Clinical Psychologist

Job Description

<p>The job includes providing psychological interviews, assessment, diagnosis for individuals and groups and case management, referral and follow-up to acute, chronic, or moderately disturbed/mentally ill clients and patients, and consultation with outside facilities and agencies. </p><br><br><p> <strong> Duties and Responsibilities </strong> </p><br><br><ul><br> <li> Interviews patients, utilizing the medical and social case histories to formulate/write case conceptualization documents that include diagnoses and treatment plans. </li><br> <li> Administers and interpret the appropriate psychological assessments and use them to diagnose disorders and write treatment plans. </li><br> <li> Assesses patient progress and modifies treatment plans accordingly; communicates with family members as appropriate. </li><br> <li> Utilizes various psychological techniques; selects appropriate treatment approach and plans frequency, intensity, and duration of individual, group, and family therapies. </li><br> <li> Documents therapy by policies and procedures </li><br> <li> Implements and adheres to the code of ethics of mental health services that ensure patient confidentiality. </li><br> <li> Provides crisis intervention where situations require immediate psychological treatment </li><br> <li> Work collaboratively with other mental health professionals and provides consultation. </li><br> <li> Assess suicide risk, homicide risk, self-harm level, and protective factors using appropriate assessment tools, e.g., the Columbia suicide severity rating scale. </li><br> <li> Document the finding from the treatment and liability perspective. </li><br> <li> Design a safety plan with the clients and their caregivers on an ongoing basis, including home visits, safety checks, and other measures. </li><br> <li> Work with university multidisciplinary teams when required. </li><br> <li> Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques. </li><br> <li> Provides psychological consultations to other mental health professionals within health facility. </li><br> <li> May instruct and direct candidates serving psychological internships if required. </li><br> <li> Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. </li><br></ul><br><br><p> <strong> Minimum Job Qualification Requirements </strong> </p><br><br><ul><br> <li> Minimum a master’s degree from accredited program in clinical psychology. </li><br> <li> <strong> ABA </strong> : Able to provide ABA intervention to children/young people diagnosed with autism </li><br> <li> <strong> Experience </strong> : Minimum of 3 years of psychology practice in a <strong><u>pediatric</u></strong> (birth to 18) setting. </li><br> <li> <strong> Skill Set </strong> : Experience in assessing and supporting developmental, learning, autism and MH needs </li><br> <li> <strong> Setting </strong> : Minimum of 2 years working in an international, English-speaking, multi-disciplinary setting </li><br> <li> <strong> Languages </strong> : Fully proficient in English and with the ability to assess and provide interventions in Arabic </li><br> <li> <strong> Multi-Disciplinary Team </strong> : Ability to work as part of a team, and manage cases with other professionals. </li><br> <li> Licensed from Saudi Commission of Health Specialties. </li><br> <li> Certified in at least one of the approved APA treatment methodologies.</li></ul>