What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Psychologist - Department of Psychiatry-SOM position at Virginia Commonwealth University?
Mission or Goal of Unit :
The mission of the Department of Psychiatry is to provide clinical services, consultation and liaison psychiatry / psychologyin the VCU Health System as well as teaching to trainees, and Health system medicalproviders.
Chief Purpose of this position :
The department seeks candidates to provide consultation and liaison services withindesignated VCU Health System programs. Provide teaching and supervision in theHealth Psychology Postdoctoral and Psychiatry residency programs.
Position Responsibilities :
1. Clinical- Areas of concentration include pre-surgical evaluations with patients that are in the transplant surgery program, post-transplant therapy with patients, and other health psychology opportunities.
2. Teaching-Supervision of a health psychologypost-doctoral fellow and doctoral level psychology students and opportunities toteach other trainees (including psychiatry residents, graduate programpracticum students, undergraduate psychology students).
3. Service- Assistin training within the health psychology postdoctoral fellowship; service onappropriate committees of the department, university, and health system.Provide national and local leadership, advocacy, and public education / publicpolicy guidance related to health behaviors research.
Required Qualifications :
- Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program, advanced training and experience in clinical health psychology, licensed or license eligible in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Experience or interest in areas of health psychology that may including but not limited to transplant, weight loss, primary care, geriatric care, cancer care or other settings.
- Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary research collaborations developing approaches to challenging behavioral problems related to health psychology.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications :
Application Process :
To apply, please include a diversity statement, letter of interest and CV.
Position Type : MCVP
Full time equivalent : 100
Tenure : Ineligible
Rank : Open
Months : 12
Department : Psychiatry / School of Medicine
Salary : commensurate with experience
ORP Eligibility : No
Contact Information :
Contact Name : Tammy Beltz
Contact Email : tammy.beltz@vcuhealth.org
Contact Phone : 804-827-0058
