At Wellness Pointe, everyone will receive an exceptional quality of care. The center has expanded into a multifaceted clinic that offers obstetrics, pediatrics, general medicine, family planning, and dentistry. Some of the other services offered by our well qualified staff include education, intervention, and management of the many social issues that impact our community. Everyone is treated in complete confidence. Medicaid, Medicare, and most private health insurance is accepted.

The Psychologist will assess and evaluate individuals' problems through the use of case history, interview, and observation and provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. Position will see primarily pediatrics. 

• Select, administer, and interpret psychological needs to assess intelligence, aptitudes, abilities, or interests;
• Consult with other professionals to discuss therapies, treatments, counseling resources, or techniques, and to share occupational information;
• Refer clients to specialists or to other institutions for non-counseling treatment or problems;
• Conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or therapeutic counseling techniques;
• Advise clients on how they could be helped in counseling;
• Analyze data such as interview notes, test results, and reference manuals in order to identify symptoms, and to diagnose the nature of clients' problems;
• Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods;
• Monitors and coordinates the delivery of health services for Patients as related to behavioral health care, including linking with other treatment providers not only within the primary care setting but, with the Patients’ permission, outside it as well;
• Documents the Patients’ progress and diagnostic information in the treatment chart;
• Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, define goals, and develop realistic action plans;
• Works, where indicated, to effect behavioral changes in Patients with, or at risk for, physical disorders and helps them make healthier lifestyle choices;
• Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients interest, abilities and needs;
• Evaluate the results of counseling methods to determine the reliability and validity of treatments;
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources;
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems;
• Developing construction and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time;
• Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts;
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data;
• Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail;
• Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form;
• Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be read;
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to achieve them;
• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them;
• Must adhere to the Code of Ethical Conduct for Clinical Professionals;
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

• Master's or Doctoral Degree
• Current Texas License
• Knowledge of mental health assessment, treatment planning, developmental psychopathology, systems and methods in family therapy, group therapy, child psychotherapy, DSM-IV diagnoses, and behavioral therapy.
• Bi-lingual English-Spanish speaking proficiency preferred, but not required.
• Eligible to be a Medicaid and/or Medicare provider.
• Mental and physical health sufficient to meet the demands of the position.
• Requires a valid Texas Driver's License, appropriate driving record and auto liability insurance that meets the minimum required by State of Texas statute.
• Computer literate
• Comfortable treating patients of all ages

• Considerable knowledge of available community resources and of their organization, purpose and use.
• Knowledge of psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic techniques and theories.
• Ability to assess the individual needs of a patient and evaluate the care and services provided to meet those needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative relationships with professional staff, patients, their families and other agency and community members.
• Ability to maintain clinical records and prepare related reports.
• Ability to work cooperatively in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Ability to express ideas effectively.
• Ability to exercise judgment and make independent decisions based on professional knowledge.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Identifying complete problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Teaching others how to do something.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Wellness Pointe is an Equal Opportunity, 'Veteran Friendly' Employer.