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Hours:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

No Weekends

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$66.300 - $85.550 - $104.790

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do
Administers comprehensive outpatient neuropsychological assessments or brief inpatient assessments. Delivers feedback to patient, family, and care team and treatment to patients as appropriate. Assists with differential diagnosis, clinical recommendations, treatment planning, and behavioral plans. Participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department, and participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities. Participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department, and participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) APA accredited graduate program in Clinical Psychology. Or
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• 2 Years Formal rehabilitation psychology and/or neuropsychology post-doctoral training. Post doctoral clinical training to include didactic and supervised clinical experience.
• 5 Years Previous experience to include clinical psychology and /or neuropsychological assessments.
• California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) - CA Board of Psychology -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• APA accredited internship program.
• Clinical experience in the assessment and behavioral management of TBI, stroke or other related neurological conditions.

Essential Functions

• Documentation
  Documents and enters all elements of patient management.
  Documentation is completed in a timely, complete, legible, concise and accurate manner.
  Documentation follows Sharp HealthCare guidelines, professional guidelines, and meets third party payor and regulatory requirements.
  Maintains records pertinent to departmental operations.
  Completes all documentation elements as appropriate (i.e., Comprehensive Neuropsychological Reports, Electronic Medical Record notes, billing, etc.)
• Patient Care
  
  Performs an appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the referral question and provides feedback to patient, family, and care team.
  Assesses patient behavior that interferes with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation; develops behavior plan to assist with intervention.
  Serves as clinical resource and contributes to professional development/education of staff members, students, other professionals and/or general public and provides training for staff in area(s) of expertise.
  Is consulted as a representative of his/her profession.
  Identifies pertinent clinical issues requiring education and participates in implementation of educational plan.
  Shares ideas based on therapeutic principles.
  Provides in-service/education program or training.
  Supervises the student program.
  Presents/publishes clinical information.
• Treatment Plans
  Evaluates and treats patients within the scope of care in a manner that is cost-effective and appropriate to the patient's diagnosis, age and culture.
  Designs, implements an appropriate treatment plan and evaluates treatment effect, recommending changes to physician as needed.
  Assesses patient pain that interferes with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation; and provides intervention.
  Performs an appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provides information and feedback and reassesses as per policy.
  Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
  Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
  Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of modalities, equipment and therapeutic procedures.
  Coordinates and directs patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and hospital policy is followed.
  Completes development plan and performance is satisfactory.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to collaborate with attending physicians and rehab staff to plan and modify patient treatment programs preferred.

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

AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) - CA Board of Psychology; Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)