Clinical Child Psychologist

Why work at Rocky Mountain Human Services?

You will have the opportunity to contribute to an organization that is dedicated to embracing the power of community to support individuals and families in creating their future.

RMHS provides great benefits such as:

• Employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Generous paid time off such as vacation, sick, personal, and holidays

• Life and disability insurance

• Tuition reimbursement (full-time employees only)

• Mileage reimbursement

• 403(B) with company match

• Employee assistance program

Position Purpose:

Rocky Mountain Human Services is expanding our diagnostics program and adding a new psychologist to our interdisciplinary team! We provide high quality, family-centered assessments and evaluations to children and specialize in autism. We can provide intensive training and support to clinicians regarding how to evaluate young children, including the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2). Funding is also available to support additional training opportunities.

Our team is committed to ensuring that every child has access to early assessment and intervention and works collaboratively with Early Intervention therapists (including speech therapists, occupational therapists, and early childhood special educators) and Service Coordinators to support families through the diagnostic evaluation process. This position could also include opportunities for providing clinical supervision to graduate student trainees, providing intervention to children with developmental differences and autism, and offering trainings and consultation to our community partners. If you are interested in working as part of an amazing team to provide specialized diagnostic services to young children, please submit an application.

Essential Duties

• Conduct psychological assessments for diagnostic purposes that are strength-based and focused on areas for growth

• Prepare clear, detailed, and compassionate comprehensive reports that provide actionable recommendations

• Attend and participate in transdisciplinary team meetings of early childhood professionals

• Participate in parent, community, departmental, and professional training efforts

• Provide consultation and clinical support to colleagues and department staff as needed

• May carry an intervention caseload with children ages 1 to 18 years old, providing individual and/or family therapy

• Potentially supervise graduate students, clinical fellows, or post-doctoral fellows

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Knowledge of Early Intervention systems at local, state and national levels, including standards of practice

• Ability to respond to and engage with children of different ages and from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and their families

• Experience with best practice diagnostic measures for autism spectrum disorders (e.g., ADOS-2/ADI-R)

• Knowledge of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for common child and adolescent disorders

• Knowledge of a variety of evidence-based therapeutic interventions for autistic children