Job Information
Trinity Health Neuropsychologist - Behavioral Health in Troy, New York
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Description:
Neuropsychologist
Behavioral Health Service Line
Position Highlights:
The Clinical psychologist/Neuropsychologist provides specialized services/consults to individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan, and populations from all ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The problems or needs addressed range from minor adjustment issues to serious mental health problems. Clinical psychologists/Neuropsychologists work with patients across the service line and communities to address or prevent problems and intervene to enhance people’s well-being. This position will span all ages as it provides coverage for the entirety of the service line, including but not limited to:
St Peter’s Health Partner’s Crisis Services
60 Inpatient Mental Health Beds
OMH outpatient article 28 programs
PROS program
Consult Liaison Service
What you will do:
Neuropsychological services to both inpatient and outpatient adult neurological populations within a Joint Commission accredited inpatient and outpatient hospital serving upstate NY.
Neuropsychologists work as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team with emphasis on assessment, but with opportunities for clinical research and growth.
Responsibilities :
Understanding of psychopathology and mental health across the lifespan
Ability to assess cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal functioning, and to integrate and synthesize test data with observations, interviews, and other data sources
Ability to conduct psychological and behavioral interventions to improve health and functioning using a wide range of evidence-based interventions
Ability to conduct, disseminate, and implement research on a range of clinical psychological processes, if applicable
Establishment and maintenance of therapeutic relationships and communication with a broad diversity of populations
Ability to recognize and respond to ethical, legal, regulatory issues as they pertain to the practice of clinical psychology
Understanding professional expectations that guide behavior, promote self-reflection, integrity, and accountability
Awareness and understanding of how developmental stages and life transitions intersect with the larger bio sociocultural context, how identity evolves as a function of such intersections, and how these different socialization and maturation experiences influence worldview and identity
Ability to recognize and respond to adjustment issues and traumatic stress reactions
Ability to recognize and respond to emotional and psychological problems, including serious mental illness and crisis intervention
Ability to recognize and respond to interpersonal or social problems and dysfunction
Ability to recognize and respond to behavioral problems including substance abuse and dependence
Awareness and understanding of intellectual, cognitive, and neurological conditions
Assessment using interviewing, behavioral assessment, administration and interpretation of psychological test measures
Intervention using a range of evidence-based approaches for individuals, families, and groups
Consultation with a range of health and behavioral health professionals and organizations
Other duties as specified/assigned
What you will need :
Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or clinical neuropsychology
2-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology
NY State License
Minimum 2 years post-doctoral experience
Pay Range: $52.40 - $70.15
Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran