What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychologist I - The Green Home position at UPMC?
Purpose:
Provides evaluation and treatment of patients with a variety of neurodevelopmental, behavior and/or mental health concerns. Provides diagnostic interviews/assessments with patients and/or families, conducts appropriate testing as needed, and provides feedback and recommendations to patients, families, and/ or community agencies/providers. May function as a sub-specialist within the unit or provide specialty services for other programs. Coordinates with care teams to plan behavioral health treatment across levels of care.
Responsibilities:
- Provides crisis sessions to support and assist patients experiencing acute distress and/or symptoms, as needed.
- Provides behavioral health services, using empirically validated treatments and interventions.
- Participates in regular supervisory meetings with direct supervisor to review adherence to program standards.
- Demonstrates ability to maintain accurate and complete records and data collection, performed in a timely fashion.
- Demonstrates highly developed knowledge and skill in the area of differential diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.
- Consults and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams regarding patient care and treatment planning.
- Maintains current knowledge of relevant literature and empirically validated treatments.
- Performs psychological assessment with accurate diagnostic impressions.
- Provides behavioral health services using an acute and maintenance model.
- Schedules sufficient volume of patients so that direct service productivity standards are maintained within the department.
- Maintains knowledge of the literature relevant to the assigned patient population.
- Works collaboratively with other service lines at UPMC and outside agencies assuring continuity of care with referral sources and other providers.
Salary : $1 - $1,000,000