Clinical Psychologist
- Employer
- Safe and Sound
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Salary
- $100,000.08 annually.Eligible for the language premium and agency-sponsored benefits.
- Closing date
- Oct 27, 2021
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- Focus Areas
- Mental Health / Crisis Intervention
- Job Function
- Direct Service / Social Service, Health / Medical, Social Work / Counseling
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Doctorate
Job Details
Job Description
Position Title: Clinical Psychologist
Department: Center for Youth Wellness (CYW)
Reports to: Associate Director, Center for Youth Wellness
Location: 3450 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Safe & Sound (formerly the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center) is a children’s advocacy organization working to prevent child abuse and reduce its devastating impact on the child, their family, and our entire community.
We have been a pioneer in the field of child abuse prevention, working within San Francisco for more 40 years. Recently the organization has begun to expand its impact working throughout the state of California.
Child Abuse is a complex problem, but a preventable one. Our data-informed approach leverages three primary strategies: we empower children with knowledge and confidence; we support families providing resources and skills; we activate the community and the changemakers within it to create a thriving social safety net for children and their families.
The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $8 million and is supported by approximately 60 staff, interns, and more than 80 volunteers. Safe & Sound’s headquarters is located in a historic firehouse in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, with a second office in the Bayview neighborhood.
The Center for Youth Wellness, founded in 2012 by California’s first Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, is a national leader in the effort to advance pediatric medicine, raise public awareness, and transform the way society responds to children exposed to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. Dr. Burke Harris created the CYW in partnership with former SF District Attorney and now-U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, children's advocate and philanthropist Lisa Stone Pritzker, Safe & Sound’s CEO, Katie Albright,, Stanford University, and the Tipping Point Community, in an effort to serve families living in Bayview Hunters Point and beyond. Among its many accomplishments, CYW has created a national call to screen, treat, and heal ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and toxic stress.
More information is available at: www.safeandsound.org.
OVERALL SUMMARY
Safe & Sound seeks an experienced Clinical Psychologist to provide trauma-informed assessment, consultation, and psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and their caregivers (Adults).
The individual will be a member of the CYW clinical team, and works closely with the Bayview Child Health Center (BCHC) medical team, to provide mental health services to families and also consultation to BCHC physicians and staff. This position reports to the Associate Director of CYW.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provide short and long-term, trauma-informed therapy to families and individual child and adolescent patients
- Facilitate psychotherapeutic groups, as needed
- Complete session notes, treatment plans, outcome measures, incident reports, and other documentation accurately and in a timely manner
- Participate in weekly Multi-disciplinary Rounds and Clinical Triage Meetings to ensure coordinated care
- Provide consultation to primary care providers and health educators on matters relating to mental health
- Engage in community outreach, education and training efforts, as needed, to make the community aware of CYW services and build partnerships within the community
Undertake other duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD) with active California license in good standing
- Familiarity with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their effects on children and adults
- Knowledge of evidence-based psychotherapy interventions for trauma (e.g., Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cue-Centered Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Seeking Safety)
- Ability to work collaboratively with members of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to establish rapport quickly and to communicate effectively with patients, their family members and other providers.
- Ability to function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team that includes primary care and behavioral health providers, patients and family members.
- Ability to conduct evidence-based and developmentally appropriate screening and to conduct or arrange for more comprehensive assessment when indicated.
- Ability to use strengths-based wellness, resilience, and recovery models in conceptualizing the health of patients.
- Ability to conduct brief screens for risk related to self-harm, harm to others, impairments in functional self-care, and environmental safety.
- Ability to create and implement integrated care plans, ensuring access to an array of coordinated services, and the exchange of information among the patient, her/his family members, and providers.
- Ability to provide trauma-informed biofeedback and neurofeedback interventions to engage patients and increase their desire to improve health.
- Ability to provide services that are relevant to the culture of the patient and her/his family.
- Ability to practice effectively within the organization, practice setting, and local healthcare system.
- Ability to assess and continually improve services delivered as an individual provider and as a multi-disciplinary team member.
- Ability to use information technology to support and improve integrated care.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Knowledge of psychological testing techniques, administration and interpretation
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
- Full time (40 hours per week)
- Exempt
- Position will be reference-checked and fingerprinted
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Typical Working Conditions
- Heavy keyboard work; answering phones
- Equipment Used
- Computer, phone, fax, copier.
- Essential Physical Tasks
- Light lifting required; Must be able to lift, push, pull up to 25 pounds unassisted.
- Travel within the neighborhood and within San Francisco.
The base salary for this position is $100,000.08 annually. This position is eligible for the language premium and agency-sponsored benefits.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Safe & Sound is committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive full consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume and a detailed cover letter to Human Resources at employment@safeandsound.org.
**During Shelter-In-Place orders for the city and county of San Francisco, most of the work may be done remotely. There may be times that would require coming into the office and all safety protocols will be in place if that is the case (wearing masks, social distancing, cleaning protocols, etc.). Meetings will be attended via Zoom unless otherwise specified.
**Beginning September 15, 2021: Safe & Sound implemented a Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Policy for all staff either to be fully vaccinated or, if they are unable to provide proof of full vaccination for any reason, they must provide weekly documentation on a negative COVID-19 test. This policy accompanies current CDC recommendations for Safe & Sound worksites including wearing masks indoors and maintaining social distancing practices regardless of vaccination status.
Should you be offered, and subsequently accept this position, it is expected that you will abide by this policy, in addition to other organizational policies.
Company
Safe & Sound (formerly the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center) is a children's advocacy organization working to prevent child abuse and reduce its devastating impact on the child, their family, and our entire community.
We have been a pioneer in the field of child abuse prevention, working within San Francisco for over 40 years. Recently the organization has begun to expand its impact working throughout the state of California.
Child Abuse is a complex problem, but a preventable one. Our data-informed approach leverages three primary strategies: we empower children with knowledge and confidence; we support families providing resources and skills; we activate the community and the change makers within it to create a thriving social safety net for children and their families.
The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $8 million and is supported by approximately 60 staff, interns, and more than 80 volunteers. Safe & Sound's headquarters is located in a historic firehouse in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, with a second office in the Bayview neighborhood.
More information is available at: www.safeandsound.org.
- Telephone
- 4156680494
- Location
-
1757 Waller Street
San Francisco
CALIFORNIA
94117
US
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