Job Summary

The position of resident or fellow entails provision of patient care matching with the individual level of advancement, competence, and defined medical specialty. A resident/fellow responsibilities include patient care activities within the scope of their clinical privileges commensurate with the level of training, attendance at clinical rounds and seminars, timely completion of medical records, and other responsibilities as assigned or as required of all members of the medical staff. Under the supervision of attending physicians.This position contains two rotations. Forty percent of the fellows time is spent with the Adult Primary Care Behavioral Health Program (PCBH) at Geisinger Health System's Mount Pleasant Clinic, and the other sixty percent is within the Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. This position is in Scranton PA area with Dr. Kylie Oleski and Dr. Ashley Perez serving as supervisors. The fellow will provide clinical care for patients under the supervision of attending psychologists. This position is full-time and all job responsibilities are completed on site in person. Geisinger Psychology services provide visits both in person and through telemedicine to best serve patient needs.For any questions regarding adult psychology fellowships at Geisinger please contact the Adult Fellowship Coordinator, Dr. Kathryn Harple at kharple@geisinger.edu

Job Duties

Summary of PCBH responsibilities:

• Primary care psychologists (and those in training) are viewed as valuable team members and are consulted on a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, acute stress disorder, smoking cessation, weight loss, and treatment adherence for chronic diseases such as COPD, heart failure, and diabetes
• Fellows will provide targeted, evidence-based care through warm hand offs and brief episodes of treatment. Fellows collaborate with attending physicians, residents, psychiatrists, advanced practitioners, medical case managers, nursing staff, and medical pharmacists routinely to deliver comprehensive, quality care to patients.
• The fellow will be at Mt. Pleasant clinic on Thursday and Fridays.

Summary of PsychoOncology responsibilities:

• Provide integrated behavioral health care to cancer patients and their families, coordinating with medical providers.
• Provide short-term outpatient psychotherapy, curbside consultations, and possibility of inpatient consultations. 
• Participate in disease-site specific tumor board meetings 
• Opportunity to collaborate with bone marrow transplant team and complete pre-transplant evaluations
• The fellow will be at the Cancer Clinic on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Responsibilities of all Geisinger Fellows:

• Responsibilities include assessment, treatment plan, and documentation of patient encounters
• Attendance at team huddles, provider meetings, and Medical Home meetings add additional interdisciplinary, team-based care opportunities. 

• In addition to clinical experience, the fellow will attend regular seminars with other Geisinger psychology fellows on professional topics (e.g., preparation for the EPPP, vita preparation, interviewing skills, salary negotiation) and specific health psychology topics (e.g., chronic pain, endocrine disorders, CBT for insomnia, LGBTQ and diversity training).  

• The fellow will also participate in two hours of individual supervision each week and will have ½ day of protected time for research and program development. Fellows may have the opportunity to work with the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, train medical residents or students, and/or supervise PCBH interns. 

For more details please visit:

https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/4803

https://www.geisinger.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/fellowships/adult-clinical-psychology-behavioral-medicine-fellowship

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Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Education

Master's Degree-Psychology (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Leadership (Required), Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Physician and Surgeon - State of Pennsylvania

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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