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::: {title=""} ::: {contenteditable="false"} Assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, helps people deal with problems ranging from short-term personal issues to severe, chronic conditions. Consults with other health professionals regarding the best treatment for patients, especially treatment that includes medication.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:\ \

• Conducts comprehensive evaluations, overall findings and diagnoses of patients through use of history and other appropriate tests
• Identify psychological, emotional, behavioral, or organizational issues and diagnose disorders
• Monitors medications; recommends appropriate clinical interventions
• Reviews medical histories and records treatments in medical charts to ensure proper and timely documentation
• Works collaboratively with other medical and specialty areas to discuss and obtain consultative services for cases requiring multi-disciplinary approach
• Serves as a resource to the patient and/or family regarding available community and state resources, programs and services to provide for health needs of patients
• Maintains and provides caseload data, activity records and other relevant information for use in program operations, performance improvement or for program planning purposes
• Provides clinical coverage for and/or pediatric, adult and geriatric patients served to ensure provision of a comprehensive continuum of care
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings and workshop participation
• Actively participates as a member of the Medical Staff; serves on committees as appropriate
• Provides clinical leadership and consultation for other professionals
• Participates in departmental orientation, on the job training and quality assurance programs/initiatives
• Participates in a variety of department and hospital educational programs to maintain current skill and competency levels; identifies and discusses performance or training needs with Supervisor
• Performs other duties as required ::: :::

Requirements

::: {title=""} ::: {contenteditable="false"} - Graduation from an accredited American Psychological Association (APA) program - Current, unrestricted and valid State license to practice Psychology, Arizona preferred - Master\'s degree, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree preferred - Current basic CPR designation or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire ::: :::