GME Mental Health Wellness Counselor

Where Youll Work

St. Josephs Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health. The word dignity perfectly defines what our organization stands for showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. St. Josephs Medical Center was founded in 1899 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and is a not-for-profit fully-accredited regional hospital with 395 beds a physician staff of over 400 and more than 2400 employees. Specializing in cardiovascular care comprehensive cancer services and women and childrens services including neonatal intensive care St. Josephs is the largest hospital as well as the largest private employer in Stockton California. Nationally recognized as a quality leader St. Josephs is consistently chosen as the most preferred hospital by local consumers.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Job Summary :

A Graduate Medical Education (GME) counselor is a mental health and wellness professional who can help trainees with a variety of issues (listed below). Responsible for the wellness and academic success of physicians in training (residents and fellows). The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Counselor provides mental health emotional wellness and academic and professional development support services to the St. Josephs Medical Center GME programs residents and fellows. Conducts individual consultation assessments and support for physicians in training who require support with well-being professional or academic challenges and those seeking to improve performance. Provides linkage and referrals to outside resources as required. Ensures compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) policies and requirements. This position also requires education delivery to residents and faculty where appropriate. Experience in higher education specifically counseling and academic coaching is required. This position does not support medical students. It supports physicians in training (residents and fellows).

Job Details :

Coaching and Counseling Areas :

• Depression

Providing support and promoting healing through hopelessness low motivation and energy sadness irritability sleep disturbance and loss of interest and pleasure in life.

Coping with excessive worry nervousness or stress; intense discomfort in social settings; sudden and intense feelings of panic.

Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others.

moral crisis and injury

Understanding accepting and strengthening ones sense of self through the exploration of family work and personal and professional values.

Cultivating self-compassion assertiveness and confidence.

Learning how to identify express and manage feelings in safe in-control ways.

Developing ways to maintain healthy relationships whether it be with family members friends romantic partners peers instructors.

Learning to utilize and highlight strengths effective and practical stress-management focusing on fulfillment utilizing communication skills and enhancing efficiency to reduce burnout.

Adjusting to studying and working; managing developmental and emotional challenges when studying for boards; balancing work and personal life.

GME counselors can also provide referrals for psychiatric evaluations medication management and / or longer-term psychotherapy.

The counselor will hold regular open office hours but will endeavor to have at least one introductory session with each resident 1-2 times per year of their academic training.

GME counselor will provide a holistic program assessment by specialty :

Overall Program culture

Between residents

Job Requirements

Requirements :

Preferred :

Experience in GME and / or UME / LCME administration or equivalent experience in academic advising in healthcare education.

Knowledge Skills Abilities and Training

Key Skills

Facilities Management,Copy Editing,Cloud Services,Electronics,Interpretation,Accident Investigation

Employment Type : Unclear

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1