Psychologist Integrated Primary Care for Naval Hospital Jacksonville

Clinical Psychologist, Integrated Primary Care for Naval Hospital Jacksonville (BHOP)

The Navy's Behavioral Health Optimization Program (BHOP) integrates behavioral health providers into a primary care clinic located in the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL.
BHOP aims to improve access to mental health services, reduce stigma, and provide brief interventions and consultations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited psychology program 
• Completed an APA-accredited internship/residency.
• Must have a minimum of two years of experience as a licensed clinical psychologist
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Psychologist in any state

DUTIES: 

• Provide brief (typically no more than four appointments) cognitive/behavioral interventions in primary care   Services will mimic the pace of primary care (i.e., patients seen for 15- to 30-minute appointments). 
• Effectively manage a full daily patient load, as defined by the Mental Health Business Practice Standards and BHOP Manual of completing approximately 8-14 patient encounters per day.
• Consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders as required.
• Participate in military-specific training (e.g., Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment, pre-post deployment screening, PTSD, and combat stress, etc.).
• Care Facilitator (CF) in PCMH.  IBHCs who are assigned to MTFs that have between 3,000 and 7,500 adult enrollees in the Family Health Clinic will provide both IBHC and CF services per the BHOP Manual.
• Contact referred patients to assess medication treatment adherence for depression, anxiety, and PTSD disorders.
• Use validated brief symptom inventories to assess current symptom severity.
• Assess barriers to treatment adherence and help patients problem-solve solutions to barriers.
• Provide patients with education regarding their behavioral health condition and treatment regimen..

HOURS:

• Monday-Friday, 40-hours per week
• One week of on-call every 6-8 weeks

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