Psychologist jobs in Austin, TX

Meridell Achievement Center is looking for a full-time Psychologist to provide mental health services to our patients in a residential care setting.

The Psychologist is responsible for performing a variety of direct clinical duties in the inpatient setting. These include, but are not limited to, group, individual and family treatment modalities. The Psychologist demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with both clients and staff. They demonstrate the ability to prioritize the multiple demands of the position and are able to accurately follow instructions. Excellent judgment and clinical skills are essential for this position.

Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Meridell has been providing exceptional care for our patients for over 59 years. We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for own clinical growth through attendance of inservices, presentations, and other continuing education activities
• Perform thorough and accurate psychosocial evaluations
• Develop and implement master treatment plans
• Provide appropriate discharge planning/aftercare referrals
• Document thoroughly, accurately and in a timely manner

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Education: Doctoral degree from an accredited university.
• License/Certifications: Licensed (or licensed eligible)Psychologist in Texas (with Health Service Provider designation).
• Experience: Must have two years of supervised experience (pre-doctoral or post-doctoral) that includes assessment and remediation of neuropsychological disorders.
• Essential Physical Requirements: Medium physically demanding work, requiring extensive walking, sitting, standing. Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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