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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 50275096 |
Description Activated On: 9/5/2025 10:46:20 AM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. The major and differentiating focus of service for this position is the provision of therapy which builds on a person's strengths and interests to maintain and possibly enhance present level of function. The assessment emphasis is on level of function and cognitive integrity. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. Specific duties include: 1. Represents the Psychological Services on multidisciplinary treatment teams where treatment needs and problems of consumers are assessed, goals are set, and specific treatment approaches to meet those goals are fomulated into individual treatment plans. 2. Administers psychological testing by utilizing techniques measuring intelligence, organic impairment, dangerousness, competence, personality, and emotional and mental functioning as as aid to more accurate psychiatric diagnoses and treatment planning. 3. Provides psychotherapy by utilizing techniques adapted to the needs and functioning level of the consumer including supportive intervention and a variety of approaches to improve the functional abilities of consumers, including remotivation therapy, reality orientation and cognitive remediation. 4. Develops and conducts remotivation therapy and cognitive remediation programs for consumers in the restorative service area in collaboration with other disciplines. 5. Participates on multi-disciplinary team to assess and conduct education and treatment. Substance abuse programs are to be integrated with treatment/rehabilitation interventions for other co-occurring psychiatric disorders. 6. Performs patient risk assessments and develops crisis plans using hospital-approved methodology. 7. Functions as a member of a Treatment Team by: Attending team meetings as permitted by schedule or as required by the team leader . Contributing information necessary to the treatment planning process. . Implementing his/her particular area of the plan. . Providing direct patient care as assigned by the treatment team leader. . Participating in individual and/or group programs provided to patients using an integrated multidisciplinary approach. . Providing feedback of progress to the patient and the other team members. . Revising the plan as needed. . Participating in the review of patient incidents. 8. Documents the results of all evaluative procedures and records the progress of consumers in therapy in the consumer's clinical chart in accordance with hospital policy and Medicare requirements. As a doctoral level licensed psychologist, performs Medicare billing where appropriate. 9. Attends meeting of the Psychology Service, supervisory meetings with the supervisor, and hospital-wide special purpose committee meetings in order to comply with departmental and hospital policy. May be called upon to mentor Psychology staff in the administration and interpretation of various tests. 10. Attends regular in-service training programs relevant to Psychological Services and out-service programs as appropriate to improve professional expertise. 11. Provides formal documented assessment of consumers whose annual ITP's are due for review. Documents the results of assessments to include consumer needs, strengths, and treatment recommendations as to potential for danger to self or others and environmental controls; i.e., minimum level of restrictiveness necessary. Records in the consumers' records results of such assessments and treatment recommendations. (Assess all consumers due for annual ITP reviews). (Document in patient's record results of assessment of all consumers assessed). 12. Provides age-specific psychological interventions for needs based on the integration of knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to young, middle, and older adults. 13. Performs other related duties as assigned in order to provide support to the psychological program. Purpose and standards will be given at the time of each assignment. Essential Functions: Essential employee-works as required, subjet to emergency operations work overtime as required; subject to emergency call-in Maintain current driver's license Transports consumers Provides coverage for the psychology department as required and requested. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. Makes independent decisions on the appropriate use of assessment measures and psychotherapeutic approaches contingent upon problem definition. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. Psychologist 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. 5. 6. |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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