Post Doctoral Fellowship - Clinical Psychology (PhD / PsyD); Geriatric and Dementia focused

GuideStar Eldercare • Greenwood, IN

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About The Position

GuideStar Eldercare is offering a multi-dimensional, outpatient geriatric psychology post-doctoral fellowship in which Fellows (PhD / PsyD) will work alongside licensed psychologists in providing on-location behavioral health and neuro-cognitive services to residents of long term care facilities. This is a unique opportunity to work with an atypical geropsychiatric population as the majority of our patients are diagnosed with Major Neurocognitive Disorder due to all types of dementia etiologies. Fellows will rotate between and through a wide range of care settings, including Assisted Living, Skilled Short-Term Rehabilitation, Long-Term Skilled Nursing, and Secure Dementia/Memory Care units specifically dedicated to residents with late stage dementia. This Post-Doctoral year will significantly expand your knowledge base in the growing area of geriatric psychological and neuropsychiatric care. Our supervisory staff are dedicated to making this fellowship year a great experience.

Requirements

• PhD or PsyD in Psychology
• Interest in geriatric, health psychology, and/or neuropsychology
• Willingness to accept challenges of working with atypical geriatric populations
• Interest in exposure to working in medical and behavioral health settings

Responsibilities

• Provide evaluation
• Establish different diagnosis, i.e. Alzheimer’s vs. Parkinson’s vs. Vascular Cognitive Assessment
• Provide condition-specific support therapy, or when indicated, insight-based therapy
• Coordinate the patient’s care plan with the facility, PCP and GuideStar colleagues, and to engage with the family as indicated.

Benefits

• Elective Medical/Dental/Vision plans and short/long-term disability (paid by Post Doc)
• 401(k) plan upon first available enrollment date
• GuideStar provided medical malpractice insurance
• Four (4) workdays of paid time off to prepare for EPPP exam
• $750 tuition reimbursement if Post Doc elects to participate in the EPPP 4-day workshop
• Two (2) weeks (14 days) of paid time off
• Seven (7) paid holidays
• Relocation reimbursement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees