Description

Psychology
Location: San Diego, CA
Agency: 22nd Century Healthcare, Inc.
Pay: $70 to $75 per hour
Shift Information: Rotating - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Duration: 3+ Months (Extendable).

Shift Timing: Shifts will normally be scheduled for an 8.5- or 9-hour shift to include an uncompensated 30-to-60-minute meal break, respectively.

Job Responsibilities:

• Practice within the guidelines of their state licensing board, American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, and MTF privileges.
• Conduct psychological evaluations utilizing information from clinical interviews, psychological testing, and collateral sources, as appropriate.
• Establish psychiatric diagnoses according to the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders.
• Provide psychological treatment for individuals and groups; help medical and surgical patients deal with illnesses or injuries.
• Assist in rehabilitation of patients.

Additional Duties:

• Deliver brief, consultation –based services to patients and PCMs using an integrated care model. Services provided are standard and mimic the structure, function, and pace of primary care (i.e., psychotherapy or other specialty care psychological assessments are inappropriate and therefore prohibited). The PCM is ultimately responsible for the patient's health care plan and makes the determination on how the HCW's recommendations might be integrated into the PCM's plan for the patient.
• Provide timely and succinct feedback to primary care physicians regarding consultations findings and recommendations.
• Determine the appropriateness of the patient receiving services in the primary care setting and assisting with implementation of treatment plans.
• Formulate behavioral health interventions appropriate to primary care setting and assisting with implementation of treatment plans.
• Provide brief follow ups, including relapse –prevention education.
• Develop, teach, and provide oversight for classes that promote education and skill-building to enhance psychological and physical health.
• See approximately 8-14 patients a day.
• Provide concise documentation of care and recommendations in patient's medical record in no less than 24 hours after the patient is seen.
• Participate in group medical appointments including Shared Medical Appointments (SMA) and Drop-in Group Medical Appointments (DIGMA) as requested by the PCM.
• Provide technical direction and clinical insight into relevant projects being conducted at the site of service.

Requirements

• Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Psychology (PsyD).
• Education: Graduate from an American Psychology Association accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology. Additional training is required for psychology specialties. Refer to the DHA PM 6025.13, vol. 4 for requirements.
• Internship/Residency: Successful completion from an internship in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association.
• Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
• Licensure: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years.

Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs.

TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states – California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients’ expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today’s healthcare staffing industry.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.