Job description

The Guidance Center welcomes applications for one full-time licensed psychologist position. The licensed child psychologist will expand the integrated mental and behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and families that are served by the Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Endocrine, Neurology, and Pulmonary outpatient specialty centers. The child psychologist will work collaboratively with a team of providers at MCWH (e.g., nurses, sub-specialists, social workers, care associates) to provide brief mental health assessment and evidence-based care – including co-treatment with other disciplines - for a youth population with chronic illness (e.g. Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, Epilepsy) and co-morbid mental health concerns. Importantly, the psychologist will also have an active role in developing a sustainable psychology service workflow in the above-mentioned clinics.

While direct patient care and program development are the core job functions, the position also includes supervising a postdoctoral fellow and other psychology trainees as necessary who are providing clinical services in these clinics, teaching pediatric residents through the MCWH residency training program, and providing requested educational lectures for interdisciplinary teams about topics in pediatric/child psychology. Research is not an explicit component of the position; however, the psychologist will be responsible for helping to develop and implement meaningful outcome measures for the patients served.

The Whole Child program is a collaborative pediatric psychology program between The Guidance Center (TGC) and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital (MCWH) that has a particular focus on bringing specialized pediatric psychology services to marginalized youth and their families across the full continuum of care. The Whole Child Program is currently comprised of Licensed Psychologists, postdoctoral fellows, and rotating predoctoral psychology interns completing their APA-Accredited Internship at The Guidance Center. The Guidance Center’s collaboration with Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital is long-standing, and TGC pediatric psychology providers embedded at MCWH serve as integral and respected members of diverse and collaborative interdisciplinary teams.

The current position is made possible by a 2-year grant. We would like this position to be self-sustaining at the end of the grant period, and therefore the position could extend beyond the currently funded 2 years.

About The Guidance Center (TGC):

The Guidance Center is a private, nonprofit community agency incorporated in California in 1946. We operate four mental health service delivery sites in southeast LA County, including Long Beach, San Pedro, Compton, and Avalon (Catalina Island). The mission of TGC is to provide comprehensive mental health treatment to our community’s most disadvantaged children and their families struggling with mental illness and abuse, leading them toward a positive and productive future.

TGC offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 403b with employer match, vacation, and 12 paid holidays.

About Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital (MCWH)

MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital is one of eight free-standing children’s hospitals in California, and the only one of its kind in a major health system, such as MemorialCare. MCWH’s main campus serves a predominantly marginalized youth and family population, and the majority of the patients receiving care have medi-cal (Medicaid) insurance.

MCWH is a non-profit, pediatric teaching hospital that treats more than 8,000 children each year and has become a regional pediatric destination for more than 84,000 children, who need specialized care in the outpatient specialty and satellite centers. More than 750 pediatric specialists and sub-specialists, as well as nearly 100 OB/GYNs, including 10 high-risk pregnancy specialists (maternal-fetal specialists), ensure that the highest quality, compassionate care is given to each patient and their family.

MCWH has seven major inpatient care centers within the hospital and comprehensive outpatient specialty centers that feature more than 40 sub-specialties, and include 16 California Children Services (CCS) approved special care centers. These Centers provide specialized care for children with chronic conditions, such as asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, bone deformities, congenital heart defects, rehabilitation, autism, cancer and serious blood disorders.

Qualifications:

· Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D) from an APA-accredited institution AND completion of an APA-accredited predoctoral internship program with children and families. Applicants who do not meet both requirements will not be considered.

· Licensure as a Psychologist in the state of California

· Experience providing consultation/liaison services and/or integrated behavioral health services

· At least two years of clinical supervision experience (may include time during graduate training)

· Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred

Equal Employment Opportunities:
The Guidance Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability,

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Long Beach, CA 90813: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Doctorate (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: One location

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