Staff Psychologist - Full Time - Pediatric Center, DC

The Staff Psychologist provides psychological services and consultation to inpatients on a post-acute/rehabilitation unit as well as residents of the skilled nursing facility. The Staff Psychologist will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team on patient care, and provide education to staff as needed. The Staff Psychologist must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and provide culturally-sensitive, high-quality, evidence-based, family-centered care appropriate to the age, needs, and strengths of the patients served. This individual must demonstrate knowledge of child and adolescent development, possess the ability to conduct psycho-diagnostic assessments, impart results to stakeholders, and design treatment plans to meet each patient's and family's specific needs. We are seeking an individual with excellent interpersonal skills, professional maturity, innovative ideas, a willingness to work within an interdisciplinary team model, and who has a passion for delivering service excellence.

• Maintain professional standards for oneself by adherence to the professional standards and code of ethics of the American Psychological Association and through completion of appropriate continuing education courses.

• Perform psychological evaluations of inpatients and SNF residents and make reports of the evaluations available as required.

• Conduct group or individual psychotherapy with patients and families.

• Participate in team conferences with other Hospital personnel on behalf of patients and families.

• Maintain required documentation and adhere to time frame standards

• Meet regularly with the MedicaL Director and communicate issues or concerns to the HSCPC Medical Director as they arise.

• Participate in any department quality initiatives or performance improvement programs.

• Plan and provide staff with training in behavior management programs as needed.

• Consult to HSC System staff; assist in planning and implementation of psychology-related education throughout the Hospital.

• Collaborate with the Medical Director and interdisciplinary team on inpatient program development and implementation.

• Support select outpatient programs by providing limited consultation

• May perform other duties in addition to those outlined in this job description

• Demonstrates understanding of quality of service and collaborates with co-workers to ensure excellence standard is achieved

• Innovates through improvement of care and/or efficiency of operational processes.

• Dedicated to a standard of performance excellence and high quality

• Embraces changes/improvements and actively participates in the implementation of new/improved programs, technology, new equipment, systems and resources that promote quality of care, safety and efficiency

• Identifies, prioritizes and selects alternative solutions to determine best outcome

• Maintains a high level of activity/productivity, meeting deadlines and appropriately prioritizing tasks to meet business demands

• Anticipates problems and attempts to solve before they develop

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• Category III: Job does not involve exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens. Incumbent does not perform or help in emergency medical care or first aid as a part of his/her job.

• Level IV - Full Access Incumbents in this job may access any protected health information associated to a customer's needs, the service(s) rendered and the position's functions.

• This job operates in a hospital or office environment.

• Sedentary Work: Lifting 10 lbs. maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets, ledgers and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one that involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

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