Job Description

We are North Idaho’s premier provider of integrated medical, dental and behavioral health services. Our amazing care teams deliver world-class healthcare utilizing a patient directed, community-focused approach. Providing high quality, affordable Healthcare from the Heart is our passion. Our mission is to deliver a healthcare experience that provides hope, inspires change, and extends life for our patients and our community.

Top reasons to join our team:

• Our employees are mission – minded
• We are passionate about providing excellent patient care
• Community-focused
• Committed to a fun and supportive team environment
• We offer high-quality competitive employee benefits

The Psychologist will develop and provide comprehensive outpatient therapeutic assessments, treatments and clinical preventative services to individual and group clients to assist them in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

PhD or PsyD in Psychology or closely related subject. Must possess Idaho Psychologist license and have graduated from an accredited program.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

1. Ability to maintain HIPAA compliance.
2. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
3. Ability to work in a team and independent setting.
4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
5. Must pass State-required background check.
6. Must be computer literate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides psychotherapeutic assessments, services and treatment plans to Heritage Health clients.
2. Provides assessment through a variety of psychological and/or psychosocial evaluation/testing techniques.
3. Provides counseling through a variety of treatment modalities, with an emphasis on brief treatment, group work and family therapy.
4. Works collaboratively with other members of the behavioral, medical and mental health teams to implement treatments for clients/patients leading to positive outcomes.
5. Acts as liaison with other community agencies on the client’s behalf when appropriate.
6. Documents service encounters in a thorough, accurate and timely manner. Documentation shall be compliant with supervisory instruction and according to protocols established by Heritage Health and Medicaid standards.
7. Establishes and maintains the confidence and cooperation of patients and persons connected to the course of work.
8. Participates in periodic trainings, and satisfactorily completes required training in a timely manner.
9. Adheres to appropriate professional, ethical, and legal standards, and complies with organizational privacy and client confidentiality practices.
10. Responsible for maintaining professional, respectful and effective working relationships with staff, patients and community professionals/agencies.
11. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.
12. Heritage Health staff have an active role in our Patient Centered Medical Home model of care. This role is designated as part of the Heritage Health PCMH Care Team.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Safety:

Heritage Health enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements, participating in emergency response tasks as requested, and serving on safety committees and teams as requested. In addition, employees must accept the responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves and others by adhering to all written and verbal instructions, promptly reporting and/or correcting all hazards or unsafe conditions and providing feedback to supervisors and management on all safety issues.

Physical/Mental Requirements:

Required to stand, sit, and be mobile one-third to two-thirds of the time. Required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over two-thirds of the time; while reaching with hands and arms occurs one-third of the day. Climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occur less than one-third of the time. Communicating by talking / hearing occurs over two-thirds of the day. Amount of time spent lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10 pounds and less than one-third of the time up to 25 – 40 pounds. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 41 pounds. Must be able to manage efficient keyboard use, hear, see, speak and read.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to solve complex practical problems
• Positive interpersonal, communication & persuasion skills over the phone, computer & in person
• Must be able to simultaneously manage several objectives and assign priorities
• Deal with a wide variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines with a strong organization skill set for easy retrieval of information and to ensure competent closure of issues
• Ability to work overtime as needed, maintain alertness & meet the controlled substance policy.
• Good judgment and sound decision making and conflict management skills to inspire confidence from the customer
• Manage complex analysis and use deductive reasoning

Working Conditions:

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment in a clinic. Work may be demanding and chaotic at times. Exposed to patient population that will present a variety of contagious diseases, physical injuries, and emotional states of mind.