Clinical Psychologist

About the role

Petaluma Health Center, which serves Southern Sonoma County and West Marin, is hiring a full-time Clinical Psychologist to deliver high-quality psychological services in an integrated care setting. The psychologist works as a flexible member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, assessing and diagnosing mental health and chronic conditions, designing evidence-based interventions and coordinating care with community resources. The role also includes same-day and crisis services, work after evening hours and assignments to outside locations such as school-based clinics and homeless shelters.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in the integrated care team: accept warm handoffs, share skills and interventions, and recommend follow-up to referring providers.
• Use screening tools to assess mood, risk and treatment progress; conduct psychological testing, scoring and reporting; diagnose mental health disorders using DSM-V criteria.
• Determine the appropriate level of treatment, coordinate care with community resources, and use outcomes-based tools to tailor brief interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based psychological assessment and brief treatment to individuals and families, document progress objectively, and collaborate with psychiatrists and other specialists on treatment recommendations.
• Instruct and direct postdoctoral residents and students in assigned hospitals and clinics.
• Meet productivity requirements to improve patient access and fiscal viability, and facilitate same-day access for patients needing behavioral health care.
• Keep continuing education up to date, take part in quality improvement, and maintain current credentials including the California Psychologist license, CE hours and CPR certification.

Required profile

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Psychology.
• Current California Psychologist license; must meet the center's credentialing and privileging requirements.
• Bilingualism in Spanish is preferred.

Required skills

• Psychological assessment and testing, including DSM-V diagnosis.
• Ability to read technical texts, write reports and present to groups.

What we offer

• 21 days of paid time off and 10 observed holidays.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, with the entire medical deductible covered; chiropractor and acupuncture visits included with Kaiser and WHA plans.
• Gym membership discounts, 401K matching after 1 year, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability and an employee assistance program, all included at no cost to the employee.