Clinical Psychologist - Pain Management
Charlottesville, Virginia
Employer: Virginia Jobs
Industry: Anesthesiology
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine seeks applications to join our clinical faculty as a psychologist at our Pain Management Clinic.
UVA Anesthesiology provides an environment where expertise and passions thrive, utilizing our extraordinary team of anesthesia physicians, psychologists, nurses, and staff to advance patient care within UVA Health. With excellence in anesthesiology and pain management leadership, research, education, and innovations, we strive to improve clinical outcomes, establish unparalleled practices in patient care, and advance the field of anesthesiology globally.
The successful candidate will be expected to work in our Pain Management Division at our Pain Management Clinic to evaluate and provide psychology services to patients with chronic and acute pain.
You will be expected to conduct clinical interviews to obtain a comprehensive patient overview and discuss educational history, physical and mental health issues, social factors, substance use, and family dynamics. The screening and comprehensive diagnostic psycho-educational evaluations will be used to provide appropriate psychotherapy to patients and or clinical trial participants. You may be doing this in individual or group counseling as well as in clinical consultation. You will also be evaluating the appropriateness of patients for pain surgical procedures including, intrathecal drug delivery systems and stimulators (ex-spinal cord stimulators, DRG stimulators, multifidus stimulators). Additionally, you may evaluate patients for the appropriateness of ketamine infusion therapies and/or opioid therapy. You may also be involved with outreach initiatives.
Additionally, you will collaborate with attending and trainee physicians to provide high quality comprehensive care to our patients. Additional duties may include providing didactics in the realm of pain psychology to our fellows and residents.
For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Lynn Kohan, at anesthesia-apply@virginia.edu .
Qualifications
Qualified candidates must hold a Ph.D., Psy.D. or equivalent; be licensed or license-eligible as a clinical psychologist; and have completed an accredited clinical psychology internship. A background in pain psychology is preferred.
Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.
Application Instructions
• CV
• Cover Letter - please include how you learned about this position
• Contact information for at least 3 references
Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.
For questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Cochran, Senior Recruiter at alc6dk@virignia.edu .
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
The University of Virginia offers confidential Dual Career Services to partners of incoming faculty candidates. To learn more, please visit www.dualcareer.virginia.edu
UVA Anesthesiology provides an environment where expertise and passions thrive, utilizing our extraordinary team of anesthesia physicians, psychologists, nurses, and staff to advance patient care within UVA Health. With excellence in anesthesiology and pain management leadership, research, education, and innovations, we strive to improve clinical outcomes, establish unparalleled practices in patient care, and advance the field of anesthesiology globally.
The successful candidate will be expected to work in our Pain Management Division at our Pain Management Clinic to evaluate and provide psychology services to patients with chronic and acute pain.
You will be expected to conduct clinical interviews to obtain a comprehensive patient overview and discuss educational history, physical and mental health issues, social factors, substance use, and family dynamics. The screening and comprehensive diagnostic psycho-educational evaluations will be used to provide appropriate psychotherapy to patients and or clinical trial participants. You may be doing this in individual or group counseling as well as in clinical consultation. You will also be evaluating the appropriateness of patients for pain surgical procedures including, intrathecal drug delivery systems and stimulators (ex-spinal cord stimulators, DRG stimulators, multifidus stimulators). Additionally, you may evaluate patients for the appropriateness of ketamine infusion therapies and/or opioid therapy. You may also be involved with outreach initiatives.
Additionally, you will collaborate with attending and trainee physicians to provide high quality comprehensive care to our patients. Additional duties may include providing didactics in the realm of pain psychology to our fellows and residents.
For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Lynn Kohan, at anesthesia-apply@virginia.edu .
Qualifications
Qualified candidates must hold a Ph.D., Psy.D. or equivalent; be licensed or license-eligible as a clinical psychologist; and have completed an accredited clinical psychology internship. A background in pain psychology is preferred.
Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.
Application Instructions
• CV
• Cover Letter - please include how you learned about this position
• Contact information for at least 3 references
Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.
For questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Cochran, Senior Recruiter at alc6dk@virignia.edu .
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
The University of Virginia offers confidential Dual Career Services to partners of incoming faculty candidates. To learn more, please visit www.dualcareer.virginia.edu
Created: 2024-07-05
Reference: 143431_Ch80OrTNT0jz
Country: United States
State: Virginia
City: Charlottesville
ZIP: 22901
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