Overview

　　Saint Joseph East is a 217-bed full-service community hospital located in the rapidly growing southeastern section of Lexington Kentucky. We provide care for patients in Fayette and surrounding counties. At Saint Joseph East ambulatory surgery 24-hour emergency care and women’s health services are supported through a vast array of inpatient and outpatient program. Additional specialty services include Heart Care Breast Care Sleep Care and Weight Loss Surgery. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

　　Responsibilities

　　Job Summary

　　The licensed psychologist performs a full range of psychological services under the supervision of a licensed phD psychologist. Psychological services may include: individual, group and family psychotherapy, behavior management modification, assessments and testing and consultation to the referring physician and treatment team. The psychologist will be an integral part of the Behavioral Health Psychology Clinic.

　　Purpose - To evaluate and study behavior and mental processes to assist other members of the medical staff team in determining patient needs for enhanced activities of daily living.

　　Essential Key Job Responsibilities

　　Conduct scientific studies of behavior and brain function

　　Collect information through observations, interviews surveys, and other methods

　　Research and identify behavioral or emotional patterns

　　*Test for patterns that will help them better understand and predict behavior

　　Use their knowledge to increase understanding among individuals and groupsPsychology seeks to understand and explain thoughts, emotions, feelings, and behavior. Depending on the topic of study, psychologists use techniques such as observation, assessment, and experimentation to develop theories about the beliefs and feelings that influence a person's actions.

　　Psychologists often gather information and evaluate behavior through controlled laboratory experiments, psychoanalysis, or psychotherapy. They also may administer personality, performance aptitude, or intelligence tests. They look for relationships or patterns of behavior between events, and use this information when testing theories in their research or treating patients.

　　Qualifications

　　Must hold a master level degree in mental health related field or clinical or Counseling Psychology.

　　Must be licensed as Psychological Associate in the state of Kentucky.

　　Pay Range

　　$33.52 - $48.60 /hour

　　We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.