Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Wellbeing Services, Social Work
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Adult Integrated Care Psychology Division
Date Posted: 07/16/2021
Job ID: R-16554
Job Summary
Assesses patient needs and abilities and develops treatment plans to facilitate improved patient functioning/symptom resolution. Provides individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy as deemed clinically appropriate. Participates with program planning with the psychiatry team and other applicable team members.Job Duties
We are seeking full-time licensed clinical social worker who is licensed or license-eligible in Pennsylvania and have experience working in primary care or medical settings. Geisinger is committed to significant, system-wide expansion of integrated behavioral health in primary care and specialty medical settings and to its educational mission of developing the next generation of integrated clinical psychologists in our region.
At Geisinger, embedded PCBH and integrated specialty care psychologists are leaders within interdisciplinary care teams working to improve population health within fast-paced clinical settings. They provide evidence-based, patient-centered and consultative patient care and support maintenance of patients in their clinics and programs. Integrated psychologists fulfill the following services and roles:
Provide evaluation and consultation appropriate to the primary care or specialty medical setting
Develop and implement treatment plans and monitor care components
Deliver brief, evidence-based behavioral health interventions
Facilitate patient and family education on presenting concerns
Consult with physicians and allied health providers to support decision making, build on medical interventions, and improve provider-patient relationships
Offer supervision and training to psychology, social work, and medical residents, physicians, and other members of the care team
Assist in design, development, and implementation of clinical programs
Participate in program development/evaluation and quality improvement
Position Details
*Hours: Monday - Friday! No weekends or on-call!
*Geisinger offers comprehensive suite of healthcare benefits all starting day one of employment! This includes medical, prescription drug, vision and dental coverage. We also offer tuition assistance and 5% contribution to your retirement plan.