Job Description

The Clinical psychologist will play a critical role in supporting transplant candidates, recipients, and their families through psychological assessment, treatment, and ongoing care. The Clinical Psychologist will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to help ensure optimal psychological readiness and adjustment before and after organ transplantation.

Job Responsibility

• Functions as a primary therapist and member of an interdisciplinary team; provides patient care, individual or group, in accordance with accepted principles of psychotherapy.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations for transplant candidates (e.g., liver, kidney, heart, lung) to assess readiness, psychosocial risk factors, and suitability for transplantation.
• Offer crisis intervention and support for patients experiencing psychological distress, adjustment difficulties, anxiety, depression, or substance use issues.
• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy (e.g., CBT, ACT, motivational interviewing) to help patients manage chronic illness, adherence, and lifestyle changes.
  Administers psychological assessments and interprets results to determine nature of problem(s) and recommend treatment necessary.
• Presents treatment plan and educates patient, family, and related hospital staff of procedures in a manner consistent with level of understanding.
• Provide psychological support and counseling to patients and families throughout the transplant process, including pre-evaluation, waiting list, surgery, and post-operative stages.
• Evaluates care provided for positive patient outcomes.
• Documents patient interventions according to department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Performs a variety of administrative tasks, including but not limited to correspondence, attending meetings, maintains records and chart.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Doctor of Psychology required.
• Current License to practice as a Psychologist in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.