Staff Psychologist-Fulltime Days

Summary

Responsible for providing psychological evaluation, intervention and consultation for patients at the CMHC of Cape Fear Valley Health System. Provides assistance and consultation to other psychotherapists and clinic team members as needed. Serves as a clinical resource and provides psychological services to patients and their families who are seeking mental health services through the CMHC.

One to two years experience with psychological assessment and therapy required. Experience in a medical setting preferred. Knowledge of / experience working with local social service, public health, and other Organizations and resources. Experience across a range of modalities beyond individual adult treatment to include child, couples, and family treatment is preferred. Must demonstrate leadership capacity and ability to foster team-building and a supportive, flexible environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to present a friendly and positive demeanor to veterans, their families, staff, supportive services personnel, funders, and the general public. Ability to make oral presentations. Ability to remain calm and maintain self-control in the midst of difficult circumstances and emergencies. Ability to adapt to change. Ability to respond in a professional manner in all situations. Ability to think analytically and evaluate the impact of psychological recommendations. Must be highly organized, detail oriented, and reliable. Must be results-oriented and exemplify a team player attitude. Ability to read, analyze and interpret general periodicals, professional journals. Must have excellent spelling and grammatical skills. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Must have ability to work independently and have good organizational and communication skills. Ability to negotiate patients or their family members down from stressful situations, potential threatening behaviors. Ability to persuade clients to make appropriate life decisions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach with arms and stoop, kneel or crouch. May require some light to moderate lifting. Employee should have the ability to work under physical and mental stress. Motor coordination and finger dexterity are required to operate the calculator, computer and typewriter. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Required Licenses and Certifications

LPA - NC Psychology Board

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M / F / Disability / Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity