Psychologist Resident

About Trillium Family Services

We embrace diversity and equality in a serious way. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be in fulfilling our mission of “Building Brighter Futures for Children and Families”.

Our vision is to create safe communities where children are healthy, and every family has the opportunity for success. Families get the support they need – when and where they need it. There is a focus on prevention and health; organizations and systems are connected in a synergistic sanctuary community that generates: Non –violence, Growth and Change, Democracy, Emotional intelligence, social learning, Open communication, and Social Responsibility.

Our investment in the future of each child means that the next generation of Oregonians will have the skills to contribute meaningfully through employment, community service, and raising their own healthy families.

At TFS we believe that every child and family can have a brighter future, through the love we bring together we can make this possible. There is so much need for mental and emotional support at all levels of our communities.

To take a behind the scenes look our programs please visit our website at https://www.trilliumfamily.org/

About the Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity as a Psychologist Resident at the Children Farm Home in Corvalis, OR.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the provision of direct assessment/treatment and clinical consultation to any clinical programs operated in their assigned region by Trillium Family Services. This includes clinical supervision, as appropriate, training and providing expert advice, direction and consultation regarding admission, treatment, discharge decisions and mental health crisis situations. Provides direct psychological assessment services and group therapy services to clients. Also conducts assigned clinical quality review of clinical and case management services. Operates independently with minimal supervision. Work is reviewed by the outcome of situations and by meeting weekly with the assigned supervisor. Contacts are made with others both inside and outside the organization. Interactions involve persuasion, negotiations, explanations, counseling and advising with both staff and clients. Contacts are usually made on own initiative, and frequently contain confidential/sensitive information requiring discretion at all times. Position involves the potential for strenuous physical activity in providing clients with protective holds as needed.

Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:

• Productivity- Accountable for time through documentation of service minutes relevant to psychological activity (i.e., psychological testing, scoring, interpretation, file review, report writing, client feedback, parent/guardian feedback, consultation to clinical teams, therapeutic groups, etc.); Productivity could include other projects as assigned that would not be documented in the medical record (e.g., staff trainings, root cause analysis, research into specific clinical topic, etc.), with productivity measure to be negotiated with supervisor.
• Quality of work – Produce high-quality psychological evaluations that respond to referring clinicians’ questions in practical and useful ways to help clients succeed in their goals; provide feedback to clients, their guardians and other community members that is understandable, helpful and accurate; advocates for and supports clients when appropriate; complete all clinical and other assigned tasks in ways that are consistent with the science and ethics of psychology as well as being useful to the agency and our clients and customers;
• Agency Policies – Adheres to agency’s policies and procedures;
• Supervision skills (if applicable) – Provides appropriate level of supervision to supervisees; meets with supervisee regularly; documents contact if needed; confronts supervisee about difficult topics when needed; provides support when appropriate; able to identify counter transference issues and help to resolve.
• Demonstrates self-awareness and emotional intelligence – Is able to identify and take steps to address emotional states that might interfere with work performance if left unaddressed (e.g., burnout, work dissatisfaction, stress, etc.)
• Respect - Treats everyone (clients, parents, co-workers, community partners) with respect, where respect is defined as treating others as if their thoughts, feelings, opinions, and goals are important, even if you don’t agree with them;
• Teamwork and collaboration – Uses effective conflict resolution strategies that solves problems while also maintaining effective work relationships; communicates effectively; helps teammates when appropriate but also able to set limits when appropriate; understands the various roles in a complex psychiatric residential treatment facility and how the various roles interact; seeks consultation when needed but able to work independently as needed; speaks up when there’s a concern but also able to hear others’ concerns; demonstrates flexibility when appropriate but also persistence when that is appropriate; able to admit when wrong;

About You:

• Education: Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree from an American Psychological Association (APA) approved clinical psychology or counseling psychology program, with focus on child/adolescent treatment.
• Experience: Two full years facilitating and consulting with interdisciplinary teams that treat children/adolescents/and their families.
  SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Master’s level and Doctoral level interns as assigned.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Current license or immediately pending license as a psychologist in the State of Oregon. Maintain a driving record acceptable by the agency and a current driver’s license for state of residence, when authorized to use own vehicle for agency business, employee must maintain personal insurance.

Benefits:

• 100% Employer Paid Medical, Vision, and Dental for Full Time Employees
• 401k retirement plan matches
• Growth | Career track, continuing education, and professional development
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave
• Free meals while on duty!
• Flexible caseload and schedule
• Residency supervision for licensure
• And more!

Physical Demands: For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion, and environment, contact the HR department. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.

Application Details: Position will remain open for current and future recruitment efforts.

This position requires that you be fully vaccinated against COVID -19 as a condition of employment unless you legally meet the requirements for exemption

If you need accommodation to review the information and/or complete the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.

Trillium Family Services is a drug free workplace. All final applicants will be subject to a criminal record identification check pursuant to ORS 181.536.727.537 and agency policy. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and support a culturally linguistically diverse governance, leadership, and workforce.