Health Psychologist

Unit:

School Of Medicine

Department:

Psychiatry

Mission or Goal of Unit:

The mission of the Department of Psychiatry is to provide clinicalservices to consultation and liaison psychiatry/psychology in theVCU Health System and teaching to trainees, and Health systemmedical providers.

Chief Purpose of this position:

The department seeks candidates to provide consultation and liaisonservices within designated VCU Health System programs. Provideteaching and supervision in the Health Psychology Postdoctoral andPsychiatry residency programs.

Position Responsibilities:

1. Clinical- Areas of concentration may include transplant,bariatrics, trauma, eating disorders and other health psychologyopportunities.
2. Teaching-Supervision of a health psychology post-doctoral fellowand doctoral level psychology students and opportunities to teachother trainees (including psychiatry residents, graduate programpracticum students, undergraduate psychology students).
3. Service- Assist in training within the health psychologypostdoctoral fellowship; service on appropriate committees of thedepartment, university, and health system. Provide national andlocal leadership, advocacy, and public education/public policyguidance related to health behaviors research.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from an APA accreditedprogram, advanced training and experience in clinical healthpsychology, licensed or license eligible in the Commonwealth ofVirginia.
• Experience or interest in areas of health psychology that mayincluding but not limited to transplant, weight loss, primary care,geriatric care, cancer care or other settings.
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications

• APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical HealthPsychology.
• Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary researchcollaborations developing approaches to challenging behavioralproblems related to health psychology.

Benefits

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annualand holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits,retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity andcash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources,abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, andmore.

FLSA Exemption Status:

Exempt

Restricted Position:

No

ORP Eligible:

No

Flexible Work Arrangement:

Other

Rank:

Open

Tenure:

Ineligible

Months:

12 months

Contact Information:

Contact Name: BriannaPorch

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