What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychologist position at San Carlos Healthcare Corporation?
Assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, helps people deal with problems ranging from short-term personal issues to severe, chronic conditions. Consults with other health professionals regarding the best treatment for patients, especially treatment that includes medication.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Conducts comprehensive evaluations, overall findings and diagnoses of patients through use of history and other appropriate tests
- Identify psychological, emotional, behavioral, or organizational issues and diagnose disorders
- Monitors medications; recommends appropriate clinical interventions
- Reviews medical histories and records treatments in medical charts to ensure proper and timely documentation
- Works collaboratively with other medical and specialty areas to discuss and obtain consultative services for cases requiring multi-disciplinary approach
- Serves as a resource to the patient and/or family regarding available community and state resources, programs and services to provide for health needs of patients
- Maintains and provides caseload data, activity records and other relevant information for use in program operations, performance improvement or for program planning purposes
- Provides clinical coverage for and/or pediatric, adult and geriatric patients served to ensure provision of a comprehensive continuum of care
- Maintains knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings and workshop participation
- Actively participates as a member of the Medical Staff; serves on committees as appropriate
- Provides clinical leadership and consultation for other professionals
- Participates in departmental orientation, on the job training and quality assurance programs/initiatives
- Participates in a variety of department and hospital educational programs to maintain current skill and competency levels; identifies and discusses performance or training needs with Supervisor
- Performs other duties as required
