Mission or Goal of Unit:
Provide clinical services to consultation and liaison psychiatry/psychologyin the VCU Health System and teaching to trainees, and Health system medicalproviders.
Chief Purpose of this position:
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- Areasof concentration include therapy with patients that are in the transplantsurgery program, therapy with patients in a weight loss surgery program,general clinics in the Department and other clinics as assigned; supervision ofpsychology graduate students providing direct patient care in Primary careclinics.
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.
•Experienceor interest in areas that may include but not limited to transplant, weightloss, primary care, geriatric care, cancer care, and other settings.
•Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary research collaborations developing approaches to challenging behavioral problems related to health psychology.
Preferred Qualifications:
•APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology.
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