Clinical Psychologist

The Psychologist will work with the adult inpatients on the Developmental Disability side. Averaging a weekly caseload of 10-12. (This position is not overwhelming, very manageable)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Clinical Psychologist opening. The ideal candidate will diagnose individual mental illness and provide professional psychological assessment and treatment services for a broad range of intellectually and developmentally disabled adults throughout the facility. Prepares and signs certificates for admission. Provides testimony as an expert witness in court proceedings. Serves as working supervisor to lower-level staff.

Essential Functions:

• Performs professional psychological assessments and therapy for a broad range of individuals who are mentally ill.
• Provides professional input into the development and revision of individual program plans.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Selects and administers therapeutic and research techniques for individuals exhibiting a broad range of disorders.
• Performs quality improvement projects to ensure the quality of services provided.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires current license as a Clinical Psychologist by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individuals or others.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties/onsite position
• Requires ability to pass a background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.