Engineering psychologist Jobs in El Paso, TX

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Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The William Beaumont Army Medical Center and associated Branch Clinics with Clinical Psychologists. The Clinical Psychologists are expected to perform the following

• 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.
• Makes behavioral health diagnoses as appropriate in accordance with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria, or other, more current, accepted standards.
• Provides individual and group therapy, using various evidence based / informed modalities as clinically indicated to include brief problem-focused psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and client-centered therapy for children, adolescents, and family members.
• Maintains appropriate documentation of patient care in accordance with current unit and hospital SOPs; current DoD, Army, Federal and state regulations; and professional ethics.
• Maintains performance and conduct in accordance with current unit and hospital SOPs; current DoD, DA, Federal and state regulations; and professional ethics.
• Assesses and provides crisis intervention for children, adolescents, and family members undergoing unusual psychologically related stresses.
• Provides individual, couple, family, and / or group psychological counseling utilizing a variety of treatment modalities for child, adolescent, and / or family psychological diagnoses.
• Provides psychological and clinical consultation to other professionals and paraprofessionals through established consultation channels.
• Screens and interviews children, adolescents, and family members, and utilizes psychometric instruments in the assessment of psychological disorders typically affecting children and adolescents; performs biopsychosocial evaluations, using expert knowledge of general and specific concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relating to psychological counseling; independently selects, administers, scores, and interprets psychological tests for the purpose of assessing patient’s cognitive, behavioral, educational, and emotional functioning; expert knowledge of the full range of psychological testing; expert knowledge of development, psychopathology, and therapeutic techniques; ability to analyze clinical assessments of patients; skill in written communication; and skill in oral communication.
• Conducts therapy; monitors, approves, and documents all treatment planning; provides advice for case staffing, using expert knowledge of general and specific concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relating to psychological counseling of children, adolescents, and family members; expert knowledge of the full range of psychological testing; expert knowledge of development, psychopathology, and therapeutic techniques for children and adolescents; ability to analyze clinical assessments of patients; skill in written communication; and skill in oral communication. Reviews and approves the appropriate treatment modality of each patient.
• Oversees and interprets appropriate tests, using expert knowledge of general and specific concepts, principles, procedures, and practices relating to the psychological functioning of children, adolescents, and family members; expert knowledge of the full range of psychological testing; knowledge of development, psychopathology, and therapeutic techniques; ability to analyze patient assessments; skill in written communication; and skill in oral communication.
• Monitors, maintains, and secures test instrument inventory. Approves selection of various tests. Interprets various complex tests. Provides consultation regarding testing and interpreting issues. Evaluates test results for release. Evaluates diagnostic summaries.
• Conducts high level of professional test analyses and interpretation. Synthesizes assessment and evaluation results into meaningful written reports.
• Provides expert professional consultation to primary care providers and other professional staff regarding the psychological functioning of children, adolescents, and families.
• Provides expert consultation on evidence based psychosocial practices for children and adolescents, to include complex clinical presentations requiring integrated, collaborative care. Synthesizes and interprets complex clinical presentations and data.
• Other duties as assigned.

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