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Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position is responsible for providing psychological evaluations and consultations; individual, family/marital, and group intervention to children, adolescent and adult patients in both inpatient and partial hospitalization settings. This postdoctoral residency position is twelve months in duration.

Huntsman Mental Health Institute Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic is a robust, multidisciplinary outpatient clinic that serves patients of all ages for individual and group therapy, medication management, neuropsychological testing and case management services. Psychology residents in the Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic provide neuropsychological testing services to individuals and families impacted by depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorders, and other general behavioral health conditions. Residents in this clinic will treat a wide variety of patient types and utilize many different testing tools, under the supervision of a PhD or PsyD within the clinic. Components of this residency include evaluation, neuropsychological testing, including testing administration and report writing, as well as providing feedback sessions to patients and their families. Residents in this rotation will also gain experience of functioning semi-independently within a complex behavioral health clinic.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Attends rounds with the multidisciplinary treatment team and reviews patient treatment and progress.
• Administers varied psychological assessments.
• Provides direct service delivery in individual and/or family therapy, and group psychotherapy.
• Participates in didactic seminars, weekly supervision, and individual evaluations during each rotation.
• Maintains medical records and current charting on assigned patients, and complies with quality assurance standards related to this documentation.
• Informs supervisor of therapeutic interventions and assessments taken with each patient.
• Complies with the ethical principles of psychologists published by the American Psychological Association, with the Utah State Psychologists Licensing Act, and with all psychology staff policies and procedures at the University of Utah.
• Provides group supervision to psychology interns and supervises practicum students in providing group therapy.
• May participate in an organization for psychology interns.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to complete work in a timely fashion, balance training goals with clinical demands, and adhere to the managed care policies that do not allow interns to provide and/or bill for their clinical services.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development.
• Ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Qualifications

Required

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree from an APA accredited graduate program in counseling, school or clinical psychology.
• Completion of an APA-approved doctoral internship.
• 400 hours of practicum experience.
• Internship authorization and coursework verification.

Licenses Required

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

* Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Qualifications (Preferred)

Preferred

• Hospital-based psychological practices.
• Experience with individual, family, and group psychotherapy; and a variety of assessment experiences including intellectual, neuropsychological, and affective/behavioral assessment.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those with psychiatric conditions.

Physical Requirements

Listening, Near Vision, Sitting, Speaking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

To inquire about this posting, email: careers@hsc.utah.edu

EEO Statement

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patient populations.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources office at 801-581-6500. If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at:www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

Online reports may be submitted atoeo.utah.edu/

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at (801) 581-6500 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at (801) 581-6500 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

Requisition Number 82939
Reg/Temp Regular
Employment Type Full-Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Monday to Friday
Location Name Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI)
Workplace Set Up On-site
City SALT LAKE CITY
State UT
Department HMH CST 93G PSYCHOLOGY
Category Social Services
Workplace Set Up On-site