Medical Edge Recruitment has an immediate opening for a Psychologist.
Specialty: Behavioral Health
Location: Porterville, CA
Facility type: Recovery and Rehab Center
Pay rate: $80/hr
Start Date: 6/5/23
Assignment Type: Contract and PRN
Shift/Hours: 8 hour shifts
Duties Include:
- Provides necessary and quality psychological treatments/interventions and forensic/psychological assessments.
- Tasks require knowledge and experience in psychological interventions, treatments, and assessment as well as typical office programs/applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Tasks include direct patient care, behavioral analyses, participation on an interdisciplinary team, forensic evaluations, psychological evaluations, and testimony in court.
- Direct client care includes, but is not limited to: individual therapy, group therapy, crisis interventions, and intake assessments.
- Behavioral analyses involve direct client observations across settings, review of behavioral data, and providing a written functional behavior assessment along with applicable behavior support plans.
- Participation on the interdisciplinary team involves attending meetings, discussing client progress, and training staff members.
- Forensic evaluations include but are not limited to: dangerousness and risk assessment, trial competency, and progress reports.
- Psychological evaluations include, but are not limited to: cognitive functioning, adaptive functioning, academic achievement, and evaluations for individual education programs.
- Also precepts and provides guidance to psychology interns and practicum students.
- The Psychologist, Health Facility may also work to assure conformance with standards of practice and providing training to different disciplines.
- Requires a high degree of initiative and independence in performing assigned tasks.
- Good judgment, organization, and ability to communicate effectively are of primary importance.
Requirements:
- Current and valid license
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience
