Psychologist presso Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

Lead Psychologist (Inglewood Adult Services)

This is a hybrid position with two days on-site and three days remote. You have the option to elect into a 9/80 flex work schedule.

The pay range for this role is between $96,477 - $110,950 annually. 

$7,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates.

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About Didi Hirsch 

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation’s first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 270,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch’s work possible.

Summary

As a Psychologist (internally referred to as a Lead Psychologist), you will conduct comprehensive psychological assessments for children and adults with a history of mental illness to support accurate diagnosis and effective treatment planning. You’ll dedicate more than half of your time to performing and supervising assessments, while also providing direct therapy and consultation services. In this role, you will deliver crisis intervention, intake evaluations, and individual, group, and family therapy. You’ll also serve as a clinical resource, offering professional consultation to staff on psychological assessment and diagnosis.

Primary Duties

• Supervise psychology interns, practicum students, and possible staff on psychological testing as well as therapy.
• Assist in APA internship program through prospective intern interviews and application reviews.
• Provide professional consultation to multidisciplinary staff regarding complex differential diagnostic conditions, psychological and/or neuropsychological test results, cognitive and learning delays, and outcome measures.
• Provide training to clinical staff on the administration and interpretation of clinical symptom assessment instruments such as depression and anxiety inventories, rating scales for ADHD symptoms and mental status examinations.
• Achieve proficiency in two or more evidenced based practices, and applies these in therapy with seriously mentally ill clients.
• Interface and collaborate with referring clinicians regarding the referral process and rationale for psychological assessment.
• Consult with staff regarding psychological assessments completed by outside institutions or individuals.
• Administer psychological tests including structured clinical interviews; tests of intelligence, achievement and learning abilities; language and developmental evaluations; personality inventories, projective tests; cognitive screens; and specific tests of cognitive and neuropsychological function including memory and executive functions. 
• Focus assessments explicitly on referral questions, utilizing instruments appropriate for the client.
• Administer, scores, and interprets tests and interviews that are current and whose validity and reliability have been established for use with members of the population to which the client belongs (including language competence).
• Identify interpretive strengths and limitations, considering various test factors, test-taking abilities and characteristics of client such as situational, personal, linguistic, and cultural differences that could affect the assessment’s accuracy.
• Prepare written assessment reports at the level of the report consumer, individualized to the unique attributes of the client including his/her strengths; makes concrete, pragmatic recommendations that address treatment planning and the referral question.
• Provide feedback on referral questions to the referring clinician and client and/or family, tailored to their level of understanding.
• Make recommendations for the purchase of assessment instruments, keeping up to date on instrument revisions.
• Maintain the security of assessment manuals, instruments, protocols and test questions.
• Document client services, ensuring compliance with Agency policies and procedures, Department of Mental Health contract and other related agencies’ standards and guidelines.
• Participate in officer-of-the-day duty coverage and twenty-four hour on call coverage (if applicable).
• Develop and maintain professional assessment skills through seminars, workshops, or other forms of training/education related to working with adults with a history of mental illness.
• Attend and participate in program, Agency staff meetings; and related community agency meetings as required/requested.

Position Requirements

• Must be a CA licensed psychologist.
• Must have a strong  working knowledge/experience in psychological assessment, including test selection, administration, interpretation and report-writing.
• A working knowledge of psychological assessment in mental health including understanding of diagnostic concepts and assessment correlates of particular psychopathologies including psychiatric syndromes, personality disorders, and cognitive dysfunctions as well as those of malingering.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience working with children with a history of mental illness in a social service/mental health environment.
• Willing to travel between agency sites to provide services, and work in a variety of settings, including outpatient, home-based and field (or school) based.
• Experience as a clinical supervisor preferred.
• Must possess knowledge of research and statistics.
• Working knowledge of Agency policies and procedures, HIPAA, DMH, Department of Social Services, and other state/federal regulations relating to mental health services.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Personal computer skills including word processing, electronic health record, spreadsheets, and other related software.
• Ability to use analysis, experience, and judgment to make effective decisions.
• Commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies.
• Ability to adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.
• Current California driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier.
• Some evening work may be required.
• Know and comply with Agency policies and procedures, HIPAA, Department of Mental Health, policies and documentation guidelines, and other state/federal regulations relating to service programs for adults with a history of mental illness.