Staff Psychologist-Primary Care Mental Health Integration

Psychologist Position The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is hiring a Psychologist to serve on the Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) team at the Lansing VA Clinic in Lansing, MI. The Psychologist(s) will function under the Psychology Service and will report directly to the PCMHI Program Manager. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as a treatment provider conducting assessment interviews, composing psychosocial assessment reports, formulating diagnostic impressions, developing treatment plans, providing psychotherapy to patients through individual and group sessions, making referrals for aftercare and placement, and documenting services provided and the course of treatment of patients. This includes obtaining psychosocial history, performing diagnostic assessments using specialized assessments. Administers/scores or evaluates psychodiagnostic tests. Administers and interprets a variety of psychological/psychodiagnostic group and individual tests selected by the incumbent and composes reports summarizing and interpreting psychological testing results. Conducts interviews, uses rating scales, questionnaires or other measurement devices or observes the patient to assess emotional, functional or psychological condition. Plans an appropriate clinical treatment for individual patients. This includes preparation and implementation of treatment plans (using the designated treatment planning software) developed in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Plans and conducts group and individual psychotherapy, effectively utilizing one or more of the following therapeutic techniques: cognitive-behavioral, Evidence Based Psychotherapeutic approaches, behavior modification, supportive, analytic, eclectic, biofeedback, hypnosis, meditation, couples or family therapy, treatment of sexual dysfunction, etc. Continually monitors patient's progress using Measurement Based Care principles. Determines when reassessment is appropriate and adjusts treatment plan accordingly. Participates in provision of a psychologically therapeutic program or clinic in the area of assignment in the Medical Center, as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team. Serves as a member of planning committees for evaluating the effectiveness of the treatment program and modifying it to better serve the needs of the patients, when called upon to do so. Provides advice to other staff professionals in an attempt to promote and preserve a therapeutic environment for individual patients. Instructs and supervises psychology trainees or interns, medical students, or residents in the assessment and provision of psychological services in the medical center.