Psychological Services Supervisor

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Active - Full Time Regular full-time SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, Chatsworth, CA, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $185607.72 Annually

North Los Angeles County Regional Center “NLACRC” is a private, non-profit agency that is contracted with the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, to provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. NLACRC is one of the largest regional centers in California and has proudly served the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Antelope Valley since 1974. We serve individuals across the lifespan from infants and toddlers, school age children, transition-age youth, to adults and aging adults.

Receives direction from the Clinical Services Director. Provides supervision to staff Psychologists, intake case managers and associates, and assigned support staff as well as supervision of vendor clinicians who perform psychological and psych-social assessments. The Position and Job Summary

Ensures successful delivery of clinical and service programs, including diagnostic assessment programs. It includes the following. Assigned duties may vary and other duties may be assigned.

• Oversees diagnostic assessment process applicants for services, ensures that statutory requirements for eligibility determination are met. Understands and applies Lanterman Act and Early Start eligibility guidelines. Provides expert testimony in due process cases as relevant to scope of expertise.
• Provides psychological assessment or evaluation services to Agency consumers and applicants for services utilizing current assessment instruments and best practices.
• Hires and trains and provides oversight to intake and psychological department staff (Chatsworth, AV) and contract clinicians. Assigns work, evaluates results, ensures quality of work, and consults with staff on complex service issues. Ensures that department staff complete work assignments with in program timelines and agency service standards with emphasis on providing professional and quality customer service. Participates and or coordinates interdisciplinary clinical teams, including eligibility team.
• Collaboration and outreach with external community and governmental agencies as relevant to scope of expertise.
• Provides expert testimony in appeal eligibility cases.
• Serves on the agency management team, may provide staff support to committees of the Board of Trustees.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Psy.
  
  D. or Ph.D. from an APA accredited college or university in psychology, and
• Three years of related, professional experience providing testing, diagnostic evaluation, service recommendation, and consultation to people with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, or emotional disturbances.
• At least 3 to 5 years of supervision of non-exempt staff.

• Psychodiagnostics evaluations with the developmentally disabled of all ages, DSM IVTR and differential diagnosis, best practice assessment for intellectual disability, autism and autism spectrum disorders, behavioral intervention with the developmentally disabled, laws and ethics governing the practice of psychology, California state laws and regulations regarding eligibility and services for the developmentally disabled.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, procedures and terminology, accounts payable and accounts receivable systems, general ledger systems, and bank reconciliation.
• Auditing, training, research and forecasting, data analysis, report preparation and presentation skills.
• Ability to operate a computer and enter data accurately.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Valid California Driver’s License and reliable transportation, or acceptable substitute and a current, unrestricted California Psychology License are required.