CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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Position Overview
Under general direction of the Director of Psychology, provides psychological services on an assigned unit or units. Services include psychological testing (e.g., personality, cognitive, neurocognitive); treatment (individual, group and family therapies), behavioral analysis and creation of behavior modification programs; program development and consultation. Provides fitness restoration services for UST consumers, written court reports including status updates and privilege increase requests and testifying in criminal court regarding privilege increases. Functions as Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) for consumers with mental illness and intellectual disability. Interviews and evaluates consumers to assess need for involuntary hospitalization, completes certificates or petitions for involuntary admission and testifies as expert witness in mental health court as indicated. Ensures compliance with Joint Commission standards and other agency goals standards and objectives. Participates as a member of the treatment team at Chicago-Read Mental Health Center. Maintains treatment records and other documentation. Participates in aggression management training and assists in managing aggression. Communicates in Spanish with and provides interpreting services for those individuals who do not read or speak English.
Essential Functions
• Provides psychological services on an assigned unit or units.
• Participates as a member of the treatment planning process.
• Provides fitness restoration services for consumers who are Unfit to Stand Trial (UST), writes court reports for forensic consumers (status updates and privilege increases) and testifies in criminal court regarding privilege increases.
• Communicates orally and in writing with Spanish speaking consumers, staff and family members during all aspects of treatment, i.e. during individual, group, family therapy, psychological testing, staffing, etc.
• Maintains treatment records and other documentation in accordance with Chicago-Read standards and policies.
• Develops behavior modification plans for consumers who display maladaptive behaviors.
• Participation in hospital-wide committees (as needed or required).
• Participates in aggression management training and assists in managing aggression on units, on hospital grounds and elsewhere on duty as needed, including participation in physical restraining of consumers.
• As a member of the treatment team, identifies consumers that are more likely to need or benefit from psychological assessment.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
• Requires current licensure as a Clinical Psychologist by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
• Requires the ability to speak, read and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level.
Conditions of Employment
• Requires the ability to attain a certificate as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) within two years of hire.
• Requires the ability to meet the performance standards of the Psychology Department as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Requires the ability to meet the requirements of credentialing and privileging as a consulting member of the medical staff at Chicago Read Mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.
• Requires the ability to obtain and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator, AED) Certification.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.