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Psychologist - Primary Care Behavioral Health

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
place Memphis, 38119
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Full Time
Experience:
ADHD/ADD
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Coping Skills
Trauma
ECT
Families

About Job

Provides psychological evaluation including intellectual and personality evaluation and evidence-based, and psychological interventions to individual patients. Works collaboratively within an interdisciplinary medical team to enhance the quality of overall healthcare services provided. Provides or assists in the supervision of psychological interns if present. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values. As a Psychologist embedded in a Primary Care Clinic, you will serve an essential role on a medical care team. You will be considered the expert in mental health and addressing the psychological aspects of various health conditions. Most commonly, the mental health challenges patients bring to primary care include depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and substance misuse. Using evidence-based behavioral approaches, you can also help patients experiencing difficulty with insomnia, living with chronic pain, adhering to their medical treatment plan, or wanting to lose weight. You will use screening and brief assessment tools alongside your strong clinical interviewing skills to aid the medical team in diagnostic clarification and treatment planning for patients who report cognitive concerns consistent with ADHD or dementia. You will work collaboratively with physicians, other medical providers, and medical staff to help address the psychological and emotional needs that patients bring to the clinic and to provide high-quality healthcare that improves the overall well-being of every patient we serve. Provides psychological evaluation to assigned clients, including intellectual and personality evaluations, and cognitive evaluations using evidence-based diagnostic techniques. Provides individual, family and group psychotherapy to assigned patients as clinically appropriate. Consults effectively and efficiently with other care providers and medical staff on an interdisciplinary care team. Provides or assists in supervision, training and evaluation of students/ interns or other trainees if present. Maintains client records to departmental standards. Provides education regarding health psychology and coping skills to Associates, the general public and other professionals as needed or requested. Performs other job functions as requested or assigned.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

ADHD/ADD
Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Coping Skills
Trauma

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Families
Groups
Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Racial Justice Allied
School

Settings

Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Court / Court Ordered