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Clinical Psychologist
Company:
Douglas County
Industry:
Healthcare, Non-profit
Job title:
Clinical Psychologist
Job level:
Senior
Job description:
Incumbent works under the direction of the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) Medical Director or designee, providing psychological services (e.g. diagnostic testing and formulation on the request from physicians, individual, group and family therapy, multidisciplinary treatment planning, clinical supervision of therapists, program development, evaluation), serving as primary therapist for assigned caseload, ensuring adherence to established procedures, and consulting CMHC staff on appropriate treatment modalities.
Compensation: $10,068.65 – $16,109.84/Month
Essential Functions:
Provide psychotherapy addressing identified conditions.
Administer, observe, score, and interpret standardized psychological testing, assessing psychological or cognitive functions, ensuring testing is age, developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate, reporting results and providing recommendations to the treatment team.
Administer standardized initial diagnostic interview identifying problems and needs, developing goals and objectives and determining appropriate strategies and methods of intervention.
Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
Conduct interviews, (e.g. patients, family members) and observations.
Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans using various therapies.
Monitor and analyze effectiveness of interventions, modifying treatment plans meeting patient needs.
Comply with federal and state laws/regulations, local ordinances and accreditation standards.
Maintain caseload schedule achieving attainment of CMHC’s established criteria for direct patient care.
Offer expertise to other professionals, families and support staff.
Provide clinical consultation and support to program staff and individuals served, overseeing clinical decisions.
Incorporate new clinical information into the program assuring program effectiveness and viability, organization and management of clinical records and other program directions.
Complete annual supervision and Initial Diagnostic Interviews as directed by clinical and insurance recommendations.
Provide clinical supervision to provisionally licensed staff.
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals (e.g. medical director, psychiatrist, psychologists, nurses, technicians, social workers, physicians, pharmacists).
Maintain accurate and confidential records (e.g. treatment plans, progress notes) in accordance with legal and ethical standards.
Provide immediate psychological treatment and support during crisis intervention or emergency situations.
Serve on intradepartmental committees (e.g. Medical Staff, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement, Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning).
Maintain job knowledge and skills (e.g. research, webinars, seminars, conferences, continuing education).
Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned and directed.
Education and Work Experience and Other Requirements:
Ph.D. from an accredited university or college in Psychology required.
Valid and active licenses as a Clinical Psychologist by the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services required.
One (1) year as a Psychologist in a comparable mental health setting required.
Basic life support/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS/CPR) certification, first aid course and completion of Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training within 6 months of hire and recertification thereafter required.
Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check and conditional offer drug screen required.
Eligible for enrollment and credentialing with Medicare, Medicaid, and various Private Insurance Providers.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is generally performed in a psychiatric care facility. Noise level is usually moderate to loud. Work hours are typically standard day-shift hours; however, schedule may vary (e.g. days, hours, extra hours, holidays, emergency call-in). Work involves potential exposure to biohazards and potential risk of injury. Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources, uncooperative/irate individuals and emergency/crisis situations.
Work requires physical activity, including extended periods of sitting, standing, frequent walking, reaching, and occasional balancing, kneeling, and bending. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift/carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.
Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.
Positions available:
1
Posted on:
December 19, 2025