Licensed Psychologist/Psychological Associate

CAROLINA PSYCHOLOGICAL (CPA) is hiring committed and driven clinicians to join our new multi-disciplinary location in Durham. CPA has been in business for 40 years and has developed a strong reputation in the GSO community for providing families with dependable and high quality care. We have a long history of client retention, with clients often bringing their own children, other family members, or friends to the practice as well. We have the privilege of developing long-term relationships with our clients over many years of their lives.

CPA began as a small "family" practice in 1986 and the primary goal throughout the company's growth has been to maintain that culture. We value a common goal of personal commitment to client care and professional growth, personal accountability and drive for excellence. We are team-oriented and are always collaborating, formally and informally, to support our clients and each other. We are family-oriented and respect the needs of our clients and their families, and our "office family." We all have families and attempt to allow for the flexibility that family requires whenever possible. We aim to support each other when the unexpected occurs as much as we can as colleagues but also as friends. We work hard to maintain a "fun, supportive, friendly, family focused atmosphere." We are a team and operate as such without egos getting in the way.

Our practice provides a wide array of services including, evaluations, individual, couples, and family counseling, and a variety of therapy groups. We offer evaluations to all ages for a variety of issues including, but not limited to, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, learning differences, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. While children are the large majority of our evaluation referrals, we also evaluate a wide variety of young adults, adults, and older adults.

We are always willing and open to expanding our evaluation specialties and would encourage those with neuropsychology backgrounds to apply. We are also working towards the goal of providing parents/families with comprehensive treatment options within our pratice following diagnosis of Autism. We are working to develop therapy groups for parents who have children newly diagnosed with support, parenting skills, preparation for the IEP process, grief, etc. We would love to find a candidate who also has experience with behavior therapy, ASD focused experience and training that could work with families and children after diagnosis, etc. We are open to skills in this area as we work to provide more support to our families. We are also open to any applicant who may have a specific training specialty a focus area in a particular topic they would like to develop further (assessment, therapy, groups, etc.) We know we want to expand our autism support offerings, but we are also open to bringing more specialty services to the practice in general. If there is a specialty you may bring with you or a background in autism treatment not mentioned, please apply so we can discuss further. We are open to expanding services and meeting more areas of client needs in the area!

We are hiring for Part-Time and Full-Time positions. Start date is immediate after credentialing is complete.

EVALUATION JOB DUTIES:

1. Conduct psychometric assessments and evaluations to measure cognitive abilities, personality traits and emotional functioning

2. Administer and score standardized tests to assess intellectual, academic, and behavioral functioning

3. Collect and analyze data to identify patterns and trends in psychological test results.

4. Collaborate with other professionals to develop treatment plans based on assessment findings.

5. Provide recommendations for interventions and accommodations based on assessment results.

6. Maintain accurate and detailed records of assessments, including test scores, observations, and client information.

7. Stay up-to-date with current research and best practices in psychometrics

8. Maintain progress notes and records in professional manner and completed within a week.

9. Communicate with parents of children for continuity of care.

10. Attend trainings, seminars, etc. in order to stay abreast of new research.

11. Run therapeutic, skills oriented, support, process-oriented, etc. groups on rotation.

12. Mentor/support development and/or support in general other colleagues.

13. Occasional travel between Durham and Greensboro offices for joint staff meetings. Mileage is reimbursed.

14. Occasional necessary after hours or weekend in-service meeting/training/possibly at other office (open house, sponsorship event, team-building activity, etc.). This is likely rare.

15. Occasional community outreach and/or company event/engagement (training, attending sponsorship event, providing service to outside referral sources, etc.).

We offer a variety of benefits, including: competitive salary and Bonus Plan, 401k retirement benefits with 3% match after 6 months, Long Term and Short Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Parental Leave, Mileage Reimbursement, Office Set-up Stipend, PTO-15 days per year, along with all observed national holidays and continuing education/conferences out of the office not counted as PTO, $1,000 Professional Allowance per year, mentorship program, ADOS Training is provided if needed. Our administrative staff provide support for scheduling, billing and insurance, payments and general support. There are monthly staff meetings where lunch is provided, two case consultation hours/month, and for those in their first year of employment, a requirement to attend a New Hire Supervision with other first year employees to support acclimation to our practice, culture and operations.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Master's degree or higher

2. Must be certified by Board of Certified Psychometrists (BCP) or a Licensed School Psychologist

3. Experience working with individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, or behavioral health concerns, especially when working with children.

4. Strong analytic skills to interpret test results accurately

5. Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate assessment findings to clients and other professionals

6. Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team

7. Familiarity with special education laws and regulations is preferred but not necessary

8. Compassionate and client focused when working with individuals with diverse needs.

9. Strong time management skills and ability to successfully and efficiently multi-task

10. Sense of humor and ability to laugh is mandatory.

We are a busy practice and the most successful clinicians will be ones who are driven, able to multi-task, great interpersonal skills, down to earth, positive, able to work independently yet also enjoy and find benefit as part of a larger team.

WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR: Psychologists and Licensed Psychological Associates. MUST BE LICENSED and/or LICENSE ELIGIBLE IN NC. We look forward to hearing from you!!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person