Psychologist - Primary Care Behavioral Health - 5066

Additional Duties:

• Work closely with clinical staff and/or base personnel regarding patient awareness of mental and behavioral health wellness programs (addictions, stress management, group therapies).
• Deliver records and reports required to document procedures performed and care provided utilizing the Health Maintenance Strategies Manual (HMSI) standards.
• Serve as advisor and consultant to other staff in the specialized areas of clinical psychology to include comprehensive psychological evaluations, diagnosis, treatment, and military duty dispositions.
• Conduct clinical staff education when requested or warranted to enhance knowledge, understanding, awareness and screening, identification, treatment and monitoring of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and other combat and non-combat related disorders.
• Provide consultative behavioral health care for all enrollees in the Fleet Centered Medical Home Port (FCMP) using evidence-based interventions and Clinical Practice Guidelines where appropriate for treating behavioral health problems.
• Provide timely and succinct feedback to primary care physicians and/or PCMs regarding consultations findings and recommendations.
• Apply the biopsycho-social model of assessment to care provided. Present recommended treatment plans to the treatment teams (i.e. physicians, social workers, psychologists, Corpsmen and nursing staff as appropriate).
• Assess psychological state and use psycho-diagnostic evaluations and psychotherapy.
• Provide concise documentation of care and recommendations in patient’s electronic medical record in no less than 24 hours after the patient is seen.
• Develop and participate in group medical appointments including Shared Medical Appointments (SMA) and Drop-In Group Medical Appointments (DlGMA) as requested by the Primary Care Manager (PCM).
• May be required travel local and/or national meetings or conferences.
• Provide recommendations for appropriate military duty dispositions, e.g. full duty, limited duty.

Work Schedule:

Monday- Friday, 9 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm, with a one-hour lunch break

No Call!

No Weekends!

No Holidays!

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an American Psychology Association accredited college or university with a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology..

Internship/Residency: Successful completion from an internship in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years post-grad experience within the past 3-years as a licensed clinical psychologist performing evidence-based clinical treatment in an outpatient clinic or hospital

License: Active, unrestricted license to practice as a Clinical Psychologist from any state.