USOPC Psychological Services Lead Provider

Description

Are you mission-driven and passionate about helping others succeed?

Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity?

Are you the one who honors your commitments?

Is building trusting relationships an integral part of why you do what you do?

Do you push limits and challenge the status quo?

If you answered YES, keep reading to discover how you can significantly contribute to Team USA's success!

Here's a summary of responsibilities :

Under the direction and supervision of the Sr. Director of Psychological Services, the Lead Psychological Services Provider, will support developing and overseeing psychological services and programming for Team USA, including assigned national governing bodies (NGBs) nationwide. The Lead Psychological Services Provider is also responsible for leading a team of Psychological Services Providers. The Lead Psychological Services Provider will assist the Senior Director in developing and implementing the clinical pathways for psychological assessment, referrals, treatment and interventions, and management and will serve as a case manager for psychology referrals.

The Lead Psychological Services Provider must be clinically competent and maintain current licensure and certification in the field. They must also be experienced in caring for elite and diverse athlete populations, creating and completing medical documentation, and leading a team of psychological services providers.

The Lead Psychological Services Provider will provide treatment that spans the spectrum of psychological care for athletes, from mental performance to mental health concerns and mental illness.

Here's how you'll have an impact :

• Coordinate with the Senior Director, Psychological Services to oversee psychological services and to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to identify and deliver the appropriate services for Team USA athletes.
• Support the Senior Director in overseeing crisis intervention, psychological evaluation and assessment, and referral services. Oversee case management process for psychology referrals. Offer outreach and education resources on psychology as needed.
• Lead the provision of individual and group psychology services for Team USA athletes. Provide remote services to Team USA athletes and NGBs across the country and around the world as needed.
• Provide a high level of service and communication at all times to all entities.
• Support the Senior Director in developing mental health emergency action plans for Team USA athletes and teams nationwide.
• Oversee the development and dissemination of educational psychology materials for coaches and NGBs to help facilitate the psychological needs of their athletes and teams.
• Manage the USOPC Psychological Services registries and referral process.
• Collaborating with the Senior Director, develop and implement athlete psychological services policies and procedures for daily operations and Games environments. Oversee the training of athletes, coaches, and staff on these policies and procedures.
• Contribute to developing a healthy, safe, equitable, and culturally diverse environment for USOPC team members and Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
• Lead and mentor Psychological Services Providers at respective Training Sites and Centers and remote clinicians. Supervise providers from NGBs as needed.
• Coordinate psychological services coverage for events, practices, training camps, and competitions at Olympic & Paralympic Training Centers, Training Sites, and worldwide, including at Olympic and / or Paralympic Games. Support developing and implementing strategies for providing care at major national and international competitions and Games.
• Consult with key stakeholders to develop and implement individualized and targeted psychological services for each athlete / team. Work with the Psychological Services Coordinator to provide services in response to requests from residents and camp programs and / or as identified in NGBs' high performance plans.
• Adhere to HIPAA-compliant documentation and recordkeeping, including recording and entering all athlete encounters and related data in the electronic medical records in a complete and timely manner.
• Provide management of athlete psychological services in accordance with licensure, scope of practice, Code of Ethics, standards of care, and functions of individual professional licensure permitted by State law. Maintain continuous compliance with medical and legal requirements for the states of employment and any other states where the psychological services provider supports the USOPC or National Governing Bodies at sporting events or other assigned activities.
• To ensure maximum health and performance for each athlete, we must maintain compliance with the IOC, USADA, SafeSport, and the Olympic and Paralympic Code.
• In collaboration with the Senior Director, develop strategic planning to support the effective provision of psychological services.

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Salary : $124,086 - $157,589