Psychologist (PsyD)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PsyD)Under the supervision of the Behavioral Health Director, the Licensed Clinical Psychologist provides comprehensive behavioral health services to patients as part of an integrated healthcare team.The Psychologist provides psychological assessment, diagnostic evaluation, individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, treatment planning, behavioral health consultation, and care coordination. The Psychologist works collaboratively with primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, case management, and other members of the healthcare team to address patients' behavioral, emotional, psychological, and psychosocial needs.Clinical services include providing individual and group psychotherapy using evidence-based and clinically appropriate interventions, conducting comprehensive psychological and behavioral health assessments, diagnosing mental, emotional, and behavioral health conditions within the Psychologist's scope of practice, developing individualized treatment plans based on clinical assessment, diagnosis, patient needs, and treatment goals, reviewing and updating treatment plans based on patient progress and clinical need, providing treatment for patients presenting with a range of behavioral health conditions, providing brief behavioral health interventions when appropriate within an integrated primary care setting, providing patient and family education related to behavioral health conditions, treatment recommendations, and coping strategies, and referring patients to appropriate behavioral health, psychiatric, medical, or community-based services when additional or specialized treatment is indicated.Psychological assessment and diagnostic services include conducting diagnostic evaluations to identify mental, emotional, behavioral, and psychological conditions, selecting and using clinically appropriate assessment methods based on the patient's presenting concerns and treatment needs, administering, scoring, and interpreting psychological assessment instruments when appropriate and within the Psychologist's training and competency, integrating clinical history, behavioral observations, assessment findings, and other relevant information when developing diagnostic impressions and treatment recommendations, communicating assessment findings and treatment recommendations to patients and appropriate members of the healthcare team, and referring patients for specialized neuropsychological, developmental, psychiatric, or other assessments when clinically indicated.Documentation and treatment planning include completing accurate and timely documentation of patient encounters in the electronic health record, documenting assessments, diagnoses, progress notes, treatment plans, risk assessments, consultations, referrals, and other required clinical information, maintaining documentation consistent with organizational policies, payer requirements, and applicable professional standards, clearly documenting medical necessity, treatment interventions, patient response, and progress toward treatment goals as appropriate, maintaining accurate and complete patient records, and communicating clinically relevant information to appropriate members of the patient's interdisciplinary care team.Integrated behavioral health and consultation include collaborating with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, medical assistants, behavioral health clinicians, case managers, and other members of the healthcare team, providing behavioral health consultation to medical and behavioral health staff regarding patient care when appropriate, participating in coordinated treatment planning for patients with behavioral health and medical conditions, assisting the healthcare team in identifying behavioral, psychological, and psychosocial factors that may affect a patient's physical health, treatment adherence, or overall well-being, participating in multidisciplinary case consultations, clinical meetings, and care coordination activities, coordinating referrals to psychiatric services or higher levels of behavioral health care when clinically appropriate, and supporting continuity of care between behavioral health, primary care, specialty care, and community-based services.Crisis intervention and patient safety include evaluating and responding appropriately to patients experiencing behavioral health crises, conducting suicide, self-harm, violence, and other appropriate risk assessments, developing safety plans and identifying appropriate interventions based on the patient's level of risk, following organizational procedures for behavioral health emergencies and crisis situations, coordinating with the Behavioral Health Director, medical providers, emergency services, crisis services, or other appropriate resources when a patient requires a higher level of care, following applicable mandated reporting requirements, and maintaining appropriate documentation of crisis assessments, interventions, consultations, and disposition.Quality management includes participating in behavioral health quality improvement and organizational performance activities, supporting efforts to improve access to behavioral health services, continuity of care, clinical outcomes, and patient experience, participating in chart reviews, peer review activities, clinical case conferences, and other quality initiatives as assigned, assisting in identifying opportunities to improve behavioral health workflows and integration with primary care, maintaining professional knowledge and remaining current with evidence-based practices, professional standards, and developments within the field of psychology.Patient and community relations include maintaining professional and respectful relationships with patients, families, staff, community partners, and members of the public, providing culturally responsive services that recognize the diverse backgrounds and needs of the communities served, demonstrating sensitivity to socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic, and other factors that may affect access to behavioral healthcare, working collaboratively as part of the Behavioral Health and interdisciplinary healthcare teams, and participating in community outreach, patient education, or organizational events as assigned.HIPAA, privacy, and compliance include maintaining confidentiality of patient, employee, and organizational information, accessing confidential information only as necessary to perform assigned job responsibilities, complying with HIPAA, organizational privacy practices, corporate compliance requirements, and applicable behavioral health regulations, maintaining appropriate professional and ethical boundaries with patients and families, reporting suspected unethical, fraudulent, unlawful, or unsafe activity according to organizational policy, and providing psychological services consistent with applicable professional, ethical, and scope-of-practice standards.Qualifications include a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree from a qualifying educational institution, current California licensure as a Psychologist required, previous experience providing psychotherapy, psychological assessment, diagnostic evaluation, or other behavioral health services preferred, experience working within primary care, integrated behavioral health, community health, or an FQHC setting preferred, experience working with underserved and medically or behaviorally complex populations preferred, experience working with patients from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds preferred, and bilingual in Spanish, Tagalog, or another language commonly spoken by the patient population preferred.Knowledge, skills, and abilities include knowledge of psychological assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and behavioral health intervention, knowledge of evidence-based psychological treatments and interventions, knowledge of crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and appropriate referral procedures, strong clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills, ability to evaluate and treat patients with complex behavioral health presentations, ability to establish effective therapeutic relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, strong verbal and written communication skills, strong clinical documentation and organizational skills, ability to provide consultation and communicate clinical recommendations effectively to interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, ability to manage multiple patient needs and priorities in a fast-paced healthcare environment, ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, ability to communicate effectively with patients of different ages, cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and levels of health literacy, ability to maintain patient confidentiality and exercise sound clinical judgment, and proficiency with electronic health records and basic computer applications.Annual requirements, licensure, and certifications include current and unrestricted California Psychologist license issued by the California Board of Psychology, maintaining all continuing professional development and other requirements necessary to maintain active California licensure, current CPR certification as required by the organization, completing required annual organizational, compliance, HIPAA, safety, and clinical trainings, maintaining professional competency consistent with assigned clinical responsibilities, and reliable transportation may be required for travel between Opsam Health locations based on operational needs.