Psychologist - Family Justice Center

Job Description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY people do more than diagnose and treat; we uplift the spirits and dignity of patients because we love what we do, and it shows. PAGNY is committed to recruiting and retaining productive and enthusiastic physicians and promotes our health professionals wellness. PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, located just 15 minutes from NYC, is an acute care teaching hospital academically affiliated with Weill-Cornell Medical College. Dedicated to providing high quality patient care to a diverse community, Lincoln Medical Center is a NYS designated Level I Trauma and Stroke Center and has Centers of Excellence in all medical specialties including its award-winning Cancer and Breast Centers.

Responsibilities:

Provide clinical services to individuals as part of an innovative collaboration with a cityrun center providing co-localized multidisciplinary services for the FJC (Family Justice Center) Mental Health Collaboration. Part of a citywide team of providers that also includes psychiatrists and ongoing peer and expert supervision and training

Conduct clinical evaluations of center clients referred by staff and collaborating agencies on-site at the FJC center.

Provide supportive, cognitive, interpersonal or other evidence-based individual and group-based psychotherapies for clients and families, when appropriate.

Collaborate with center staff and on-site service agencies related to clients clinical needs. Assist in facilitating referral for psychiatric care when appropriate.

Provide educational activities for center and affiliated agency staff on-site when appropriate.

Participate in educational and supervision activities in the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry.

Work CU faculty and other team members to develop and implement tools for program evaluation to assess the impact of the added clinical services provided by this initiative for clients of the FJC center.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education: PhD or PsyD in Psychology.

NYS License

Experience with Domestic Violence and/or trauma population.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team setting.

Familiarity with high-risk patients and cultural sensitivity in community settings.

Experience conducting evidence-based treatments in group and individual modalities, familiarity with high-risk populations and community settings, demonstrated interest in maternal mental health.

Administrative and research experience a plus.

Child treatment also plus.

Bilingual Spanish preferred. Other languages a plus.

Salary: 65,000 - 105,000


EOE M/F/D/V

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