The Psychologist, under the direction of the Behavioral Health Director, and in their absence, performs clinical assistance to behavioral health patients and their families. Patients may be self-referrals, referred from medical centers, or referred internally from the Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic health professionals. The Psychologist partners with psychiatric and allied teams, as well as Clinic health professionals, in the diagnosis, creation, and maintenance of the patient care plan. Works within the requirements of department programs, as well as applicable IHS Grants for Native Americans, and fulfills community health objectives as dictated by these programs and/or grants

• Assists patients and/or patients’ families in understanding and accessing community resources to assist with barriers in areas, including, but not limited to, medical, behavioral health, education, and employment.
• Provides psychotherapy to patients and families across the lifespan within the requirements of department programs.
• Provides individual, family, and couples therapy to patients.
• Completes psychotherapy documentation within required timeframe.
• Prepares treatment plans and discharge plans and provides crisis intervention and emergency services as required.
• Interprets psychiatric treatment plan and/or information to patient’s family and                                                                                                                                                          helps reduce fear and other attitudes which may obstruct acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment.
• Works within the integrated clinic setting to assist with same-day and short-term support services.
• Serves as a liaison between patient, psychiatric agency, and community.
• Presents case information to Behavioral Health Director and other necessary members of the health care team regarding patient’s family and social background pertinent to diagnosis and treatment.
• Provides and/or arranges for therapeutic interventions, as appropriate, for patients in a crisis condition and for patients with ongoing mental health problems.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to patients (infant, adolescent, adult, or geriatric), including, but not limited to, biopsychosocial assessments, diagnoses using DSM-5 and ICD-10, and treatments within appropriate standards of care for outpatient behavioral health services.
• Demonstrates knowledge of domestic violence, child, and dependent/elder abuse protocols.
• Demonstrates adherence to and observance of all safety policies and procedures inclusive of infection control rules and regulations.
• Maintains and adheres to confidentiality, including privileged communications (patient, employee, and company).
• Effectively presents information to the patient, the patient’s family, the Behavioral Health Director, Executive Director, and/or the Health Board as needed.
• Upholds a work environment that promotes teamwork, partnership, recognition, mutual respect, collaboration, while role modeling the company values, behaviors, and culture of One.Team.Chumash.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or related discipline.
• One of previous experience in a health care setting.
• Must possess a current and unrestricted Clinical Psychologist license.
• Psychologist license issued by an accredited and acceptable Board of California.
• Possession of a current valid CPR certification, or ability to attain certification within initial six (6) months of employment.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with culturally diverse communities, including the ability to relate to and understand the special and specific needs of Native Americans.
• English-Spanish bilingual skills preferred.
• Intermediate computer proficiency utilizing Microsoft applications, e-mail, and Internet.
• Willingness to receive continuing education training (some travel required). 
• Native American hiring preference applies.
• Customer Focus: Knowing the (internal and external) customer business needs and acting accordingly; anticipating customer needs, and giving high priority to customer satisfaction and customer service.
• Problem Solving: Having the ability to identify problems and issues of varying complexities and to find effective solutions with few guidelines.
• Empathy:  Showing interest in other people's feelings, attitudes, and reasoning.
• Written Communication: Expressing ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well organized, and grammatically correct reports or documents; utilizing language and terminology that is understandable for the reader.
• Oral Communication: Shaping and expressing ideas and information in an effective manner.