The job includes providing psychological interviews, assessment, diagnosis for individuals and groups and case management, referral and follow-up to acute, chronic, or moderately disturbed/mentally ill clients and patients, and consultation with outside facilities and agencies. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Interviews patients, utilizing the medical and social case histories to formulate/write case conceptualization documents that include diagnoses and treatment plans. 
• Administers and interpret the appropriate psychological assessments and use them to diagnose disorders and write treatment plans. 
• Assesses patient progress and modifies treatment plans accordingly; communicates with family members as appropriate. 
• Utilizes various psychological techniques; selects appropriate treatment approach and plans frequency, intensity, and duration of individual, group, and family therapies. 
• Documents therapy by policies and procedures 
• Implements and adheres to the code of ethics of mental health services that ensure patient confidentiality. 
• Provides crisis intervention where situations require immediate psychological treatment 
• Work collaboratively with other mental health professionals and provides consultation. 
• Assess suicide risk, homicide risk, self-harm level, and protective factors using appropriate assessment tools, e.g., the Columbia suicide severity rating scale. 
• Document the finding from the treatment and liability perspective. 
• Design a safety plan with the clients and their caregivers on an ongoing basis, including home visits, safety checks, and other measures. 
• Work with university multidisciplinary teams when required. 
• Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques. 
• Provides psychological consultations to other mental health professionals within health facility. 
• May instruct and direct candidates serving psychological internships if required. 
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. 

Minimum Job Qualification Requirements 

• Minimum a master’s degree from accredited program in clinical psychology.
• ABA: Able to provide ABA intervention to children/young people diagnosed with autism
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of psychology practice in a pediatric (birth to 18) setting.
• Skill Set: Experience in assessing and supporting developmental, learning, autism and MH needs
• Setting: Minimum of 2 years working in an international, English-speaking, multi-disciplinary setting
• Languages: Fully proficient in English and with the ability to assess and provide interventions in Arabic
• Multi-Disciplinary Team: Ability to work as part of a team, and manage cases with other professionals.
• Licensed from Saudi Commission of Health Specialties. 
• Certified in at least one of the approved APA treatment methodologies.