Psychology Interns

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Responsible for providing screening for depression, excessive substance use, PTSD, cognitive limitations and other psychological disorders for patients in the primary care setting.
Provide brief evidence based interventions for a variety of emotional and psychiatric problems including depression, anxiety, problem drinking and other addictive disorders; motivational interviewing to encourage patient's use of additional mental health services when needed; Responsible for monitoring patients, providing education and support, influencing adherence to guidelines by providing "on-time, on-target" information to primary care physicians, and collaboratively making appropriate care decisions.
Will provide telehealth services based on service need and/or veteran preference.
Diagnose mental disorders, conduct psychological and/or brief neuropsychological assessments, provide brief treatment for mental disorders through a variety of modalities, and provide adjunctive rehabilitation-oriented interventions for the treatment of medical disorders and disabilities. The modalities include but are not limited to individual, group, and family psychotherapies and other interventions such as biofeedback, hypnosis, and environmental interventions.
Consult with medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues.
Involved in the training of psychology practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows and trainees in other disciplines such as medicine, nursing, social work, rehabilitation and others.
and the ACOS, Mental Health Service, as needed. The ACOS, Mental Health Service and Lead Psychologist act as the approving official for the psychologist, to ensure adherence to professional standards of the practice of psychology as well as fulfillment of responsibilities for training psychology interns.
Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available Or This position is eligible for telework on an Ad- Hoc Basis per agency policy Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates EDRP Authorized: (Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.) Learn more Financial Disclosure Report: Not required