Inpatient CL Psychologist - Austell, GA

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CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST – Consultation‑Liaison Psychology, Inpatient, Generalist
Position #JR‑26830

The psychologist will allocate clinical time providing CL psychological services to medically hospitalized patients, serving individuals with various medical problems and co‑occurring substance use and psychiatric conditions. In the CL role, the psychologist will consult with medical teams across units, delivering brief psychological assessments, diagnostic clarification, and targeted evidence‑based interventions for individuals with substance use disorders and co‑occurring psychiatric or medical challenges.

The psychologist will participate in daily interdisciplinary rounds, contribute to behavioral health recommendations for medical teams, and assist in supporting the hospital’s efforts to improve continuity of care for patients with behavioral health needs.

Reporting to Wellstar’s Associate Director of Consultation‑Liaison Behavioral Medicine, the psychologist will be integrated within Wellstar’s Consultation‑Liaison Behavioral Medicine service, with consultation and collaboration across medical specialties and units, including Cobb Hospital’s Burn Unit, inpatient rehabilitation unit (IRU), and others. The psychologist will participate in Wellstar’s Clinical Health Psychology Forum (CHPF), a professional learning community fostering best practices and alignment with the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) competencies in CL psychology.

Opportunities for teaching and training may be available through Wellstar’s partnerships with the Medical College of Georgia and regional psychology training programs.

• Provide consultation‑liaison psychological services for hospitalized medical patients
• Conduct suicide risk assessments and determine need for inpatient behavioral health care
• Determine the need for issuing, extending, or discontinuing involuntary holds and inpatient psychiatric admissions due to functionally debilitating psychiatric or substance use disorders, exercising familiarity with the state of Georgia’s legal hold processes
• Perform brief evaluations, functional assessments, and evidence‑based interventions tailored to the inpatient setting
• Consult with medical and surgical teams on behavioral health and addiction‑related management
• Document in the Epic EMR and communicate clinical findings to attending physicians
• Collaborate with psychiatry, social work, and case management to improve transition of care and discharge planning
• Participate in the Clinical Health Psychology Forum and engage in interprofessional education opportunities

• Advanced knowledge of consultation‑liaison psychology and behavioral health integration within a general hospital
• Strong expertise in assessment and treatment of substance use disorders, including detox, relapse prevention, and comorbidity management
• Expertise in suicide risk assessment and suicide‑specific treatment models
• Familiarity with evidence‑based psychological treatments for anxiety, depression, psychosis, trauma, and personality disorders
• Ability to function autonomously while working as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team
• Experience working in acute medical settings
• Comfort with clinical leadership and pathway development for a growing psychology presence at Wellstar Cobb

• Doctorate degree (Ph.D. or Psy.
  
  D.) in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA‑accredited program
• Completion of an APA‑accredited internship, ideally with a…