Psychologist Level 3 * Provisional* (Bellevue Pride Clinic)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

• Diagnostic evaluations of Pride/OPC patients
  • Conduct mental health (MH) diagnostic evaluations of Pride/OPC patients who have screened positive for symptoms and have indicated interest in certification and/or treatment.
  • Document diagnostic evaluations in Pride/OPC, as well as Pride Database application in a timely fashion.
  • Attend weekly MH team clinical conference to discuss appropriate disposition plans.
  • Coordinate any necessary care with other Pride/OPC providers (medical, psychiatric) and with any relevant community providers.
  • Coordinate with Pride/OPC administrator regarding no show and diagnostic rescheduling needs.
• Treatment of Pride Program-certified and OPC patients
  • Provide individual psychotherapy for LGBTQI+ conditions.
  • Provide group psychotherapy for LGBTQI+ conditions.
  • Complete required documentation for all encounters within 24 hours.
  • Coordinate care with other providers for patients in ongoing psychotherapy including psychopharmacology, medical appointments, yearly monitoring with Pride/OPC medical providers.
  • Assist patients with psychosocial needs when possible, coordinating connections with Pride/OPC social work staff.
  • Maintain Excel file of all Pride-Certified/OPC patients in active treatment.
  • Maintain updated Outlook calendar of scheduled patient sessions and inform administrative staff of any changes in a timely manner.
  • Discuss patient progress and treatment needs in weekly psychologist group supervision.
• Screening/Monitoring of Pride/OPC patients
  • Review patient chart (if applicable), perform encounter, document appropriately in EMR.
  • Enter mental health screening/monitoring questionnaire in any required databases.
  • Attend weekly disposition meetings and discuss any relevant patient cases.
  • Make all necessary database updates (disposition tracking, diagnostic evaluation scheduling/resolution.
  • Coordinate with on-site Pride/OPC providers including medical, psychiatry, etc.
  • Coordinate with Pride/OPC administrator, Mental health Director, Pride team, and other mental health and clinical staff.
• Meeting Attendance
  • Attend any other relevant Pride/OPC clinical, administrative meetings.
  • Attend all weekly MH team meetings for disposition of evaluations and of screenings/monitorings
  • Attend all monthly clinic wide meetings including CE-accredited Pride/OPC join medical/mental health conference and all-staff huddles.
  • Attend weekly psychologist group supervision and individual supervision with mental health director as needed.
• Bellevue Psychology Intern Supervision
  • Supervise Bellevue Psychology Internship Program interns for Bellevue Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic and/or Pride Clinic patient cases.
• Other
  • Participate in QI programs
  • Participate toward meeting relevant clinic needs, e.g. staff didactics, assisting with emergent patient needs.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid license and current registration to practice as a Psychologist issued by the NYSED; and
2. Two (2) years of post-licensure experience, one (1) year of which must have been post-licensure supervisory experience; or three (3) years of post-licensure experience; and
3. Completion of the NYC Health + Hospitals Supervisory training within three (3) months of appointment.

Department Preferences
- Bilingual Spanish
- One (1) year working with the LGBTQ+ Community

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs