMHC policies and procedures
• Participate in the clinical on-call rotation for the entire agency
• Provide leadership of meetings or other functions when delegated to do so
• Provide leadership and training to staff in areas of expertise
• Promote utilization of evidence-based practices
• Collaborate on clinic policy, procedure, and functioning
• Participate in grant writing, applications, and reporting as needed
• Provide clinical supervision to interns or trainees as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Excellent clinical assessment and mental health counseling skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, general computer skills
• Good observation, rapid assessment, and crisis management skills
• Able to converse and interact sufficiently to effectively communicate and record information proficiently in person, written, by telephone, or via Tele-therapy
• Able to maintain the confidentiality of interactions with the people we serve and supervisees.
• Able to handle sensitive situations in a calm, professional manner
• Flexible and able to prioritize workload
• A philosophical approach consistent with the Range Mental Health Center’s mission
• Ability to train and coach

Education and Experience:

• Licensed Psychologist in the State of Minnesota
• Doctoral degree in psychology
• Obtain and maintain appropriate credentials as a licensed psychologist in the state of Minnesota
• Two years post-degree experience with appropriate clinical supervision

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Able to articulate the English language that is sufficiently clear as to be easily understood
• Maintain an acceptable level of physical appearance
• Adequate level of vision to use computer terminal
• Sufficient hearing to accurately record information received verbally

EOE/AA