Psychologist II

Psychologist II

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department:
Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Proposed Minimum Salary:
Commensurate

Job Location:

Bryan, Texas

Job Type: Staff

Job Description:

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are:
Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

The Psychologist II provides competent mental health psychotherapy and outreach to individuals, families, and groups. This position is tasked to primarily, but not exclusively, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium programs (TCMHCC), such as Texas Child Health Access Through Telehealth (TCHATT) and other related consortium programs. May provide supervision for doctoral interns, graduate students in counseling, social work, or clinical psychology, and graduate assistants.

Salary:
Will be commensurate based on the selected hire's education and experience.

Location/

Schedule:

Bryan, TX/Full-Time

Please note:

This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Submitting a cover letter, CV/Resume to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Required

Education and Experience:

• Doctorate in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, or other degree acceptable to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP).
• One year full-time post-doctoral clinical experience in relevant setting, such as a school or child/adolescent clinic.

Required Licenses and

Certifications:

• Eligible for licensure in the State of Texas as a Licensed Psychologist. Become licensed in Texas as a Psychologist within one year from date of employment. Must maintain licensure for continued employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Knowledge of clinical competency in multicultural counseling.
• Adherence to the Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for the relevant Texas State Licensing Board and all relevant laws of the state of Texas.
• Ability to conduct clinical services in fluent Spanish

Responsibilities:

Psychotherapy and Crisis Intervention:

• Provides mental health clinical services as well as crisis intervention to individuals, couples, and groups.
• Administers and interprets psychological tests/inventories, makes referrals, and manages various organizational and administrative aspects of psychotherapy cases.
• Provides personal psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups, assessments, crisis intervention, and psycho-educational presentations.
• Flexes schedule to provide additional clinical services including appointments, outreach, crisis, and other duties as needed.

Consultation and Outreach:

• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, and parents.
• Provides outreach presentations for students, faculty, and staff members about psychotherapy services and professional development topics.
• Seeks consultation from peers and leadership for difficult clinical cases per state licensure requirements.

Supervision and Training:

• Provides weekly supervision and training including review of recorded sessions and case review for doctoral interns and/or practica students.
• Delivers training sessions for predoctoral psychology interns, psychology practicum students, licensed professional counselor interns, and staff.
• Participates in continuing education and professional development activities related to the performance of job functions and maintenance of skills in one's professional specialty area.

Research and Evaluation:

• Engages in applied research, quality management, utilization management, and internal evaluation activities.
• Publishes and/or disseminates the results of research and evaluation efforts.
• Assists with organizational and administrative tasks, as requested.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, core values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in…