Psychology Intern

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary:

• Provides psychological evaluation and treatment services as directed and under supervision of a licensed LGH psychologist to inpatients and outpatients. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: pediatric (30 days through 12 years), adolescent (13 through 18 years), adult (19 through 64 years), and geriatric (65 years and above).

Responsibilities:

• Provides psychological testing/evaluation services for outpatients as assigned and completes summary reports of assessments to the referral source within one week of completing the assessment.
• Provides psychological therapies to outpatients as assigned. Always provides patient progress reports to referral source as indicated.
• Provides psychological testing/evaluation consultations and interventions to medical/surgical inpatients as requested or assigned within 24 hours and clearly documents findings and recommendations in the medical record.
• Completes required forms and documents all patient contacts in the outpatient and inpatient medical record in order to provide a continually up-to-date assessment of patient status.
• Regularly participate in treatment team and departmental meetings.
• Regularly participate in education and in-service training opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. (Required)
• Education Specialization: Completion of all academic coursework required for Ph.D. or Psy.D., preferably from an APA accredited psychology program.
• A minimum of 400 hours of doctoral level practicum experience.
• Certification by doctoral program director of readiness for doctoral internship.
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior hospital-based experience

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.