Physician - Psychiatry

Health Psychologist - Transplant (M67500)

Department of Psychiatry, VCU Health, Richmond, VA

Mission or Goal of Unit:

Provide clinical services to consultation and liaison psychiatry/psychology in the VCU Health System and teaching to trainees, and Health system medical providers.

Chief Purpose of this position: 

Provide consultation and liaison services within designated VCU Health System programs. Provide teaching and supervision in the Health 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 psychology post-doctoral fellow and doctoral level psychology students and opportunities to teach other trainees (including psychiatry residents, graduate program practicum students, undergraduate psychology students).

3. Service- Assist in training within the health psychology postdoctoral fellowship; service on appropriate committees of the department, university, and health system. Provide national and local leadership, advocacy, and public education/public policy 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: 

• APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology.

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