PSYCHOLOGIST - 04092024-56821

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, WESTERN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, HARDEMAN COUNTY

Qualifications

Summary

Summary: Under direction, is responsible for performing professional psychological work of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required.

Responsibilities

Developing Objectives and Strategies:

1. Plans a comprehensive mental health treatment program, including evaluation and diagnosis, detailed treatment planning, and extensive service.

1. Evaluates various clinical documentations and services to ensure compliance with professional, state and federal standards.

1. Develops treatment strategies to effectively address challenging and unique treatment needs.

1. Provides crisis intervention services for individuals.
2. Provides individual, group, and other therapy to improve behavioral health and/or mental health.

1. Supervises the clinical work of professional, sub-professional, and nonprofessional personnel.

1. Administers tests to individuals to collect information needed to make an appropriate evaluation and diagnosis.
2. Observes individuals to obtain information relevant to their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning.
3. Interviews various individuals to collect information necessary to perform specific types of evaluations.

1. Evaluates the quality of work of service providers to determine whether corrective action is needed.

1. Controls the use of resources relevant to psychological services by determining whether or not services are warranted.

1. Testifies as an expert witness to provide information relevant to an individual's case.
2. Explains biopsychosocial constructs to help others understand mental health and more effectively provide care.

1. Serves as a psychological resource person in evaluating and identifying problems, in developing detailed and coordinated treatment plans, and in conducting a wide variety of individual and group therapeutic and habilitative activities.

1. Writes detailed clinical notes and reports to document services provided.

1. Maintains professional working relationships with peers, with assigned subordinates, and with upper management to ensure smooth and effective team operations.

1. Analyzes and interprets behavioral and mental health data to monitor progress and plan treatment.
2. Analyzes quality improvement, benchmarking or other data relevant to the performance and improvement of the agency to identify trends and/or determine improvement needs.

1. Conducts and participates in diagnostic and evaluative staff meetings to discuss diagnoses, etiology, treatment, and disposition.

1. Enters appropriate diagnostic codes into clinical documents.

1. Performs personal contact work with a variety of other individuals, groups, agencies, and other entities in explaining, interpreting and furthering programs.

1. Resolves simple conflicts without supervisory input to ensure timely and efficient performance and to maintain positive working relationships.
2. Maintains a respectful and productive work environment within the assigned work unit to minimize disputes and facilitate performance.

1. Instructs professional, sub-professional, and nonprofessional personnel in the theories, practices, and techniques employed in psychological services programs.

1. Independently plans and prioritizes work in order to meet deadlines.

1. Coordinates and leads clinical meetings.
2. Coordinates workloads with internal and external business partners as required to facilitate timely and accurate task completion.

1. Applies evidence based practices in the delivery of psychological services.
2. Reads professional literature to keep up to date on community best practices.
3. Attends various continuing education seminars relevant to work in order to maintain licensure.

1. Completes relevant forms as required to accomplish professional responsibilities.

1. Conducts interviews for job candidates to assist in the selection and hiring process.

1. Conducts training classes relevant to mental health issues to educate others.

Competencies

Competencies:

1. Ethics and Values
2. Problem Solving
3. Managing Diversity
4. Understanding Others
5. Decision Quality
6. Intellectual Horsepower
7. Conflict Management
8. Composure
9. Strategic Agility
10. Self-Knowledge

1. Advanced knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, government regulations, and agency rules relevant to psychological practices
2. Expert knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
3. Expert knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for counseling and guidance
4. Basic knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology
5. Intermediate knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, statistics, and their applications

1. Critical thinking skills
2. Active listening skills
3. Advanced reading comprehension skills
4. Advanced speaking skills
5. Time management skills
6. Advanced written communication skills
7. Complex problem solving skills
8. Negotiation skills
9. Expert judgment and decision making skills
10. Skills in adjusting actions in relation to others actions
11. Skills in teaching others how to do something
12. Skills in persuading others to change their minds or behavior
13. Skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
14. Skills in using scientific rules and methods to solve problems
15. Service orientation skills
16. Social perceptiveness skills
17. Skills in monitoring/assessing performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
18. Advanced skills in identifying measures or indicators of the performance of a system and actions needed to improve or correct performance relative to the goals of the system
19. Skills in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
20. Advanced skills in determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
21. Skills in using mathematics to solve problems
22. Intermediate skills in the management of material resources

1. Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
2. Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
3. Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
4. Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
5. Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
6. Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted
7. Ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns
8. Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
9. Ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information
10. Ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways
11. Ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic
12. Ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
13. Ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem

Tools & Equipment

1. Computer
2. Telephone
3. Fax Machine
4. Printer
5. Copy Machine
6. Scanner

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.