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Acclaim Physician Group, in partnership with JPS Health Network is currently looking for a Neuropsychologist to join our growing team. JPS’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Service is one of the largest, full-spectrum mental health services in the state of Texas, with a mission to provide accessible, high quality, sustainable behavioral health care for all of our patients, regardless of income level. Acclaim and JPS are committed to ongoing professional development and engagement, providing mentorship opportunities for our faculty, residents, trainees and staff. We have an active research division that contributes to the development of innovative treatments and interventions for today’s mental health issues via participation in a number of multi-site studies.

Job Description

As part of the Acclaim team, our neuropsychologists assess, diagnose and treat patients with behavioral, psychiatric or cognitive disorders resulting primarily from brain injury or disease. They provide a broad range of comprehensive neuropsychological services (e.g. full battery and brief assessments, interventions and psychoeducation) in both clinical and research environments, addressing a broad range of complex issues that span the full range of neurocognitive disorders and traumatic brain injuries, as well as comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions.

Specialized neuropsychological training and expertise, outstanding critical thinking skills, the ability to communicate effectively with both patients and colleagues, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary collaborations are all important to the provision of these high-quality neuropsychological services.

Responsibilities:

This Neuropsychologist will:

• Independently conduct a wide-range of neuropsychological services that includes, but is not limited to, assessment of cognitive, emotional, psychological and behavioral functional issues.
• Work in consultation with interdisciplinary team members to inform diagnosis, treatment planning and evaluation of treatment outcomes.
• Provide screening for cognitive deficits to address specific functional questions or to determine whether a complete neuropsychological evaluation is needed and/or make referrals for appropriate services in order to meet the medical needs of the patient.
• Perform capacity evaluations when there are questions about a patient's medical decision-making capacity, or the ability to live independently or perform other specific functions. Provide recommendations on findings to interdisciplinary clinical teams, patients, and their family members or careproviders.
• Provide clinical neuropsychological supervision for psychology interns, practicum students and psychiatry residents.

• Provide neurocognitive didactics for psychology interns, practicum students, residents in psychiatry, faculty and other medical professionals.
• Where necessary, lead others in solving complex clinical and administrative service-related problems; use sophisticated analytical approaches that include exercising appropriate judgment and identifying innovative solutions in addressing challenges that arise in the course of the work.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) at the time the program was completed OR, a doctoral degree in any area of psychology with additional successful completion of a respecialization program in an APA or an APPIC accredited doctoral program; 2 years of post-graduate experience preferred.

Internship Requirement: Successful completion of a professional psychology internship that was accredited by APA or APPIC at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed.

Strong background in neuropsychological / psychological assessment as part of formal PhD or post-graduate training: Post doctoral training in neuropsychology preferred; APA accreditation as a neuropsychologist preferred. Alternatively, we will provide neuropsychologist training for the successful candidate.

Licensure Requirement: Candidates must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in the State of Texas OR be eligible for Texas Board licensure as outlined by the Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Active Texas license required at the time the successful applicant is onboarded for this position