Clinical/Counseling Psychologist – Pain Clinic

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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychology, is seeking an outstanding Psychologist at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinician or Clinician Educator Track) to provide evidence based clinical psychological assessment and intervention services within an interdisciplinary pain clinic. Services would include pre-procedural psychological evaluations, and individual and group interventions. Faculty will work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment providing health-oriented interventional care to patients with medical comorbidities. Highly competitive candidates will have experience in health psychology, referencing and utilizing evidence-based therapies and integrated behavioral health to manage pain and related issues. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated interest in pursuing an academic career within a collaborative and growing team environment.

Teaching

UT Southwestern has an APA Accredited Doctoral Program in Clinician Psychology as well as an APA Accredited Internship that provides opportunities for teaching. There are also opportunities for supervision of psychology interns/practicum students, psychiatry residents, and social work fellows. Involvement in research is encouraged, and many opportunities exist for collaborative research efforts across the department.

Qualifications

Eligible candidates must hold a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program and have completed an APA-accredited internship. Post-doctoral fellowship in health psychology is desirable. While Texas licensure is not required for consideration or selection, it is a pre-requisite for starting in the position.

Highlights of the Opportunity

• Generous compensation with a guaranteed salary and wRVU productivity incentive, as well as 7 days per year to attend conferences, with professional allowance
• Excellent comprehensive, low-cost health insurance (effective on day one), dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, and disability benefits
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•  Paid Parental Leave and holidays (including floating holidays that can be used anytime)
• Paid Time Off (available on day one)
• Eligible site for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and NIH loan repayment program
• As employees of a public, State of Texas organization, psychologists are entitled to $1 million in identity theft protection and many employee discounts
• No need for malpractice tail insurance: med/mal is occurrence based
• No state income tax

The UTSW Department of Psychiatry

As part of the UT Southwestern Medical Center clinical team in Psychiatry, you will join in an evolving effort to push ahead of the traditional boundaries of medicine, deliver cures and transform patient care. In our growing downtown Dallas campus, we have psychiatrists, psychologists, neuroscientists and many varied students advancing the development of neurotherapeutic interventions for challenging brain disorders, discovering advanced understanding of the causes of psychiatric illnesses and cures. At UT Southwestern, your ideas and skills will be put to work in ways that serve you, our patients, our community, and the world. Our 3,000+ UT Southwestern faculty foster teamwork and teach the skills that best reflect the changing landscape of therapeutics and health care delivery. Our research environment is one of the most advanced in the world, and the day-to-day quest for discovery will inspire your best work.

Mission/Vision

Discover, Educate, and Heal the Mind, Body, and Brain

The Department of Psychiatry’s vision is to meet the behavioral health needs of diverse communities across North Texas and beyond by increasing equitable access to psychiatric care and the latest advancements in neuroscience and psychiatry and preparing an effective workforce to achieve these objectives.

Team

Our department offers expertise in broad specialty and subspecialty areas of psychiatry and opportunities to collaborate with experts in our field. To serve the diverse communities of North Texas and maintain the excellence of our institution, we welcome faculty candidates who will bring additional dimensions to our research, teaching, and clinical mission, including underrepresented groups.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

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