Emphases: Generalist Health Psychology, Pediatric Health Psychology, Addictions, HIV
Cooper University Health Care (CUHC) is now accepting applications for 7 postdoctoral fellowship positions across specialties for the 2024-2025 training year, the details of which are below. Cooper is an academic medical center anchored in Camden, NJ and serving all of South Jersey. At the heart of the medical center, and just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, is Cooper University Hospital (CUH), South Jersey’s only level one trauma center and 635-bed public hospital. We are also a level two pediatric trauma center as well. In addition, CUHC operates over 100 ambulatory clinics, the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, a variety of urgent care centers, and is affiliated with the Cooper Medical School at Rowan University. In total, Cooper’s nearly 9,000 team members, 700 physicians, 400 APP’s, 325 physicians in residency, fellows, and our staff care for nearly 2 million patients each year, many of whom live in disadvantaged areas in Camden.
The post-doctoral fellows will provide psychological assessment, consultation, and therapeutic interventions for patients and families in both medical inpatient and outpatient settings, the ratio of which varies across rotations and the candidate's identified goals for fellowship. Across rotations, the successful candidates will provide evidence-based brief interventions including but not limited to CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based approaches with demographically diverse patients and family members presenting with an array of psychological concerns from adjustment issues to depression and anxiety, as well as serious mental illness and PTSD. The fellows will work in collaboration with, and provide consultation to, a multidisciplinary medical team. It is also expected that the fellow will participate in daily operations of various clinics and mental health team; collaboratively work to maximize disposition efficiency for patients with psychological diagnosis; ensure intradepartmental mental health care is practiced in accordance with best medical practice for mental health challenges and emergencies; collaboratively work to institute appropriate changes to improve patient/employee/third party satisfaction; review and revise billing procedures to potentially improve revenue cycles; design and pilot research protocols and programs in order to contribute to the emergency services literature. The successful candidate will also assist in ensuring that mental health emergency procedures meet JCAHO/CMS credentialing requirements and that best care practices are followed, which includes providing any needed ongoing education for emergency department personnel.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology and must have completed an APA accredited psychology internship. It is expected that candidates have applied for or be prepared to apply for a New Jersey permit or full licensure dependent on the individual’s hours of experience. Other preferred qualities include experience in health psychology and working in acute medical settings. The most successful candidates will have excellent oral and written communication skills and a strong ability to work independently and exercise sound clinical judgment, along with the ability to work in cooperation with multidisciplinary medical team.
Generalist Track
The post-doctoral fellow in Behavioral Medicine will service our inpatient medical CL and outpatient integrated primary service and have the opportunity to train in other elective areas including critical care, inpatient psychiatry, women’s health, trauma, cardiology, and pediatrics. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with numerous other health care professionals across a variety of specialties, including hospital medicine, trauma, neurology, oncology, addictions medicine, and psychiatry. Points of intervention include individual and group work with patients and families, as well as direct collaboration with other providers. The fellow will also have the opportunity to work with the newly formed Compassion and Resiliency Experience (C.A.R.E.) Council to provide wellness-related education and other support to providers and staff throughout the health system. For more information or to apply you may send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Philip Fizur at fizur-philip@cooperhealth.edu and visit https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/5958
Pediatric Track
The pediatric post-doctoral fellow in Behavioral Medicine will service our inpatient pediatric ED, pediatric ICU, pediatric medical floors, and general medical CL patients in-house. There will be rotations in pediatric outpatient integrated primary care and the opportunity to train in other elective areas including women’s health, adult integrated primary care, cardiology, addiction medicine, infectious disease, and pediatric neuropsychological assessment. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with numerous other health care professionals across a variety of specialties, including hospital medicine, trauma, neurology, oncology, addictions medicine, and psychiatry. Points of intervention include individual and group work with patients and families and direct collaboration with other providers. The fellow will also have opportunity to work with the newly formed Compassion and Resiliency Experience (C.A.R.E.) Council to provide wellness-related education and other support to providers and staff throughout the health system. There will be opportunities to engage in various clinical training including ADOS-2, TF-CBT and PCIT, throughout the year. Opportunity to provide didactics and lectures for pediatric and medical residents on many topics. Past topics have included: ADHD and ASD – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Differentiation, Suicide Assessment and Safety Planning; Coping with a new diagnosis, supporting your patients in managing distress; and Overcoming Barriers to Adherence: focusing on SMART goals and teach-back; and Pediatric Sleep Hygiene. For more information or to apply you may send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Philip Fizur at fizur-philip@cooperhealth.edu and visit https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/6019
Addictions Track
The addictions post-doctoral fellow will provide psychological consultation and psychotherapeutic intervention for patients in both medical inpatient and outpatient settings. The successful candidate will provide evidence-based brief interventions including but not limited to CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based approaches with demographically diverse patients presenting with substance use disorders and dual diagnoses, including adjustment, depression, anxiety, trauma, and serious mental illness. The fellow will work in collaboration with, and provide consultation to, a multidisciplinary medical team. It is also expected that the fellow will participate in daily operations of various clinics and mental health teams; collaboratively work to maximize disposition efficiency for patients with comorbid substance use and psychological diagnosis. The fellow will also contribute to ongoing Addiction Medicine research, both retrospective and prospective clinical cohort studies. For more information or to apply you may send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Alice Ely at ely-alice@CooperHealth.edu and visit https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/6018
Integrated Primary Care in Infectious Disease Track
The post-doctoral fellow at Cooper Comprehensive Health Center (CCHC) will serve as a core member of the clinical team aimed at improving the health and well-being of those affected by HIV, HepC, and other infectious disease. The fellow's focus will be in the outpatient integrated healthcare clinic, collaborating with infectious disease, primary care, addictions medicine, psychiatry, and dental clinic providers with additional experience on the inpatient CL service focused on continuity of care for CCHC patients. Points of intervention include primarily individual work with some inclusion of partners or other family members as well as frequent collaboration with multidisciplinary team members including addictions counseling, PrEP counseling, nurse navigation, medical and non-medical case management, and clinic research. The fellow will also have the opportunity to participate with the newly formed Compassion and Resiliency Experience (C.A.R.E.) council to provide wellness-related education and support to providers and staff throughout the health system, to engage with ongoing projects within the CCHC, including collaboration with NJ State Trauma-Informed Care initiatives and the Behavioral Response Team (BRT), and to support medical education at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University through lectures and student preceptorship.