Dshs BHA Psychologist - Program Manager

Apply to join our team as we pioneer services at Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health in Tukwila! This is an ideal environment to use your psychological expertise in evaluation and treatment to make an integral contribution towards safe and positive outcomes for staff and patients. 

 Do you want to play an integral role in helping patients toward recovery? Do you want to provide leadership, mentoring, and support to dedicated professionals? Do you want to work collaboratively with other leaders to innovate and improve service delivery? Do you want to contribute to building a clinical program from the ground up?

Look forward to a collegial work environment and becoming an integral member of an essential team of Psychologists and Psychology Associates dedicated to promoting recovery and well-being in partnership with the people we serve.

Benefits include job security, a comprehensive medical benefits package, a pension plan, and opportunities for both lateral moves and advancement. You'll also have the support of a manager who stands up for you and all her employees. There is much more offered, let's talk.

King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use. 

 Depending on the specific assignment within the hospital your duties may include:

• Oversee psychosocial clinical programs for approximately 35 patients on one or two inpatient wards.
• Supervise about four Psychology Associates who will carry a caseload of about 9 patients each, serving as primary therapist for patients on their caseload. 
• Provide input and clinical guidance for treatment planning and delivery of treatment interventions. 
• Collaborate with psychiatry, nursing, social work, rehabilitation, and other disciplines to coordinate patient care.
• Lead efforts to maintain a healthy milieu using trauma-informed, patient-centered, culturally sensitive care practices. 
• Provide psychological assessment and treatment as appropriate.

 What we're looking for:

• A Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) or Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD).
• Licensed or eligible to obtain a license in Washington to practice psychology (either licensed in another state or received approval from the Washington licensing board to take EPPP).
• Professional experience working with patients with severe mental illness, preferably in an in-patient setting.
• Knowledge and experience using a variety of behavioral interventions is preferable.
• Demonstrated ability to form therapeutic relationships with people who have psychiatric disabilities.
• Ability to provide evidence-based psychological programming, conduct evidenced-based group and individual therapies, apply principles of mental illness recovery, develop effective treatment and behavior plans, provide expert testimony, and establish collegial relationships with multidisciplinary treatment team members.

To Apply

• Completed Application
• Resume
• Cover Letter  

The Department of Social and Health Services' (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency's vision that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.  

Questions about 04185?  Contact raoa@dshs.wa.gov

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