Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Geisinger Health System, Primary Care Behavioral Health Program Track

Geisinger Health System
Danville, Pennsylvania

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR.

The primary care clinics are family practice clinics, general internal medicine clinics, or a combination of the two. Primary care psychologists (and those in training) are viewed as valuable team members and are consulted for a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, acute stress disorder, smoking cessation, weight loss, and treatment adherence for chronic diseases such as COPD, Heart Failure, and Diabetes. Fellows will provide targeted, evidence-based care through warm hand offs and brief episodes of treatment. Fellows collaborate with attending physicians, residents, psychiatrists, advanced practitioners, medical case managers, nursing staff, and medical pharmacists routinely to deliver comprehensive, quality care to patients. Attendance at team huddles, provider meetings, and Medical Home meetings add additional interdisciplinary, team-based care opportunities.

One of our fellowship positions is located in Danville, PA and is full-time PCBH. Our second PCBH fellowship position is located in Scranton PA area and is 40% PCBH and 60% PsychoOncology. Cancer Clinic rotation includes the following responsibilities: providing integrated behavioral health care to cancer patients and families as well as coordinating with medical providers; provide short-term outpatient psychotherapy, curbside consultations and possibly inpatient consultations; participate in disease-site specific tumor board meetings; opportunity to collaborate with bone marrow transplant team and complete pre-transplant evaluations.

In addition to clinical experience, the fellow will attend regular seminars with other Geisinger psychology fellows on professional topics (e.g., preparation for the EPPP, vita preparation, interviewing skills, salary negotiation) and specific health psychology topics (e.g., somatic disorders, functional neurologic symptoms, CBT for insomnia, LGBTQ and diversity training). The fellow will also participate in two hours of individual supervision each week and may have the opportunity to work with the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, train medical residents or students, and/or supervise PCBH interns.

http://www.geisinger.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/fellowships/adult-clinical-psychology-behavioral-medicine-fellowship

Additional Information

Agency Type: Medical School/Health Science Center
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: No
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Health Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: Primary Care
Other Emphasis: Health Psychology
Research Time: Less than 25%
Training Director: Kathryn Harple, PsyD
Contact Email: kharple@geisinger.edu
Contact Phone: 570-271-6516
Virtual Interviews: Virtual Only
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 45
# of Licensed Supervisors: 4
Number of Positions: 2
Applications recieved last year: 12
Stipend: $50,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Monday, February 10 2025
Created Date: Monday, November 30 2020
Unfilled Positions: 0
Fringe Benefits: 15 vacation days 10 CME days 5 sick days $3,000 for conference travel expenses, books, journals, and dues Family plan for health, dental insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance available
Research opportunities: The fellow will have 1/2 day of protected time for research and program development. Research projects vary based on fellows interest and current faculty projects/clinic needs.
Additional Comments: Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Geisinger is an integrated delivery system (IDS), which helps to provide quality care and reduce costs for over 1.5 million patients in 45 counties. In 2009, former president, Barack Obama, cited Geisinger as a model for national healthcare reform. More recently, Geisinger was ranked by its peers in the top 5 of most innovative health systems (Hospital Brand Equity, 2019). In 2018, Times Leader Media Group named Geisinger as one of the “Best Places to Work” in Northeastern PA and Geisinger was named as one of Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles® in the nation.
Application Instructions: WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. Start Date is flexible, for fellows not able to start on 7/10/23 a later start date will be developed to accommodate end of internship/graduation etc. Interview dates: will take place virtually, and occur on a rolling basis until available positions are filled. Application Materials: detailed letter of interest, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts and three letters of reference. To apply, please visit: https://jobs.geisinger.org: In the search section, type in R-38676 for the Danville position or R-36030 for the Scranton position, applicant can apply to one or both tracks based on their preference. Select the position titled “fellow non standard .“ Please note that the description listed under experience and licensure requirements are not an accurate reflection of the experience needed for the position. Applicant requirements: PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology and completion of an APA-accredited internship with relevant experience required. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled.

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