Opportunity: Clinical Psychologist - Longview
 Opportunity Details
Opportunity Type: Permanent - Full Time
Specialty: Psychiatry, General
Location: Longview, TX, USA
Region: South , Rural
Job Position Code: 230092  
Openings: 1
Last Updated: 3/14/2019 3:30:05 PM  
Locum Stop Date:    
J1/H1B Visa? No

 Offer Details
Income Details:

Salary negotiable based on experience.
Student Loan Forgiveness:

NHSC.
Vacation: 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays per year
CME: $2,250 annually with 5 paid days to attend
Other Benefits:

Excellent Benefits! This facility offers a progressive compensation and benefits package which includes:

  • Health, life, dental and optical insurance
  • 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays per year
  • $2,250 annually with 5 paid days to attend
  • FTCA Malpractice Insurance
  • Retirement plans available

 Job Description

In Austin, TX: Texas Association of Community Health Centers is seeking a Full-Time Clinical Psychologist to assess and evaluate individual's problems through the use of case history, interviews and observations

Job Overview:

  •  Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment
  • Select, administer, and interpret psychological needs to assess intelligence, aptitudes, abilities, or interests
  • Consult with other professionals to discuss therapies, treatments, counseling resources, or techniques, and to share occupational information;
  • Conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or therapeutic counseling techniques
  • Analyze data such as interview notes, test results, and reference manuals in order to identify symptoms, and to diagnose the nature of clients' problems
  • Monitors and coordiantes the delivery of health services for patients as related to behavioral health care, including linking with other treatment providers not only within the primary care setting but, with the patients' permission, outside it as well
  • Document the patients progress and diagnostic information in the treatment chart
  • Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action plans
  • Works, where indicated, to effect behavioral changes in patients with, or at risk for, physical disorders and help them make healthier lifestyle choices 
  • Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients interest, abilities and needs
  • Evaluate the results of counseling methods to determine the reliability and validity of treatments

No agencies, please. TACHC does not accept solicitations from outside recruitment agencies.

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 Job Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Active and unrestricted license to practice as a Clinical Psychologist in the state of Texas
  • Must be Medicare billable
  • Board certified (or eligible) is preferred
  • Current CPR Certification required (ACLS preferred)
  • Must adhere to the Code of Ethical Conduct for Clinical Professionals

Will accept new graduates!

Bilingual (English & Spanish) Preferred
Come make a difference in Longview!
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Community Overview

Longview (pop. >80,000) is the county seat of Gregg County. Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur Counties comprise the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, the largest MSA in the eastern part of Texas. The town is located on the U.S. Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 80 corridor that stretches 275 miles through a chain of towns between Shreveport-Bossier City (60 miles east in Louisiana) and Dallas-Fort Worth (125 miles west).

Longview is the regional shopping center for all East Texas. The diversity of shops and goods available in the community draws shoppers from throughout the Ark-La-Tex region. On the north side of town, the Longview Mall with more than 80 merchants and restaurants offers convenience under one roof. Traditional, yet progressive, downtown Longview offers boutiques, art galleries, fine furniture, and professional service businesses.

The community has many amenities including a convention center, a modern public library, the LeTourneau University Library, the Gregg County Historical Museum, the Longview Museum of Fine Art, the R.G. LeTourneau Museum, 25 movie screens, a rodeo arena, fairgrounds, pavilions, and an exhibit building. The town also has two major regional medical centers: Good Shepherd Medical Center and Longview Regional Medical Center with almost 500 beds between them. East Texas Regional Airport offers service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via American Eagle. Longview is served by four school districts and is home to three institutions of higher learning.

 
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 Contact Information
Contact: Marcia Falloure, Provider Services Specialist
Texas Association of Community Health Centers
5900 Southwest Parkway
Building 3
Austin, TX 78735
Email: mfalloure@tachc.org
Phone: (512) 329-5959
Fax: (512) 329-9189

 Practice Information
Number of physicians in group: 0
Practice Description :

Counseling Services Available For:

  • Adults
  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Couples
  • Family Problems

We Can Help With:

  • Stress Management
  • Grief/Loss
  • Anxiety
  • Addictions
  • Smoking cessation for qualified patients
  • Depression
  • Other Mental Health Problems
If you are interested in learning more, or if you have knowledge of an individual who may be seeking an excellent practice opportunity, please contact us.