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Endeavor Health · 2 months ago

Post Doctoral Fellow-Psych Testing

Naperville, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$22.14/hr - $33.21/hr

1+ years exp

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing quality community-connected care. The Post Doctoral Fellow will provide therapeutic services, conduct psychological evaluations, and collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure quality patient care.

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Responsibilities

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of assigned patient population. This includes knowledge of the physical and psychological needs of the patients as well as the ability to respond appropriately to those needs

Conducts brief psychological screenings, comprehensive psychological evaluations, and psychosocial assessments to identify priority patient needs and facilitate the overall treatment process

Provides individual, group and family therapies. Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical team, providing input into the comprehensive treatment planning process

Encourages and facilitates patients' participation in therapeutic activities. May develop and conduct educational lectures/groups for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities

Supervises patients to ensure their safety and their involvement in treatment. Complies with facility safety, infection control and security programs

Documents entries in patient electronic record describing therapy performed, interventions, patient's clinical status, progress, family and school involvement and discharge planning process

Contacts appropriate previous and current tertiary caregivers to obtain relevant collateral clinical data that may be needed for the patient's coordination of care, treatment planning and discharge planning

Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of community resources and medical allied staff expertise to assure an appropriate discharge plan is implemented

Demonstrates an understanding and adheres to all policies and legislation which apply to patients cared for in a Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment facility

Reports to community/state agencies any patient issues that are required by hospital policy and state or federal law

Serves as the facilities representative in legal proceeding resulting from said reports

Participates in activities that enhance professional growth and development. May serve as a spokesperson before professional or community groups

Demonstrates conduct in keeping with LOH ethical standards and EHSC "We Will" Statements

Complies with mandatory clinical supervision of 2 hours each week and integrates recommendations into practice

Qualification

Psychological evaluationsCrisis Prevention Institute CertificationAHA Heartsaver CPRTherapeutic boundariesClinical documentationPatient safety supervisionConfidential information managementTherapeutic limits settingSelf-control in volatile situationsInterdisciplinary collaboration