Clinical Psychologist PhD or PsyD - Bariatric Program - Presbyterian Healthcare Services

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Presbyterian Medical Group seeks a full-time Clinical Psychologist with experience in testing and assessment to join our high-volume Bariatric program in at Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho.

You will work with the bariatric surgical team (surgeons, PAs, RNs) to help prepare patients for metabolic and bariatric surgery.  The bariatric program has a multi-disciplinary approach with integrated behavioral health providers physically located within the bariatric clinic.  The primary responsibility of this position is to perform the assessment of patients seeking metabolic surgery to ensure that they are prepared mentally and emotionally.  This includes assessment of current psychosocial situation, prior life experiences, cognitive understanding of the surgical plan, awareness of the required lifestyle changes required after surgery and the support/motivation to succeed.  Psychologists in the program also facilitate post-operative support groups for our patients.  There is also the opportunity to provide short-term therapy for our patients who may need it. 

Summary
Performs clinical service, including clinical supervision for all clinical staff within the Behavioral Health Program. Applies the counseling processes and therapeutic use of self to provide quality patient care and education clinical supervision to staff. Clinical supervision is defined as regular, ongoing supervision of counseling provided by another trained and experienced professional

Responsibilities
*Provides clinical supervision to staff including therapists, nurses, and behavioral technicians. Clinical supervision is regular, ongoing supervision of counseling provided by another trained and experienced professional, including assisting the clinician to move through the therapy process with patient in an organized and meaningful way, educating the clinician about the timely and proper utilization of theoretical models, assisting the clinician to understand the patient s broader context and, equally important, assisting the clinician to understand his/her own broader context. The clinician s own context includes his/her cultural background, gender and family history. These factors are highly influential in how the clinician thinks and feels about caring for the patient and doing therapeutic interventions and are essential to understand and discuss in the supervision process. Ensures staff practice appropriate behavior and skill-based competencies for the respective position.
*Performs counseling and case management for each patient assigned, including: assessment, diagnosis, planning care, intervention (including counseling patients/significant others, facilitating psychotherapy and educational groups), evaluation (including identifying unmet or new therapy services)
*Demonstrates the therapeutic core conditions including empathy, warmth, mutual respect, trust and positive regard when interacting with patients, significant others, and staff according to generally accepted counseling practice
*Performs professional clinical duties as the psychologist on staff for patients as needed, according to accepted standards of professional therapeutic practice. This includes collaboration and effective communication with nursing and ancillary staff, participation in multi-disciplinary treatment planning, and thorough documentation in medical record.
*Active participation in initiatives to improve clinical and service quality as directed by program administration
*Serves in a leadership role in regard to care of patients and appropriate therapeutic intervention

Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1.000000

Qualifications

PhD or PsyD
NM Psychology License

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