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Kaiser Permanente North Bay Consortium - Vallejo Adult/Intensive Outpatient Program

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Kaiser Permanente North Bay Consortium Postdoctoral Residency Program
Vallejo, California

Starts on Monday, September 8, 2025

Applications due Friday, January 3, 2025

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure. Yes

This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities. Yes

This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration oof the experience. Yes

This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience. Yes

This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.   Yes

This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities. Yes

This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures. Yes

This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training. Yes

The Kaiser Vallejo Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine departments offer cutting-edge training in a supportive and warm environment. As the largest postdoctoral residency program in the Bay Area, our staff consists of numerous former trainees which helps contribute to a culture of growth and learning for each cohort. Postdoctoral residents are made to feel welcome and are truly valued as part of our team.

Postdoctoral Residents spend their year as part of either the Adult Team, the Child & Family Team or the Behavioral Medicine Team. The medical centers also includes an Addiction Medicine Recovery Services (AMRS), Chronic Pain, Intensive Outpatient Program, Emergency/Consultation & Liaison Services and Behavioral Health Education. Residents have opportunities to rotate through many of these services over the course of the training year.

Our Adult and Child/Family postdocs spend the bulk of their time in the Mental Health department but can also rotate through other teams for up to one-quarter of their time. Our Health Psych postdocs are embedded in Primary Care but can rotate through other departments in the medical center including oncology, women's health, and chronic pain.

Our staff consists of a vibrant mix of psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychological assistants and practicum students. In addition to individual therapy and medication management, our clinic hosts over 40 weekly groups for a wide range of problems (examples include Depression, PTSD, Happiness, DBT, Bipolar, Mindfulness and much more).

We are a tight-knit clinic and think of ourselves as family. We value residents who work well with others and are open and receptive to feedback. Residents who are hard-working, flexible and eager to learn tend to flourish at our site. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Additional Information

Agency Type
Private/General Hospital
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
Yes
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Health Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
PTSD (Trauma)
Other Emphasis
Health Psychology
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Janice Lehman, Psy.D.
Contact Email
Janice.D.Lehman@kp.org
Contact Phone
983-201-3944
Virtual Interviews
Available
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
6
Number of Positions
1
Applications recieved last year
4
Stipend
$72,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Yes
Estimated offer date
Monday, February 24 2025
Created Date
Friday, July 1 2016
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
$3000 in reimbursement for registration for courses or activities that carry CEU credits, including preparation materials and courses for the EPPP and State exam(s). 120 hours PTO system for time off. 8 major holidays per year. Medical and Dental benefits for the resident (and in some cases family members). Please see https://mentalhealthtraining-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org/why-learn-with-us/#salary-benefits for up to date information on salary and benefits.
Research opportunities
All residents complete a program evaluation project over the course of the year. Additional research opportunities may be available according to the interest of a resident.
Application Instructions
Please go to https://mentalhealthtraining-ncal.kaiserpermanente.org/how-to-apply/ for the current and up to date application instructions. We use a rolling offer for interviews and will continue to offer interviews until all slots are filled. Applications filed earlier are more likely to result in interviews be granted.

This record was last updated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024

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