Pediatric Behavioral Health Consultant - Psychologist - Smyrna GA

Wellstar Health System; Smyrna (GA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Georgia is seeking a Pediatric Behavioral Health Consultant - Psychologist in Smyrna. The role entails providing expertise in behavioral health integrations, conducting assessments, and delivering evidence-based interventions. Candidates are expected to hold a valid Georgia psychologist license with three years' related experience, and will benefit from a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including CME, medical insurance, and paid time off.

Benefits

CME of $5,000 per year

$1,000 for journals and subscriptions

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Occurrence-based malpractice coverage

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

403(b) with employer match

Extended illness bank

Paid time off for vacation and holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in an ambulatory or hospital setting preferred.
• Requires a minimum of three years' experience in mental and behavioral health.
• Demonstrates ability to work across lifespan and as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provides evidence-based screenings, risk assessments, and patient consultations.
• Supports patients in accessing community resources for mental health.
• Responsible for interventions across the lifespan.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Evidence-Based Interventions

Biopsychosocial Model

Team Collaboration

Developmental Characteristics Knowledge

Education

Current Georgia License as Psychologist

Three years' experience in a health-related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Windows

Outlook

Job description

Pediatric Behavioral Health Consultant - Psychologist - Smyrna GA

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How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine defined high quality primary care as: “… the provision of whole-person, integrated, accessible, and equitable health care by interprofessional teams that are accountable for addressing the majority of an individual’s health and wellness needs across settings and through sustained relationships with patients, families, and communities”. Evidence supports the use of behavioral health programs integrated into primary care as an effective way to achieve this objective with the goal of actualizing patient-centered outcomes. Wellstar Health System is committed to high quality primary care as demonstrated through the expansion of its Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration (PCBHI) program.

The Behavioral Health Consultant in the pediatric care setting. The Behavioral Health Consultant provides expertise in evidenced based screenings, risk assessments, brief interventions, and consultation with medical professionals to coordinate patient care. This clinician is also responsible for supporting patients in accessing community resources for psychiatry and specialty mental health. This clinician is responsible for providing interventions for patients across the lifespan.

Required Minimum Education

• Experience working in the ambulatory setting or in a hospital setting is preferred.
• Current Georgia License as Psychologist is required.
• Three years' experience in a health-related field, mental health, and behavioral health is required for this position.
  
  

Required Minimum Skills

• Crisis Intervention, brief evidenced based interventions and experience working with patients using the biopsychosocial model.
• Possesses emotional maturity, interested in learning and teaching, and comfortable in fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrates ability to work with patients across the lifespan.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Possesses experience with evidenced based brief interventions.
• Possesses knowledge of developmental characteristics (physical, psychosocial, intellectual) of people of all ages, economic backgrounds and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrate basic use of Windows, Outlook and Microsoft Office.
  
  

Benefits Include

• CME of $5,000 per year
• $1,000 for journals and subscriptions
• Relocation assistance
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Occurrence-based malpractice coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 403(b) with employer match
• CME allowance
• Extended illness bank
• Paid time off for vacation and holidays
• Concierge service
• Adoption assistance
  
  

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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