Psychologist

Psychologist

Psychologists contribute directly to assessment, treatment, behavioral support, and discharge planning for adults receiving inpatient psychiatric care at Catawba Hospital. You will work with multidisciplinary treatment teams to turn clinical findings into recommendations that guide patient care.

Job Duties include:

• Conducting and interpreting comprehensive psychological assessments and evaluations to support diagnosis, treatment planning, risk assessment, and court-related needs.
• Providing individual, group, and family psychotherapy and psychoeducation, and responding to patients who need crisis intervention.
• Consulting with treatment teams and hospital staff on behavioral guidelines, individualized interventions, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Reviewing patient records, conducting clinical interviews, selecting and administering appropriate psychological and neuropsychological tests, interpreting assessment results, and communicating findings and recommendations through written reports and oral presentations.
• Providing individual, group, and family psychotherapy and psychoeducation.
• Selecting appropriate treatment modalities based on patient needs.
• Providing crisis intervention and psychological services to promote patient safety, recovery, and optimal psychological functioning.
• Providing clinical consultation and behavioral management recommendations to treatment teams and hospital staff, including development and evaluation of behavioral guidelines, milieu planning, staff education, and individualized behavioral interventions.
• Maintaining timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with hospital requirements and applicable standards.
• Actively participating in multidisciplinary treatment teams by providing psychological expertise.
• Contributing to diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Developing behavioral management plans.
• Assisting with team leadership.
• Supporting discharge planning.
• Providing clinical recommendations to colleagues, and providing cross-coverage as needed.

Minimum Qualifications include:

• Ability to conduct and integrate complex psychological assessments and treatments in a timely manner.
• Ability to plan and provide clinically sound and timely diagnosis and interventions.
• Actively provide psychological input to multi-disciplinary treatment teams.
• Competency as a coach or trainer.
• Generate accurate comprehensive written and oral presentations for case conceptualizations, treatment planning, and individualized interventions.
• Use appropriate techniques for behavioral assessment and intervention as needed or as mandated by DBHDS.

Additional Considerations: Experience providing psychological services in an inpatient psychiatric, forensic, behavioral health, or other high-acuity clinical setting is highly desired.

Special Instructions: You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application Requirements: Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through Page Up the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you detail all relevant work experience clearly and specifically; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications. Background Investigation: All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening.

Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance or accommodation, please notify Human Resources.

Equal Opportunity: The Commonwealth of Virginia is committed to conducting all aspects of human resource management without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Veteran Preference: DBHDS is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certified employer and provides hiring preference to qualified veterans and service members.