Psychologist

JOB SUMMARY

The Staff Psychologist/Clinician works as an integral member of the Abbott House interdisciplinary treatment team. He or she provides clinical assessments of children and adolescents, consultation with social work and child care staff, and therapy of children. To be qualified for the position of clinician, you must be able to perform the essential job functions described below, with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation is any change in the work environment or in the way things are usually done that result in equal employment opportunity for an individual with a disability and does not create an undue hardship for the Facility.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide evaluations of children and adolescents
• Provide individual, family and group therapeutic interventions for children. Also therapy and adolescents in foster care, group homes or/and through the Article-31 clinic.
• Attend regularly scheduled treatment team meetings for case reviews and treatment planning for children in residential and community based placements.
• Assist social service staff in identifying appropriate educational, developmental and mental health services in communities where children reside.
• Serve as a liaison with community mental health providers who are serving children in foster placement with Abbott House.
• Attend clinical staff meetings in which administrative matters, clinical issues, and agency and departmental functioning are discussed.
• Attend continuing education seminars on topics relevant to clinical issues for children in foster care.
• Provides complete documentation of evaluations and treatments according to agency standards.
• Knowledge of evidence based practice and complex trauma.
• Any other related duties as required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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. An employee in this position is regularly required to stand; walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to walk.  The employee is occasionally required to keep balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Computer – The Psychologist/Clinician must be able to use a computer and able to learn software programs
• Office Equipment- The Psychologist/Clinician is required to operate a fax, copier, scan, and other office equipment.
• Communication - The Psychologist/Clinician needs to be able to speak, read and write fluently in the English language
• Writing - The Psychologist/Clinician must be able to write in the English language using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
• Lifting - The Psychologist/Clinician may frequently lift 0-25 lbs., occasionally lift 25-50 lbs., and rarely lift over 50 lbs.
• Push/Pull - The Psychologist/Clinician may frequently push/pull 0-25 lbs. of force, occasionally push/pull 26-45 lbs. force, and rarely push/pull over 45 lbs.
• Sitting, Standing and Walking – The Psychologist/Clinician will be required to sit, stand and walk throughout the work day.
• Stooping -The Psychologist/Clinician may occasionally stoop.  This is defined as bending body downward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling -The Psychologist/Clinician may occasionally kneel.  This is defined as bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s).
• Crouching - The Psychologist/Clinician may occasionally crouch.  This is defined as bending body downward and forward by bending spine and legs.
• Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate due to talk and movement of the program participants and other co- workers.  The noise level can increase on occasion due to yelling or screaming by the participants of the programs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Ph.D, LMSW, LCSW or comparable degree from an accredited university
• Clinical experience in evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents.
• Computer skills

HOURS AND TIME OF WORK

Full-Time- 35 Hours per week