Rehabilitation Psychologist
Company: Bancroft
Location: Island Heights
Posted on: June 21, 2022
Job Description:
Overview
Are you seeking greater fulfillment in your clinical career? As a
Rehabilitation Psychologist -at Bancroft, you will be a supportive
member of our clinical team committed to helping individuals living
with Traumatic -Brain Injuries and other neurological disorders.
Working closely together with your team and families, you'll
empower individuals to realize their best life. -The Rehabilitation
Psychologist provides direct, consultative, and supportive
assessment and therapeutic services in rehabilitation psychology
and neuropsychology to persons served, and outpatients to enhance
individual potential for learning, quality of life and independence
and to meet the specific rehabilitation needs of persons served.
-This position will be providing services at our Toms River, NJ
location. This the hours will be Monday-Friday 8:30a-5:00pm.
Responsibilities
How You Can Make a Real Impact: -
- Provides direct and consultative psychological and
neuropsychological services, including assessment, treatment, and
intervention in accordance with regulations, standards, and
guidelines defined by the Division of Developmental Disabilities
(DDD), N.J. State Board of Psychology and Code of Ethical Practice,
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), the
Individual Program Plan (IPP), and established Bancroft policies
and procedures.
- Conducts diagnostic assessments and develops intervention plans
for individual persons served, as needed or as assigned:
- As needed, determines the need for therapeutic intervention,
level of intellectual functioning, communication abilities,
achievement performance, adaptive behavior, and other cognitive
functions;
- Reviews assessments of persons served, administers standardized
testing, performs formal and informal testing, performs clinical
observations, conducts specialized screenings, interprets behavior
data graphs and assessment results, and provides recommendations
for service delivery;
- Provides reassessment of persons served, focusing on targeted
areas of need at established intervals; -
- Plans and develops goals specific to psychological therapy and
treatment services that are clinically relevant, achievable,
measurable, and will be effectively utilized in each individual's
rehabilitation program. -
- Provides direct psychological therapy, treatment services, and
intervention to persons served:
- Provides individual and group psychotherapy;
- Plans and schedules frequency and duration of sessions in
accordance with individual needs;
- Utilizes appropriate therapeutic techniques based on the
diagnostic, cognitive, psychological, communication, physical
abilities, and learning capacity of the individual served;
- Prompts and/or assists each person in the achievement of goals
while actively encouraging the independence and competency of each
person within his/her ability level;
- Utilizes a system of documentation that is professional,
efficient, accountable, and conforms to federal and state
regulations and Bancroft policies and procedures; - develops and
maintains progress reports, session notes, treatment summary
reports, etc.;
- Provides training on a variety of topics and specific to
rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology to staff members
regarding the implementation and monitoring of treatment plans,
behavior plans, cognitive remediation plans, etc.;
- May accompany persons served to psychiatric/neurological
medical appointments in tandem with Nurse, residential direct care
staff, parents/guardians, etc.
- Provides crisis intervention, as needed, through counseling,
de-escalation techniques, staff support, and assistance. May
determine need for physical restraint, operating in accordance with
approved DDD regulations. - May provide on-call services to
residential persons served.
- Provides consultative services in rehabilitation to
Trans-Disciplinary Team (TDT) and other staff members, persons
served family members, and residential direct care givers (both
within and outside of the Bancroft organization):
- Effectively utilizes available psychological therapy,
treatment, cognitive, behavioral, physical, and developmental
information of individuals served - -
Qualifications
What You'll Love About Bancroft: -
- Meaningful Purpose: We truly make a difference in the lives of
others, which inspires us to be better people, and gives us
purpose. -
- Outstanding Benefits: We offer competitive salaries, retirement
savings program, generous paid time off, medical and dental
insurance, and more
- Opportunities for Professional Development and Career
Advancement
- Involvement with Student Training
- Working with a Strong, Transdisciplinary Team, including Board
Certified PsychologistsEducation & Experience: -Doctoral degree in
Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Psychology, or a related
psychological field required for current licensure by the State of
New Jersey. -
EEO Statement
Bancroft is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and supports diversity,
equity and inclusion in its -hiring and employment practices, -so
that every team member can feel a true sense of belonging, and
maximize their unique potential. - To this end, all applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race,
color, -religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status,
affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by
law. - -#CLIN
Keywords: Bancroft, Brick , Rehabilitation Psychologist, Healthcare , Island Heights, New Jersey
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