Doctoral Intern in Psychology

Facility: Mesa Vista Hospital

City San Diego

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Day

FTE

1

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association

Hours

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

No

Flat Hourly Rate of Pay:

$22.770

This is a Full-Time TEMPORARY position (Ending July 31, 2025)

What You Will Do

The Doctoral Intern in Psychology provides assessment and intervention for individuals presenting with a wide range of acute mental health needs. The Doctoral Intern works as an integrated member of the interdisciplinary team, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. The internship is a year-long "supervised professional experience". In addition to providing direct service, interns participate in seminars and other learning activities designed to build competence in the nine domains outlined by the American Psychological Association.

Required Qualifications

• Enrolled in an APA accredited Ph.D. or PsyD doctoral program in psychology.

• 1 Year Experience in an inpatient psychiatric treatment setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience.

• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• Communication and teamworkCollaborates with clinical supervisor and interdisciplinary team to develop competency and acquire technical skills.Communicates with appropriate supervisor in a timely manner all patient safety issues (e.g., suspected abuse, possible Tarasoff reporting, suicidality, clinical or ethical concerns).Requests and accepts feedback and evidences self as a lifelong learner.Attends and actively participates in required treatment team meetings and clinical supervision.Communicates with the members of the healthcare team and court officers, conservator’s office and /or patient advocates as appropriate to expedite patient progress, while upholding patient rights and facility safety.Maintains ongoing communication with multi-disciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up. Consults with team members in development of treatment plans.Attends treatment team and staff meetings inservices and case presentations as designated by unit/department/program.Arranges and facilitates patient care conferences for difficult/high-risk psychosocial cases to enhance resolution of identified issues.Identifies Bioethical dilemmas and initiates appropriate response.Testifies at Certification Review and Reise hearings regarding patient’s current mental health status as appropriate.Consults, coordinates, and intervenes in crisis situations while assisting staff in de-escalating volatile situations and facilitatingCode Green and critical incident debriefings.Develops interdisciplinary education to increase staff knowledge.

• Process improvementContinuous Process Improvement: Seeks and develops performance improvement initiatives.Develops initiatives to improve patient care.Utilizes appropriate processes or tools to document identified problems to promptly initiate problem solving plans.Actively sets priorities and adjusts to unscheduled situations.Promotes quality outcomes in complex, new/unusual, or other high-risk clinical situations, collaborating or seeking additional resources as needed.Makes sound decisions and demonstrates ability to handle situations not covered by written or verbal instructions.Displays self-direction in gathering clinical and research information practice independently and competently.Seeks out current scientific knowledge as needed to enhance knowledge about clinical practice and other relevant areas.Applies psychological principles that will directly result in improved outcomes as assessed by patient, family, physicians, and staff.Assists with matching therapeutic interventions with individual patient’s developmental and psycho-social needs.

• Patient Care, Assessment and InterventionDemonstrates self-directed psychological practice with individuals, families, and groups. Works effectively and ethically with diverse patient populations using appropriate assessment, intervention, team, communication and professional relationship skills. Formulates a useful case conceptualization that draws on current psychological research and theory.Provides individual, group, and family treatment which meets patient needs.Uses current methods and techniques in accordance with accepted treatment modalities.Provides family education services.Completes formal psychosocial and/or psychological evaluations.Identify, conduct, interpret, and supervise psychological/diagnostic evaluation/assessment (i.e. testing).Collaborates with treatment team and patient by gathering integral data to ensure the development of quantitative and evidence based treatment plans.Contributes to the development, implementation and updates of interdisciplinary plans of care.

• Interdisciplinary Consultation and TeamworkParticipates in interdisciplinary care by developing collaborative relationships with team members. Provides interdisciplinary team leadership and direction in conceptualization of complicated cases. Draws on theoretical and empirical knowledge and ties conceptualization to treatment planning. Independently and consistently provides effective consultation on a broad range of topics and with a variety of consultees. Possesses or independently seeks adequate knowledge to respond to requests for consultation from other members of the interdisciplinary team.Maintains ongoing communication with interdisciplinary team members regarding patient status and follow-up.Regularly attends and participates actively in interdisciplinary team meetings. Assumes leadership role in interdisciplinary conference by initiating and facilitating communication.Consults with other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.Provides and/or facilitates formal/informal staff education regarding psychosocial issues such as diagnosis, treatment plans, developmental issues, cultural issues, issues of sexuality, crisis intervention, bereavement, life adjustment, psychiatric issues and interventions for target populations.Upon request, serves as a hospital representative at presentations, speaking requests, and media events and can act as a resource to the community.

• Clinical Program DevelopmentDesigns, develops, and maintains quality programs for patients and staff and monitors these programs to ensure their effectiveness in collaboration with the unit leadership.Demonstrates independent ability to identify and implement relevant program evaluation approaches in a manner that is well received by team.Demonstrates understanding of program evaluation theories/models/methods.Involved in planning/monitoring/evaluating clinical programming in inpatient and/or outpatient arenas.Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to establish and sustain high quality programs appropriate to short-stay/high acuity parameters associated with psychiatric patient population.Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to evaluate patient outcomes.Demonstrates initiative and skill in applying theories and methods of program evaluation and uses results to inform ongoing program development and evaluation.May seek, develop and implement plans for grants and/or research opportunities.

• Clinical SupervisionProvides supervision to psychology trainees and consultative supervision to BHS staff as appropriate to ensure the quality of their professional development and services provided to patients.Serves as Clinical Supervisor for psychology practicum student(s).Provides didactic training, modeling, and consultation to BHS staff, as appropriate, to enhance BHS staff members ability to provide individualized patient care.

• Training and supervisionAttends and participates actively in 2 hours of didactic and experiential seminars every week.Actively participates in clinical supervision with licensed psychologist every week, including a minimum 2 hours of individual and 2 hours of group supervision, meeting or exceeding requirements set forth by APPIC, APA and the CA Board of Psychology.Provides clinical supervision for advanced doctoral supervision – minimum of 1 hour every 2 weeks.Completes self-assessment of clinical competence at the beginning and end of each 4 month rotation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expertise in CBT, DBT, ACT, group therapy and the Recovery Model.

• Demonstrated basic competence in group, individual, and family therapy.

• Highly effective interpersonal skills and oral and written presentation skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional-development.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class