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
Qualifications:
Doctorate degree in Clinical, School, or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program
Licensed or eligible for licensure with the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners
Experience (2 years minimum) working with children with autism and other developmental delays or disabilities
Experience with a range of assessment measures used with toddlers, children and adolescents as part of comprehensive autism evaluations
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to evaluate children in both English and Spanish
Familiarity and experience working within Early Intervention/Part C services and systems
Experience with administering, scoring, and interpreting all modules of the ADOS-2
Experience with intensive early behavioral intervention for young children with autism
Experience with DC:0-5 classification system and/or DM-ID-2
Registered and current with Committee for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH)
Essential Functions:
Actively communicate with clients, caregivers, families, stakeholders, advocates and providers
Works with clients, families and appropriate community agencies as necessary to facilitate services for staff, stakeholders or clients
Ability to meet/work with staff, stakeholders or clients in a variety of settings
Attends staff, team and department meetings
Develops and maintains records, plans and reports
Lift and/or carry 20 lbs.
Sit, stand, walk for reasonable periods of time
Performs related work as assigned
Ability to drive personal or company vehicle
Attends in-services, staffing and other meetings with supervisor’s approval (may be appointed to committees)
Driving Requirements:
Valid drivers license
Proof of motor vehicle insurance
Personal vehicle in good operating condition for use during work
No major violations in the past three years.
No more than two moving violations in the past three years
Ability to meet and maintain agency driving requirements and operate agency vehicles
Rocky Mountain Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to racial, ethnic and cultural diversity and the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
