DC Licensed Psychology Associate (Clinic Based)

Our client – The MECCA Group, LLC, is currently seeking a Licensed Psychology Associate (Clinic Based) for a full-time position.

Job Title:         Psychology Associate
Department:   Private Program
Reports To:     Clinic Program Manager
FLSA Status:   Exempt

Summary:  Provide clinic-based therapeutic and psychological assessment services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include the following): 

• Provide psychotherapy services.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations. 
• Attend meetings associated with private clients.
• Meet deadlines as designated by the company for submission of reports and notes.
• Maintain documentation for all therapy clients and assessments and provide the proper documentation in the EMR and updates to the MECCA spreadsheet and to officers as requested.
• Attend supervision as designated by the company.
• Attend monthly didactic training as designated by the company.
• Maintain timely response to phone and email communications with all parties involved, including company, private agency personnel, and clients.
• Maintains the privacy of clients’ personal health information as required by state and federal law.
• Report any suspected maltreatment of suspected abuse or neglect consistent with maltreatment reporting laws
• Possesses a working knowledge of the use and operation of equipment; ensures proper use of equipment.
• Monitors the condition of equipment and makes recommendations for maintenance and/or repair.
• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency policy and procedure.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner; practices all safety and loss prevention procedures.
• Maintain timely response to phone and email communications with all parties involved, including company and school personnel
• Represent The MECCA Group, in the spirit in which the agency wishes to be represented in meetings and various events
  

Other Responsibilities:

• Participate in mandatory Orientation, HIPPA, Ethics, and Mandatory Abuse reporter training, as required.
• Maintaining timely communication with supervisors

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• There are no supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications: 

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

Education and Experience: 

• Masters, Advanced Education, or Doctoral Degree in School Psychology
• Completion of one-year full-time internship providing therapy and conducting assessments
• At least 6 months post graduate experience
• At least one-year experience working with special needs populations
• Familiarity with IDEA.

Communication Skills: 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as psychological evaluations, safety rules, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write psychological evaluation reports, routine reports, and professional correspondence with proper usage and grammar.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization in person and by telephone.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations: 

• Registration: DC Psychology Associate

Physical Demands: 

• 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. Reasonable
  accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employees are regularly required to sit, stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 10 pounds.
• All employees are expected to request assistance in the event lifting or moving an item is beyond their ability individually. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: 

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
  accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually low to medium.

Job Description Change: 

• This job description will be reviewed periodically and revised as necessary to accommodate The MECCA Group policies and procedural changes.

Benefits: 

• Medical and or 401(K), Vacation, and Holidays.