GuideStar Eldercares mission is to enhance the quality of life for our shared patients by easing their suffering while actively promoting their safety functionality and dignity. Led by CEO/Founder Dr. Steven Posar our innovative care does not end with patient diagnosis and treatment. We work with long-term care facilities on complex psychological and medical management issues and regulatory compliance that help facilities establish and maintain high standards of care and compliance. Recognized as the only national LTC Behavioral Health Age-Friendly Health System GuideStar has engaged in presenting innovative research at the Alzheimers Association International Conferences.
Your new role
As a Clinical Psychologist with GuideStar Eldercare you will join in our efforts to provide neuro-behavioral health services to residents in long term care facilities. Using a multi-disciplinary approach you will partner with specialty clinicians to provide holistic continuity of care for the elderly afflicted with neurocognitive disorders like dementia Alzheimers disease and other neurologic and/or psychiatric diagnoses.
What youll do
- Provide evaluation
- Establish different diagnosis i.e. Alzheimers vs. Parkinsons vs. Vascular
- Provide cognitive assessments
- Provide condition-specific support therapy or when indicated insight-based therapy
- Coordinate the patients care plan with the facility PCP and GuideStar colleagues and engage with the family as indicated.
What youll need to succeed
An active state Psychologist license passion for the geriatric population interest in neurobehavioral science and a desire to make a difference in a population struggling with Alzheimers disease dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. An HSPP is preferred in applicable states.
What youll get in return
A full suite of benefits including medical at 30 hours/week (company-paid premiums for eligible employees) dental vision life long/short-term disability 401K licensing reimbursement (including license renewals) CEU reimbursement in-house CEU offerings 60-day new hire training program.
If you are interested in working with the geriatric population have a passion for neurobehavioral science and a desire to make a difference in a population struggling with dementia and other neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders click on the apply now button to forward your resume or contact us at for more information.
WHAT MAKES US GREAT
GuideStar Eldercare is the national leader in neurobehavioral long-term care services providing expert neuropsychiatric and dementia care services to nursing homes and memory care facilities. GuideStar Eldercares mission is to enhance the quality of life for patients by easing their suffering while actively promoting their safety functionality and dignity.
We believe in bringing the highest level of clinical care to the long-term care population. GuideStar is led by CEO and Founder Dr. Steven L. Posar alongside our clinical team of expert physicians psychiatrists gerontologists neurologists and psychologists who work with our clinical staff to find the best possible outcomes for our shared patients. Our neurologically based model ensures proper diagnosis and treatment which improves care outcomes for patients with dementia neurocognitive impairments and/or psychiatric conditions.
GuideStar is dedicated to rigorous clinical care protocols and exceptional documentation and communication based on the most up-to-date research and practice. Our dedication is underscored by our own research and desire to educate the greater long-term care industry. Most recently our research on antipsychotic reduction through neurologic protocols was published in JAMDA in September of 2023. Associations and publications our research has been featured in include: PALTC McKnights AAGP OHCA and AAIC.
GuideStar Eldercare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
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