School Psychologist

Psychologist Position at Petaluma Health CenterThe Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.The Psychologist will provide high-quality psychological services in an integrated care setting. Partner as a flexible member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide seamless care for patients. Assess and diagnose mental health and chronic conditions. Design appropriate interventions to meet patient needs, including coordinating care with community resources as needed. Provide effective, evidence-based interventions to patients, and facilitate same-day and crisis services as needed. Work at maximum potential to meet access and productivity needs while providing high quality care. Contribute to clinic quality goals and improvement efforts. Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to after evening hours and assignment to outside locations within PHC federal scope such as school based clinics and homeless shelters.Areas of ResponsibilityParticipation in Integrated Care Team:Functions as collaborative member of integrated care teamDemonstrates knowledge of child and adolescent development and collaborates effectively with families, schools, and pediatric care teams to support treatment goals.Readily accepts warm handoffs and provides follow-up recommendations to referring providerShares skills and interventions with members of integrated team to facilitate coordinated treatmentAssessment:Consistently uses screening tools to assess mood, risk, and progress in treatmentConducts psychological testing, scoring, and creates reports as assignedConducts developmentally appropriate assessments that consider family dynamics, educational functioning, cultural factors, and age-specific behavioral health needsAppropriately and expediently diagnoses mental health disorders based on DSM-V criteriaIntervention Design:Determine appropriate level of treatment for individual patients and episodes of careDesigns evidence-based interventions that are developmentally appropriate and incorporate family engagement and caregiver support when indicatedCoordinate care with community resources as appropriateUtilize outcomes-based practice tools to ensure high quality patient care and tailor delivery of brief interventionsWorks collaboratively with Behavioral Health leadership to develop treatment programs specific to patient populations and treatment needsIntervention Delivery:Provides evidence-based psychological assessment and brief treatment to individuals and familiesDocuments progress/data in medical records using objective, measurable methodsTreats psychological disorders to effect changeSelects approach to use in brief individual therapy and modifies as neededDemonstrates skill in engaging children, adolescents, and caregivers through developmentally appropriate therapeutic techniques and interventionsCollaborates with Psychiatrists and other specialists in developing treatment recommendationsInstructs and directs postdoctoral residents and students in hospitals and clinics assignedAccess and Productivity:Works at maximum potential to meet productivity requirements in order to improve patient access and fiscal viability while maintaining quality careAdheres to health center standards for productivity as defined by the medical director and senior managementFacilitates same-day access for patients in need of Behavioral Health treatment or assessmentProfessional Development and Relationships:Utilizes Continuing Education resources to ensure compliance and skills necessary to practice in PHC treatment model. Willingly seeks additional training when needed in order to successfully fulfill job requirements.Models clear communication and conflict resolution skills with coworkers and patientsContinually assesses needs of community and patients, and trends in psychology, to ensure cutting-edge treatmentMaintains current knowledge of evidence-based practices, developmental psychology, to ensure cutting-edge treatmentParticipates in quality improvement initiatives. Adheres to quality assurance guidelines and aids the health center in reaching its clinical quality goals. Adheres to nationally recognized health care standardsKnows and follows clinic policies and proceduresDemonstrates competent knowledge in delivering behavioral health services to patients through peer review as established through the medical staff bylaws, recommendations of each licensing Board, and clinic Quality Improvement Program.Supports and contributes in a positive manner to clinic efforts to maintain and improve patient satisfaction in all aspects of care deliveryMeets all time commitments by arriving on time to the clinic and working entire shift or more as neededResponsible for maintaining credentials by keeping all required licenses current, including but not limited to California Psychologist License, CE hours, CPR Certifications and any other required licenses. It is the responsibility of the psychologist to give Human Resources current credentials before old credentials expireWillingly performs other duties within the scope of practice as assignedQualificationsTo 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.Education/Experience:Ph.D. or Psy.D in Psychology requiredClinical Child and Adolescent Psychology board certification preferredDesired Skills:Analytical-Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement dataTechnical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with othersCustomer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; responds to requests for service and assistanceInterpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality. listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new thingsOral/ Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions, writes clearly and informativelyJudgement - Displays willingness to make decision; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisionsProfessionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitmentsSafety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditionsAdaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.Licenses and Certifications:Current California Psychologist licenseCandidate must be able to successfully meet PHC's credentialing and privileging requirementsLanguage Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Bilingual in Spanish required.Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.Computer Skills: High level of computer literacy and proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), electronic medical records and web applications.Physical Demand: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Petaluma health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Petaluma health Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.