Clinic Psychologist - Pain Psychology Duke Health, Durham, NC

Join Duke Health as a Clinical Psychologist!

Join Duke Health as a Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Adult Psychiatry and Psychology. Deliver high-quality, team-based care and advanced clinical services across a leading academic health system. This position carries a faculty appointment or clinical rank commensurate with experience.

About the Role

The Duke University School of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Psychologist with specialized training and clinical experience in pain psychology. This role focuses on expanding our adult pain management services throughout the Duke Health system. You will practice within a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment to increase patient access to specialized psychological services.

What You’ll Do

• Clinical Assessment & Treatment: Provide outpatient psychological evaluations and evidence-based treatments for adults experiencing pain conditions.
• Evidence-Based Care: Deliver efficient, outcomes-focused interventions for patients navigating chronic, complex, and acute pain conditions.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Collaborate with pain medicine physicians, psychiatrists, physical therapists, social workers, orthopedic specialists, spine surgeons, and other medical teams across Duke Health.
• Team Participation: Participate in case discussions and shared clinical decision-making.
• Program Development: Contribute to program development and quality improvement initiatives as we expand pain psychology clinical care pathways.
• Academic Engagement: Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and team-oriented academic and clinical environment.

What We’re Looking For (Required Qualifications)

• Education: PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Training: Completion of an APA-accredited clinical internship. (Candidates must have completed all required training and supervised hours prior to their start date).
• Licensure: Licensed or license-eligible as a Psychologist in North Carolina, with Health Service Psychologist (HSP-P) designation.
• Core Competencies: Focused experience and specialized training in pain psychology within an academic medical center, hospital system, or closely integrated, multi-disciplinary team.

Preferred Experience & Clinical Interests

We place strong preference on candidates with a dedicated interest or background in one or more of the following clinical specialties and co-occurring conditions (including, but not limited to):

• Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): Provide specialized evaluation and psychological interventions for patients presenting with functional neurological symptoms.
• Neurology & Rheumatology: Deliver psychological interventions for patients with chronic neurological, rheumatological, or autoimmune conditions (e.g., migraines, fibromyalgia, lupus).
• Orthopedics & Spine Care: Support adjustment to injury, pre-surgical psychological evaluations (including spinal cord stimulator assessments) and post-operative recovery.
• Trauma-Informed Care : Utilize trauma-informed approaches or specialized trauma therapies to support patients with chronic pain conditions and co-occurring trauma or PTSD.

Why Duke?

• Collaborative, team-based care model
• Opportunities for clinical program development
• Access to leading research institutes and academic resources
• Strong institutional support for professional growth

Location Highlights – Durham, NC

• Part of the vibrant Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
• Diverse living options: urban, suburban, and rural
• Renowned for culture, food, and outdoor activities
• Hub for innovation, research, and education
• Learn more at the Discover Durham website.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Health, dental, and retirement plans
• Family-friendly and wellness-focused programs

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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