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PSYCHOLOGIST
NEW PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM/INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM
The MetroHealth Medical System

The MetroHealth Medical System is an integrated health system with an acute care hospital housing a Level I Adult Trauma and Burn Center, a skilled nursing facility and more than 25 locations throughout northeastern Ohio. It is an outstanding public, safety-net academic medical system affiliated with Case Western Reserve University and provides medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, and vision services to diverse underserved communities in Cuyahoga County/Cleveland Ohio and surrounding areas. There is a strong tradition of interprofessional, integrated care service delivery models, an APA-accredited doctoral clinical psychology internship, and a robust post-doctoral fellowship program. Psychologists at MetroHealth are full members of the medical staff and have faculty appointments at Case Western Reserve University.

Because of the strong commitment to the needs of the community, the MetroHealth System is expanding its continuum of care to include Day Treatment options (PHP/IOP) in Cleveland Heights, Ohio

We are seeking a psychologist with expertise and experience in Evidence Based Practices, short term therapy and/or day treatment to work on interprofessional teams to deliver high quality services for the patients we serve. Multiple programs will be opening with an emphasis on Mood Disorders and Thoughts Disorders with potential to expand programming to other areas of interest.

Psychologists will provide diagnostic assessments, gatekeeping functions to programs, short term evidence-based treatment, and group treatment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide clinical and academic leadership for a team of behavioral health providers and ensure processes that support clinical activities and quality outcomes.
• Conduct psychological individual and group evaluations and treatments as part of an interprofessional Inpatient Behavioral Health Team.
• Lead training programs to prepare other Behavioral Health providers to provide milieu-based care in treatment settings.
• Participate in the design and evaluation of outcomes of patients served.
• Collaborate on education and program development initiatives to advance behavioral health services.
• Join the Psychology Training Committee and work either the pediatric or adult health psychology internship track. Participate in didactic seminars and supervise clinical staff, psychology post-doctoral fellows, interns and graduate trainees.
• Participate in interprofessional education of psychiatry, medical, nursing, social work, and counseling trainees.

HOURS: This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position that may include weekend/evening hours. MetroHealth offers a competitive salary and benefit package.

BENEFITS: MetroHealth offers competitive salary and generous benefit packages including retirement plan. We are committed to recruit, support and retain a diverse faculty and therefore encourage professional development through mentoring and advocacy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate in psychology from an APA-accredited college or university program with an emphasis in clinical/counseling/health psychology OR child & adolescent clinical psychology
• Doctoral internship in clinical/counseling/health psychology in an APA-accredited program
• Completion of a psychology post-doctoral fellowship or at least 3 years' experience in an acute behavioral health care setting
• Current, valid, unrestricted licensure to practice as a Psychologist in Ohio by start date
• Background and experience in training, program development and collaborative research.
• Training and experience in at least one of the following:
  • Acute inpatient, residential, or day treatment setting
  • Chronic mental illness (SMI/SPMI)
  • Acute substance abuse treatment
  • Intensive outpatient/partial hospitalization programs
• Experience with diverse patient populations. Bilingual in Spanish is desirable.

Interested candidates should e-mail their CV and a letter outlining clinical and academic interests to: Terry Stancin, PhD, ABPP, Chief, Psychology Section, The MetroHealth System, c/o Eloy Vazquez, Provider Recruitment, evazquez@metrohealth.org

Our healthcare providers are leaders in their field and choose to work for MetroHealth because equity in healthcare is their passion. Equity, inclusion, and diversity aren't just who our patients are. Equity, inclusion, and diversity aren't just who our employees are.

Doing the difficult work of equity, inclusion, and diversity in our community and at the bedside is who we are. We redefine healthcare to improve the foundations of community health and well- being. Our commitment to our patients means that questions and concerns rooted in historical disparities are met with compassion, patience, and flexibility to meet the needs of each patient. That's what we call EQUITY FIRST.

The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University does not discriminate in recruitment, employment, or policy administration on the basis of race, religion, age, sex, color, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, or status as a disabled veteran or other protected veteran under U.S. federal law.