Psychologist - FT weekdays

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

 

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

The Psychologist is responsible for providing individual and group psychotherapy, conducting psychological testing, and participating in developing, monitoring, and implementing behavioral management plans. They are an active member of the treatment team and provide staff education on psychological issues as needed. The Psychologist is also assigned responsibilities for quality assurance monitoring to ensure the highest level of care for their patients. 

Schedule: Monday through Friday
On-Call Requirement: Yes (compensated)
Hours: Flexible scheduling available

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct assessments for patients experiencing acute mental health crises

Evaluate and monitor individuals placed on suicide watch

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate care and documentation

Education

• Doctorate in psychology and experience with mental health delivery systems

Experience

• Significant professional experience in the mental field that indicates knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and psychological evaluation techniques, including psychological assessment instruments

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed to practice psychology in the State of employment by the appropriate state licensing agency

• Provide clinical and consultation services in compliance with professional standards and facility policies 
• Deliver direct clinical services, crisis management, psychological testing, and evaluation as required to meet mental health service needs. 
• Ensure adherence to ethical and professional standards of care and participate in case staffing and quality improvement activities. 

• Develop and implement goals and objectives for clinical services provided and assist with staff recruitment and selection. 
• Participate in supervision, staff development, crisis intervention, and other administrative and managerial responsibilities as needed. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.