Managing Psychologist for Wellbeing

Job Description

Description

As part of PeaceHealth’s Care for the Employee Caregiver Program, the Managing Psychologist for Wellbeing is responsible for managing the provision of mental health and wellness services for PeaceHealth’s leaders, physicians, and caregivers in Vancouver & Longview, Washington. The Managing Psychologist for Well-Being provides leadership, program development, and clinical supervision to a team of licensed mental health clinicians who are responsible for the provision of exceptional, trauma-informed, and evidence-based care. Responsible for facilitating a precision approach to mental health, which provides PeaceHealth caregivers with the right mental health care from the start, with solutions ranging from sub-clinical to deeply clinical. Conducts clinical interventions as needed through psychological screening, individual and group therapy, coaching, consultation, and potential triage to outside agencies. Collaboration with Mission Services to holistically meet the needs of PeaceHealth caregivers will be an essential function of this role.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1.Demonstrates PeaceHealth’s mission, purpose, and core values in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders.
2.Acts as the clinical authority of the program and establishes clinical systems and standards of care from a culturally accountable and trauma informed clinical lens.
3.Maintains proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures and systems to meet and exceed the clinical and financial goals of the clinic/program.
4.Manages mental health staff, assigns tasks, schedules, approves time off, and provides training, direction, performance evaluations, and performance-related coaching as appropriate.
5.Continually communicates key stakeholders to ensure the continuity of care for persons served.
6.Ensures program functions smoothly within PeaceHealth’s larger Wellbeing Model, and maintains relationships across all related programs.
7.Oversees documentation by clinical staff and is responsible for the adherence to professional and state documentation requirements. Provides regular clinical supervision and evaluation of assigned staff. Conducts and facilitates regular meetings and huddles with staff to ensure efficient flow of information and to recognize and resolve organization or procedural problems in a timely manner.
8.Maintains current knowledge of all matters related to program operations, including (but not limited to) confidentiality protocols, and disseminates information to staff on a regular and timely basis, providing training in these areas to newly hired staff and serving as a resourse and facilitator for ongoing training to existing staff.
9.Collaborates with Human Resources specific to coaching requests and performance improvement measures.
10.Provides direct services to PeaceHealth leaders, physicians, and caregivers via consultation, coaching, short-term individual and group therapy.
11.Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

EDUCATION: Doctoral degree in Psychology from an accredited college or university.

EXPERIENCE: 

•Minimum of four years of increasing responsible leadership experience in the development and/or administration of behavioral health services; including at least one year of significant responsibility for personnel and clinical services.

•Minimum of five years of clinical experience with designated population. Hospital, emergency room, chemical dependency, or community agency experience preferred.

•Expert understanding of culturally appropriate, trauma-informed care

•Expert understanding of DSM-5; experience in the implementation of evidence-based care models

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:
•Current WA state license as a Psychologist

OTHER SKILLS:
•Experience and alignment with a culture of collaborative leadership.
•Ability to balance reflective and directive leadership styles.
•Knowledge of community resources, knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and insurance requirements relative to continuity of care.
•Knowledge of Excel and ability to oversee many aspects of budget utilization.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Excellent organizational and computer skills.
•Experience with EPIC or other electronic health record system

PeaceHealth Benefits and Culture:

·Competitive compensation plus signing bonus
·CME reimbursement and relocation assistance
·Up to $40,000 in Educational Loan Reimbursement for those who qualify
·Exceptional retirement plans plus optional supplemental plan
·Two excellent health coverage options, plus vision and dental
·Fully paid malpractice insurance
·Employee Wellness Program with FitBit options and up to $400 in incentives for healthy lifestyles
·Medical home model with care teams and EPIC EMR
·Integrated physician-led medical group

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At PeaceHealth, we carry on the healing mission of Jesus Christ by promoting personal and community health, relieving pain and suffering, and treating each person in a loving and caring way. The fulfillment of this Mission is our shared purpose. It drives all that we are and all that we do. Caregivers of PeaceHealth embrace the spirit of these words and share our commitment to Exceptional Medicine and Compassionate Care, and are willing to learn.

For more information please apply today or contact Lyndse Neppl, Provider Recruiter: [email protected] 

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