Psychology Fellow - Psychiatry (Medical Center)

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Psychology Fellow position is responsible for providing supervised treatment of patients in multiple populations. Populations that this position will work with include but are not limited to: individuals with chronic psychiatric illness (e.g., treatment resistant depression, borderline personality disorder), somatic system disorder (e.g., non-epileptic events, psychogenic movement disorders) as well as chronic pain and opioid dependency. This position demonstrates competence to adapt to work and customer service to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, safety and other developmental needs of patients served. The Psychology Fellow position will also demonstrate a commitment to clinical and research competency through involvement in Grand Rounds at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston as well as Houston Methodist. This position will complete multiple projects throughout the year including a detailed diagnostic evaluation and case formulation on a patient. The Psychology Fellow position will also be required to prepare and submit an empirical or theoretical article to a refereed journal.

Houston Methodist Standard

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVEDRefer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team-focused work unit that actively helps one other to achieve optimal department results. Responsible for a minimum of two hours of direct supervision each week with a licensed clinical psychologist.

• Collaborates with all members of the patient care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner. Establishes clear communications and builds positive relationships with patients, physicians and other care providers.

• Attends all team meetings as required. The goal of the team meetings is to allow for exposure to various theoretical perspectives, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), (cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-base therapy (MBT).

• Provides contributions towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e. peer-to-peer accountability.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Adheres to all guidelines governing the scope of practice for a Psychology Fellow.

• Adheres to organizational policies and procedures according to prescribed guidelines. Manages all reporting and record-keeping functions within their realm of control.

• Contributes to meeting/exceeding department and organization targets for patient satisfaction.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures delivery of quality patient care while prioritizing patient safety.

• Responsible for clinically accurate and comprehensive patient assessment.

• Ensures compliance and appropriate utilization of information technology resources to include enterprise practice management (EPM)/electronic medical record (EMR) and telephonic systems. Exhibits expertise in utilizing EPM/EMR.

• Identifies and escalates issues and opportunities for improvement. Follows up on action items to ensure com