Director of Inpatient Counseling and Psychological Services

Overview

The Director of Inpatient Counseling and Psychological Services, will be responsible for both everyday operations and ensuring the quality of therapeutic, psychological, case management and discharge management services within the inpatient unit. Working closely with both the system’s Director of Therapeutic and Rehabilitative Services and the inpatient unit’s administrative and medical and nursing leaders , the Director of Inpatient Counseling and Psychological Services will ensure that their teams are actively participating and contributing to each patient’s treatment and discharge plan. Acting as a clinical psychologist, the Director of Inpatient Counseling and Psychological Services will diagnose and treat patients suffering from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders as a part of a multi-disciplinary inpatient behavioral health treatment team. Responsibilities include the assessment of patients to determine the nature, causes, and potential effects of personal distress; of personal, social, and work dysfunctions; and the psychological factors associated with physical, behavioral, emotional, nervous, and mental disorders, through interviews, behavioral assessments, and the administration and interpretation of tests of intellectual abilities, aptitudes, personal characteristics, and other aspects of human behavior relative to the disturbance. Clinical psychologists may provide care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies. They may assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychiatric evaluation
• Obtain social and psychological admission history
• Family assessment therapy
• Group therapy
• Marital or couples’ therapy
• Psychological assessment
• Psychotherapy
• Structured and unstructured interviews
• Measures of intelligence and achievement
• Objective and projective personality tests
• Direct observation
• Functional analysis of behavior and behavioral rating scales
• Tests of cognitive impairment and higher cortical functioning
• Physiological measures
• Analysis of archival data
• Milieu measures
• Other Responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Required Education

• Ph.D., Psy.D., or M.S. in Counseling Psychology or Clinical Psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited educational institution required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience required.
• Active Kentucky licensure as a Clinical Psychologist or Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP) preferred.
• If not currently licensed, must be eligible to obtain licensure as a Clinical Psychologist or Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP) through the Kentucky State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
• Demonstrated current clinical competency through the provision of care, treatment, or services to at least sixty (60) patients within the previous twenty-four (24) months, including services provided during training.

Required Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience required.

Preferred Experience

• Three (3) to five (5) years of inpatient clinical experience strongly preferred.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Ability to obtain licensure as a Clinical Psychologist or Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP) in Kentucky required.

Preferred Licenses and Certifications

• Active Kentucky license as a Clinical Psychologist or Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP) strongly preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively and document information accurately.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively with a wide variety of individuals.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to move or lift patients and equipment as required.
• Ability to work independently within established guidelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to work with adults experiencing mental health disorders and co-occurring conditions.