Butler Hospitals, an Affiliate of Care New England is searching for an Integrated Behavioral Health Psychologist to join our Primary Care Practices thought out Rhode Island. You will enjoy working closely with our primary care team to provide quick access to behavioral health assessment, triage, and brief treatment. The goal will be to expand the teams’ ability to effectively treat persons with chronic medical conditions by addressing behavioral factors that impact mental and physical health.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIILITIES:

• Monday – Friday daytime work schedule
• Consults with primary care providers in real time to assist patients and families with identified psychosocial issues; frequently performs a "warm hand off" during hours of clinical operation.
• Assists the primary care provider in recognizing, treating and managing mental health and psychosocial issues and acts as a contributing member to the primary care team.
• Triages both scheduled and unscheduled referrals from the medical team, treating some with brief treatment/intervention and referring others to more appropriate resources or levels of care.
• Demonstrates competence in brief assessment, crisis management, triage, diagnosis, as well as mental health/substance abuse treatment and family training within a brief solution-focused model.
• Conducts patient care in person, telephonically or via telemedicine for consultations and psychological treatment.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology from an APA-accredited program required
• Licensed or License-eligible in Rhode Island
• Previous experience or internship in a medical setting which supports a primary care integration model preferred, but not required

Founded in 1844, Butler Hospital is the state's only non-profit, free-standing psychiatric hospital providing adults, seniors and adolescents specialized assessment and treatment for all major psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse.

Butler is the major affiliated teaching hospital for psychiatry and behavioral health of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. It is the flagship hospital for its Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, which has been recognized by its peers as one of the top ten in the US. Butler is the major training site and the base hospital for the Brown University General Residency in Psychiatry. Many physicians and psychologists at Butler are also part of the Brown Institute for Brain Science and participate in exciting clinical research initiatives with this world-renowned center for neuroscience.

Butler Hospital is a part of Care New England Health System that employs approximately 900 full-time and part-time clinical and non-clinical staff. More than 75 volunteers assist the staff in nearly all areas of the hospital. The Board of Directors represents a cross-section of the business community.

BIG CITY MEDICINE and SMALL-TOWN LIFESTYLE

• Rhode Island has abundant cultural, recreational, and modern amenities with a 1.1M population but the friendliness and accessibility of a small town
• Over 400 miles of coastline with easy access to Newport, Block Island, and Martha’s Vineyard
• Exceptional educational opportunities with 12 Universities including Ivy League’s Brown University
• Lifestyle choices include urban, suburban, coastal, and country options
• Boston or Cape Cod-1 Hr, NYC-3hrs and the convenience of a local International Airport