Licensed Psychologist

Overview

Centria’s Licensed Clinical Psychologist should have a specialization in early identification, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders from birth through 21 years. The Licensed Psychologist will hold a PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology, school psychology, or a related field, and have completed an APA-accredited internship and postdoctoral fellowship. This role should have clinical training/background in early intervention programs and experience administering multiple standardized assessments, including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition (ADOS-2).

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions. Centria reserves the right to amend this description at any time, with or without notice.

Success measures include adherence to Centria policies and quality standards, compliance with company and payor requirements, and meeting or exceeding personal qualitative and/or quantitative key performance indicator (KPI) metrics (e.g., productivity goals).

• Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for individuals suspected of having ASD. Activities include conducting, scoring, interpreting assessment measures, and providing oral and written feedback of results.
• Utilize experience in administering autism-specific assessments such as the ADOS-2 and the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R), and administer and interpret tools that assess:
  • Developmental, intellectual, or cognitive functioning;
  • Adaptive functioning;
  • Social functioning;
  • Speech, language, and communicative functioning;
  • Medical and neurological functioning.
• Provide sensitive, thoughtful, and supportive feedback to parents and collaborate effectively with team members, parents, young children, and community colleagues. May be involved in consultation and program development with community providers, schools, and interdisciplinary clinical and research teams.
• Be highly motivated to increase professional skills and knowledge in providing evidence-based, family-centered care, and engage successfully with individuals from diverse cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Bilingual or other qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Assist in developing corporate structure and in the creation of policies and procedures.
• Participate in team meetings and provide general help to manage office staff for maximum efficiency. Maintain knowledge of and compliance with different state and payor-specific programs and certifications related to the practice of psychology and diagnostics.
• Promote the growth of Centria Healthcare and assist in pursuing business opportunities.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology, or Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) from an accredited university, with a clinical, counseling, or school psychology specialty.

Licenses/Certificates

Fully licensed in the state(s) of practice as a Licensed Psychologist or under provisions specified by the Board of Psychologist Examiners.

Work Experience

• 2+ years of professional experience in the examination, evaluation, and treatment of children and their families, preferred.
• Experience administering and scoring commonly used standardized assessment tools (e.g., Vineland, WPPSI, WISC-V, EVT, PPVT, ADOS-2, ADI-R, PDDBI, PSI, SRS-2, CBCL).

• Basic computer skills and working knowledge of tablets/iPads
• Laptop
• G Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Google Meet)

• Ability to follow written instructions
• Ability to use computers and software programs
• Ability to communicate expressively and receptively

• Demonstrated ability to interview, perform psychological evaluations, and provide a treatment plan
• Expertise in tracking and ensuring clinical outcomes, progress, and maintaining a high level of compliance
• Proficiency in preparing reports for parents, medical personnel, funding agencies, and medical records
• Ability to effectively engage in one-to-one communication with parents and clients
• Proven…