Facility: Wellstar Primary Care - Hiram

PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGIST

• Position: Primary Care Psychologist
• Initiative: Co-sponsored by the Behavioral Health Service Line (BHSL) and Medicine Service Line at WellStar Health System, aimed at integrating Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) into primary care practices.
• Role & Responsibilities:
  • Provide clinical care in a primary care setting, offering brief (15-30 minute) cognitive and behavioral interventions.
  • Support Masters-level BHCs in two other primary care practices.
  • Supervise and train BHCs in evidence-based practices like motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
  • Work with Primary Care leaders to develop the Integrated Medicine practice.
  • Refer patients to community-based providers if more intensive care is needed.
  • 10% of time allocated to administrative responsibilities; the primary focus is on clinical care.
    
• Objectives of WellStar’s Integrated Model:

  Improve access to treatment for patients with behavioral or psychiatric issues.

  Improve patient outcomes.

  Optimize office workflow and care coordination.
  

• Compensation:
  • Competitive and tiered based on years of clinical experience.
  • Includes a base salary, annual quality bonus, and additional incentives for board certification in clinical health psychology.
    
• Setting:
  • WellStar Health System: 11-hospital system, 5th most integrated in the U.S., and largest in Georgia.
  • Primary Care office affiliated with WellStar Medical Group.
    
• Skills Required:
  • Flexibility and effectiveness in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary primary care environment.
  • Crisis management skills and strong knowledge of behavioral health interventions.
  • Understanding of medical/psychological issues, psychotropic medications, and health-related problems.
  • Proficiency in using EPIC (EMR system).
  • Ability to provide clinical supervision and training for BHCs.
    
• Required Education:

  Ph.D./Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program.

  Completed APA-accredited internship in a medical setting.

  Training in Clinical Health Psychology with integrated primary care psychology rotations.

  Licensure or license-eligibility in Georgia.

  Board-certification in Clinical Health Psychology (preferred but not required at the time of hire, must obtain within 24 months).
  

• Application Process:
  • Apply through WellStar careers website: www.careers.wellstar.org.
  • Send CV and cover letter to recruiter AJ Wilson at Andrew.Wilson@wellstar.org.