Job Description

University of Utah Job Description

Job Summary

This position provides psychological assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services of a clinical nature through direct patient care and consultation to hospital and Neuropsychiatric Institute patients.

Qualifications

Required

• Ph.D or Psy.D. degree from an APA accredited graduate program in counseling, school or clinical psychology.
• Current licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Utah.
• One year experience in psychotherapy, group or family therapy within a clinical setting.

Preferred

• Experience with hospital- based psychological practices (inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and / or outpatient).
• Experience with individual, family, and group psychotherapy; and a variety of assessment experiences including intellectual, neuropsychological, and affective/behavioral assessment.
• Licensed for two years or more, and experience, training, or interest in providing clinical supervision to interns and residents.
• Completion of an APA-approved doctoral internship.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated vaccination requirements, or be approved for an exemption, prior to the first day of work. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Essential Functions

• Evaluates patients to determine status.
• Provides direct psychological services for hospital and/or Neuropsychiatric Institute patients.
• Collaborates with University and community agencies and departments to provide psychological and social services through outreach and consultation programs.
• Develops mental health programs of a remedial, developmental, and preventive nature.
• Trains and supervises pre-doctoral psychology interns and practicum students.
• Assists in directing or working within agency program and support areas, as assigned by director.

Problem Solving

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Program development and evaluation skills.
• Outreach consultation skills.
• Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.
• Ability to provide patient care to patients and families resistant to treatment and delivering quality care within the constraints of managed care.

Comments

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those with psychiatric conditions.

The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.  The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.