Psychologist - Sign-on-Bonus! Up to $10,000

We're currently undergoing exciting new expansions, including a $35 million campaign to construct a modern community health center and a partnership with the County of San Diego's Refugee Health Assessment Program to address the health concerns of newly arrived refugees. These upcoming developments have created new job opportunities at our organization, and we need your expertise to shape the future of community health.

Summary:

Ability to perform psychotherapy services via such modalities as Motivational Interviewing, CBT, Mindfulness, DBT, and other approaches to adults and older youth. Ability to diagnose and evaluate mental & emotional disorders, treat persons with co-occurring disorders (mental health and substance abuse), to assess and handle crises (both in office and of people walking into the clinic). Will work co-operatively with behavioral health teammates, with our Nurse Case Managers, and collaboratively with our Medical Department. Must have a patient centered approach to behavioral health care (the patient’s care comes first).

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to perform all job-related activities as outlined below.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Functions:

1. Interviews clients, reviews available medical and social case histories for initial assessment, and for ongoing treatment planning.
2. Treats psychological disorders and syndromes to improve client functioning.

Primary Functions: continue

1. Collaborates with Psychiatry team and other agency specialists in developing treatment plans for patients, coordinating ongoing treatment and referrals in a collaborative manner, and providing case management as needed.
2. Must be knowledgeable and skilled in assessing and treating suicidal clients.
3. Must have experience working with all standard diagnoses and issues, including with severely mentally ill persons, ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders
4. Experience in running therapy treatment groups desired.
5. Will participate in weekly staff supervision meetings, including presenting challenging cases.
6. Must complete all documentation within 24 hours of seeing a client, plus stay current with all required treatment plans, closing summaries, etc.
7. Must be able to work effectively with our Electronic Health Record (now RPMS, soon E-Clinical Works).
8. May serve as consultant to social, educational, welfare, and other agencies on individual cases or in evaluation, planning, and development of mental health treatment for clients of SDAIHC.
9. Must be able to respond to effectively de-escalate in-office client crises, respond to client crisis phone calls that day, and be able to respond to walk-in client crises when asked to by leadership staff.
10. May participate in Grants that help to fund this position and the BH program.
11. Is not hesitant to seek advice and consultation with peers and the Behavioral Health Director.
12. Other duties as assigned by Behavioral Health Director

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Doctoral Degree (PhD or PsyD) in Psychology.
2. CA License to practice Psychology in good standing.

Preferred:

1. Experience serving a native American community and multicultural population.
2. FQHC background.

1. Familiarity with Community Health Clinics and/or Indian Health Clinics.

1. ECW EHR.
2. Bilingual English/Spanish.

Special Conditions of Employment:

1. Covid-19 fully vaccinated.
2. Current BLS and CPR certification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
2. Excellent time management skills
3. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
4. Ability to maintain confidentiality and meticulous records.
5. Effective interpersonal skills.
6. Able to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals.
7. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all during the course of work.
8. Able to perform basic mathematical calculations necessary to perform the job function.
9. Must be reliable and extremely trustworthy.
10. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Suite or related programs.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without accommodation.

1. Able to lift/move up to 10 pounds, move from place to place.
2. Able to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods.
3. Able to stand, bend and reach for prolonged periods.
4. Ability to do math, organize and prioritize workload, work effectively and efficiently under stress.
5. Ability to supervise, multitask, understand, and follow instructions.
6. Ability to proficiently read, write, speak, and understand English.

Customer Service:

1. Actively supports, promotes, and works to fulfill the Mission, Vision, and core values of SDAIHC.
2. Provides excellent internal and external customer service.
3. Demonstrates SDAIHC’s Standards of Customer Service Behavior: Compassion, Attitude, Communication, Appearance, Sense of Ownership, and Teamwork.
4. Participates in on-going customer service training.
5. In every action, seeks to promote SDAIHC as a top service organization.

Quality Management:

1. Contribute to the success of the organization by participating in quality improvement activities.
2. Complies with all SDAIHC policies and procedures and proactively participates in the implementation of new initiatives.
3. Participate and ensures continuous quality improvement process as directed by clinic leadership. 

Safety:

1. Ensures regulatory compliance and adherence with policies and procedures related to safe work practices.
2. Participate in infection prevention through appropriate use of infection control measures during patient treatment and patient interactions.
3. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for maintaining physical spaces, equipment, and supplies. 
4. Uses all appropriate equipment and/or tools to ensure workplace safety.
5. Immediately reports unsafe working conditions.

Privacy/Compliance:

1. Maintains privacy and security of all patients, employee, and volunteer information and access to such information. Such information is accessed on a need-to-know basis for business purposes only.
2. Complies with all regulations regarding corporate integrity and security obligations. Reports unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful behavior or activity.
3. Upholds strict ethical standards.

Flexibility: Available for all shifts and, when required, able to work evenings and weekends

Disclaimer

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.  This description reflects managements’ assignment of essential functions.  It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.  This job description is subject to change at any time.

Preference is given to qualified American Indian/Alaskan Natives in accordance with the American Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code Section 472, 473 and 473a). In other than the above, the San Diego American Indian Health Center, is an equal opportunity employer.

San Diego American Indian Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or any other protected class, political affiliation, or belief.

Salary : $118,000 - $138,000