Job Description

Job Location Albany, NY 12205 Position Type Full-Time Salary Range $120,000.00 - $120,000.00 Salary/year Job Shift Day

The Clinical Psychologist is responsible for establishing, providing and implementing quality trauma-informed evaluation services to youth and families consistent with agency mission, vision and values.

This position does require evening hours in the week periodically.

Job Responsibilities

• Using trauma-informed practices, evaluate, counsel and provide evaluations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health and behavioral disorders. Provide these services for individuals and groups.
• Administer and interpret tests of mental abilities and aptitudes, interests, psychological status, personality, emotions, and motivation.
• Assist treatment team members in formulation of diagnoses and individualized treatment planning.
• Provides 29i and CFTSS services according to treatment needs.
• Developing evaluations to assist in developing skills for children/youth as defined on treatment goals
• Providing psychiatric supports to youth and families.
• Interfaces with internal and external programs/stakeholders including but not limited to county caseworker/representatives for purpose of treatment planning.
• Responds to crisis situations including de-escalating and engaging youth and family; processing said incidents and/or developing safety plans as required.
• Partners with team members to coordinate clinical services to youth and families that support permanent and reunification planning while preparing youth for the future.
• Provides clinical consultation and evaluate progress and adjust the clinical services, as necessary.
• Ensures all 29i Other Limited Health Services and CFTSS are delivered in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, completes, maintains and tracks all mandatory appropriate documentation in a timely manner in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining paperwork in accordance with regulations and auditing and billing requirements in all youth and family charts.
• Attends internal and external meetings including but not limited to Treatment team meetings, SPR. supervision and team meetings. Prepares required documentation for all meetings.
• Represents agency in professional manner.
• Participates and collaborates on pre-admission including engaging youth and families as early as possible.
• Adheres to agency policies and procedures; follows and supports agency mission, vision and values including participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Licensed Certified Clinical Psychologist or Limited Permit with a supervising Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
• Experience working with vulnerable youth and families preferred.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends and possibly on-call, as needed.
• Must have a valid driver’s license. Travel required.
• Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm with a flexible schedule as needed.
• NO on-call responsibilities, NO holidays!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)