Psychology Fellow

Cooper University Hospital•Camden, NJ

About The Position

The Psychology Fellow provides psychological consultation and psychotherapeutic intervention for individual outpatients in health psychology, with a focus on brief, short-term interventions for patients experiencing psychological distress related to medical issues. The fellow works with a multidisciplinary medical team and provides brief bedside and traditional outpatient psychotherapy using evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based interventions. The role may include leading or co-facilitating psychoeducational groups on topics such as insomnia, fear of recurrence, and metastatic cancer. The fellow provides psychological testing, as appropriate, to assess mood, behavior, and cognitive functioning and inform treatment. Assessment measures listed include CDQ, MMSE, MoCA, RBANS, and HADS. The role also includes secondary supervision of interns on health psychology rotations, maintenance of timely and comprehensive clinical notes in the EMR, preparation of psychological assessment reports, and obtaining a New Jersey permit. The fellow reports to the Director of Behavioral Medicine on administrative and clinical matters, including scheduling, case assignments, and coverage. Teaching duties may include lectures for CMSRU courses, supervision of medical students at Cooper University Hospital as needed, and professional presentations for staff in-services, Grand Rounds, graduate medical education, and medical school audiences. The fellow participates in weekly group supervision and didactic training for Behavioral Medicine trainees. Research responsibilities include participation in ongoing Behavioral Medicine research, initiating new projects, presenting at national conferences, and working toward publication of research. The position is based at Cooper Norcross Health, an academic health system headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

Requirements

Completed an internship in clinical psychology.
Experience in health psychology or behavioral medicine, including related interventions and assessment.
Research experience in health psychology-related topics.
Psy.D. or Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, or degree to be conferred within 30 days of hire.
Strong program development skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and exercise sound clinical judgment.
Ability to work cooperatively with a multidisciplinary medical team.
Strong organizational and management skills.
Ability to provide consultation and liaison services across medical teams.

Nice To Haves

Specialization in Health Psychology preferred.
Current New Jersey Psychology Permit to accrue clinical hours recommended.

Responsibilities

Provide psychological consultation and psychotherapeutic intervention for individual outpatient health psychology patients.
Deliver brief, short-term interventions for patients experiencing psychological distress related to medical issues.
Work in cooperation with and provide consultation to a multidisciplinary medical team.
Provide brief bedside and traditional outpatient psychotherapy using evidence-based interventions, including CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based approaches.
Lead and/or co-facilitate psychoeducational groups on topics such as insomnia, fear of recurrence, and metastatic cancer.
Provide psychological testing as appropriate to assess mood, behavior, and cognitive functioning and inform treatment.
Provide secondary supervision for interns on health psychology rotations of Behavioral Medicine training programs.
Maintain timely, comprehensive clinical notes in the EMR and prepare psychological reports for assessment cases.
Obtain a New Jersey permit.
Report administrative and clinical matters, including scheduling, case assignment, and coverage, to the Director of Behavioral Medicine.
Lecture for CMSRU courses and participate in supervision of medical students at Cooper University Hospital as needed.
Provide professional presentations as requested, including staff in-services, Grand Rounds, and presentations for graduate medical education and medical school audiences.
Participate in weekly group supervision and didactic training of Behavioral Medicine trainees.
Participate in ongoing Behavioral Medicine research, initiate new projects, present at national conferences, and work toward publication of research.