Psychologist - MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Burn Center/Outpatient Acute Care Surgery

Description

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering up to$10,000 Sign on bonus for this position!

• Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.

• Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 3 months separation from employment.

~ 20 Hours/week, Day shift ~

Maine Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PsyD, PhD is required

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland's special care unit for treating burns is recruiting for a licensed clinical psychologist to integrate into their multidisciplinary team. Come work alongside burn specialists, MDs, RNs, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and others to provide integrated care to patients suffering from a variety of burns and wounds. The provider team follows the patient from inpatient to outpatient as they work to reintegrate into their community following these traumatic events. This position therefore is located both inpatient at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland and outpatient at the MaineHealth Surgical Care practice located across the street from the hospital.This is a 20-hour position with benefits included. Expected salary range for this position is $60K to $72K, and specific compensation will be based on years of experience and other factors.

The role of the burn psychologist is to focus on psychological rehabilitation, providing targeted interventions to manage pain through non-pharmacological interventions, improve sleep, protect natural defenses and coping strategies that can assist a patient in the painful, often times over stimulating and under stimulating process of burn care. Providing consultations to the providers and extended care team to assist in care planning and approaches to respond to the psychological distress is part of the role, as is linking and referring patients to additional services in the community to address co-occurring mental health. Working in collaboration with additional providers such as psychiatry and primary care is essential as patients transition through stages of care. Experience working in an inpatient setting is preferred but not required.

This position will be a generalist (psychologist) mental health Clinician with interest, training and/or experience integrating mental health services into the primary care/specialty care setting. This position will be placed in primary care/specialty care practices, work with adults, families and children; and provide assessment, screening, and referral services. Additionally, brief individual therapy, prevention and educational services will be provided and include collaborative work with primary care physicians and their office staff, psychiatrists and other behavioral health providers. The psychologist will also work with primary care/specialty care team members to develop specific clinical pathways or best practice programs for targeted patient groups.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Licensed Psychologist at the Doctoral Level.
• License/Certifications: Licensed Psychologist at the Doctoral Level. Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Experience: Two years or more of work experience in a health or mental health setting preferred, in order to have proficiency in psychosocial assessment and treatment.
• Knowledge of evidenced-based clinical theories, therapies and techniques, as used in individual, family and group treatment, as well as principles of social welfare
• Ability to teach principles and applications to the medical setting
• Must have considerable knowledge of community resources and agencies and how to use them in resolving complex problems related to health, illness and disability

Additional Information

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.

To learn more about our system, please visit www.mainehealth.org and our benefits page.

Interested candidates may submit a cover letter and CV to Linda Wiley, Physician Recruiter at Linda.Wiley@mainehealth.org.