Description

Job Schedule: Per Diem
Standard Hours: 1
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: Shifts scheduled on an as needed basis.

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Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offer a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.

Job Summary:

Conducts and supervises psychological testing for clients in Natchaug hospital and in home as needed.

• Conducts psychological evaluations including intellectual and personality assessment and neuropsychological screenings.
• Interprets psychological tests.
• Documents results as reports.
• Communicates results to patients and customers (e.g. DCF, CSSD, schools, clinical team).
• Actively participates in Service Planning meetings for each client to generate a collaborative final assessment with recommendations for service individualized to the client.
• Maintains ethical and procedural standards for administration and interpretation of psychological test.
• Supervises graduate students in Clinical Psychology as assigned.
• Consults with peers and acts as a resource/consultant to other members of the treatment team.
• Takes responsibility to improve work effectiveness and pursue opportunities to enhance personal and professional learning and development.

Qualifications

• Connecticut Psychologist License required
• Ph.D. or Psy. D. in Clinical Psychology 
• Experience working with a behavioral health and/or chemical dependency population and experience with psychological evaluations including intellectual and personality assessment and neuropsychological screenings - two years preferred
• Experience with a breadth of cognitive and personality testing and computer scoring of psychological tests
• Excellent Keyboarding skills required

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.

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