Locum Telemedicine Psychologist

**Position Overview: Telemedicine Psychologist & Virtual Care**

- **Specialization**: Telemedicine Psychology with Virtual Care focus 

- **Coverage Duration**: Immediate start (ASAP) for a period of 3 months, with potential for extensions in additional 3-month increments

- **Practice Setting**: Outpatient services delivered via Virtual Care

- **Work Schedule**: Monday to Friday, 8-hour shifts from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

- **Core Responsibilities**:

- Conducting adult individual therapy sessions

- Performing patient intakes and follow-up consultations

- Proficiency in short-term therapeutic interventions (8-12 weeks) required

- Competence in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Depression is mandatory

- Familiarity with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is beneficial, but training will be provided if necessary 

- **On-Call Responsibilities**: No traditional on-call duties; however, practitioners must be able to provide guidance to patients reaching out after hours

- **Referral Protocol**: Patients requiring medication management will be referred to a Psychiatry physician

- **Patient Volume/Agenda**: Anticipated appointment structure—individual sessions scheduled for 1 hour each

- **Electronic Medical Records (EMR)**: Preference for EPIC experience, though a solid proficiency in general EMR and technology integration is essential. 

- **Credentialing Timeline**: Estimated to take approximately 60 days from application submission 

- **Certification Requirements**: Candidates must be Board Certified and hold ACLS certification (from the American Heart Association). EMDR certification is an asset but not mandatory 

- **Licensure**: An active California state license is required