Metro-Boston Mental Health Units atLemuel Shattuck Hospital(LSH)

MBMHU- ShattuckisaDepartment of Mental Health/Department of Public Healthhospital. There are fivesecure inpatient mental healthunits housing roughly 19 patients each. 

The majority ofpatients present with multiple etiologies, including developmental and neurological factors acquiredat early age, substance abuse, head injury, cultural and economic factors, as well as major mental illness.The focus of intervention and treatment is risk mitigation and rehabilitation to enable transition back to the community.

Please Note: This is a full-time position,40 hoursper week on the day shift. The hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Daysoff are Sunday and Saturday.

LSH is seeking qualified candidates for aFull TimePsychologist position. The Psychologist functions as a member of a clinical team, provides therapy, assessment, and psychological testing on a referral basis, consults toother staff on psychological issues, and performs related work as required.The Psychologist assuresthat patient needs for psychological services are met by organizing, coordinating services, improving program performance and providing supervision/consultation to staff and trainees. Psychologists supervise and perform diagnostic assessment, risk screening, specialized clinical risk assessments and other diagnostic (testing) evaluations. 

Responsibilities include:

• Acting as Staff Psychologist for oneor moreof the five MBMHU unitsand serving on a multidisciplinary treatment team including Psychiatry,Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners,Social Work, RehabilitationStaff, Occupation Therapy, Nursing, and Mental Health Workers

• Performs Risk Assessment and Psychological testing functions, implementing DMH’s risk screening tools per policy, including initial and interval psychological assessments.

• Performs psycho-diagnostic assessments of the mental condition of patients by conducting interviews, investigatinghistoriesand evaluating patients to determinethe need for psychological testing.Performs admission/intake assessments, review risk factors, and cognitive screeners for all new admissions.

• Facilitates psycho-diagnostic and neuropsychological evaluations by arranging testing and counseling, by administering and scoring psychological and educational tests, and by interpreting the results of objective and projective tests to aid in diagnosis and treatment of patients.

• Provides counseling and psychotherapy to groups, families, and individuals, toassistpeople in gaining insight, developing recoveryskillsand enhancing motivationto change non-adaptive behavior. 

• Participates in the development of treatment plans by presenting individual cases to multi-disciplinary teams, by evaluating the evidence presented, by recommending treatment goals and modalitiesin order toestablish treatment plans uniquely suited to the individual patient.

• Facilitate in-service training, by planning and delivering programs for trainees or others, by developing training programs and methods in areas such as psychotherapeutic techniques and theory, for psychology staff and for other disciplines to ensure the effective provision of services to patients.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provideappropriate careto the age relatedand cultural needs of clients/patients served.

• Activelyparticipatein relevant hospital training, both as a learner and contributor, as needed, and meetsall training responsibilities both by DMH and for psychological licensure.

• Meets with and performs administrative and other tasks as requested by the hospital leadership and the Director of the Psychology Department.

• If assigned, provides quality supervision and education to assigned post-doctoral psychology staff, doctoral interns, advanced practicum students and other psychology or interdisciplinary trainees.

• Extensive knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of individual psychotherapy, clinical psychology, and social psychology.

• Proficient inbehavior chain analysis and Positive Behavior Support techniques that are based on Cognitive-Behavior Theoryand reinforcement techniques and behavioral management/therapy theory.

• Proficient in supervising and coordinating the activities of professional psychologists andmaintainingeffective working relationships.

• Strong communicationskills for providing clear verbal and written instructions.

• Ability to make decisions, act quickly, and remain calm in stressful or emergency situations.

• Knowledgeof andcompliance with HIPAA regulations and other applicable state and federal laws regardingpatient privacy and confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Inpatient experience providing recovery-oriented person-centered psychology services including risk assessment services to people with mental illness. 

• Knowledge and experience working with the forensic evaluation process and interest in working with inpatients committed by the courts for forensic evaluations. 

• Skill in crisis intervention and the delivery of individual and group treatment services to people with serious mental illness and acute substance abuse problems. 

• Given the diverse population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency preferred. 

License and/or Certification Requirements: 

Current and valid registration as a Psychologist by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Psychology. 

• Willing to accept postdoc, with licensure within 1 year of hire. 

Compensation

The anticipated annual compensation range for this position is $95,000.00-$125,000.00 commensurate with experience and internal equity.

Contact: Jasmine Telemaque, Psy.D., Director of Psychological Services,  

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital/MBMHU 

[email protected]