What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Psychologist Department of Psychiatry position at Virginia Commonwealth University?
Mission or Goal of Unit :
Provide Consultation Liaison services in the VCUHealth System and teaching to trainees, and Health system medical providers.
Chief Purpose of this position :
Provide consultation liaison services withindesignated VCU Health System programs, particularly in the area of BariatricSurgery. Provide teaching and supervision in the Health Psychology Postdoctoraland Psychiatry residency programs.
Position Responsibilities :
1. Clinical- Areasof concentration include therapy and surgical evaluations with patients in a weightloss surgery program, general clinics in the Department and other clinics asassigned; supervision of psychology graduate students providing direct patientcare in Primary care clinics.
2. Teaching- Supervision of a health psychologypost-doctoral fellow and doctoral level psychology students and teaching othertrainees (including psychiatry residents, graduate program practicum 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 completing Bariatric Surgical Evaluations
- Experience in a broad range of behavioral health interventions to include but not limited to transplant, weight loss, primary care, geriatric, cancer, and 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 : 1.0
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
