Assistant Professor (Psychologist) - Pediatrics Child Safety & Integrated Care, McGovern Medical School
Job description
The UTHealth Division of Child Safety and Integrated Care (https://med.uth.edu/pediatrics/child-protection-pediatrics/) is seeking an experienced generalist pediatric psychologist (Assistant Professor) to help grow an innovative psychology program dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services to youth and families receiving care within the Children’s Memorial Hermann (CMHH)-Texas Medical Center and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Department of Pediatrics systems.
The psychologist in this role will be expected to function primarily in two clinical capacities: first, in an inpatient consultation-liaison psychology role in CMHH serving hospitalized pediatric patients and their families; and second, in an outpatient setting or settings, providing time-limited follow-up care to pediatric patients and their families post-hospital discharge.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- The psychologist in this position will join another pediatric psychologist to grow a clinical program aimed at providing psychological evaluation and intervention services to children, adolescents, and their families in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Target clinical populations include youth with chronic, complex, and/or acute illness and injury, and their families, referred for psychological support by their primary medical team or collaborating providers/staff (e.g., psychiatry, social work)
- The psychologist in this position can expect to work with youth and families to evaluate and address concerns related to:
Adjustment to new medical diagnosis and/or hospitalization
Adjustment to/coping with changes in health-related status
Adherence to medical treatment
Behavior(s) interfering with health care and/or self-management
Family communication and management of health and health-related behaviors
Procedural or other treatment-related anxiety
Functional decline secondary to physical symptoms and/or functional conditions
- The broad goals of a psychologist in this role are three-fold:
To improve medical outcomes for patients
To improve psychosocial outcomes for patients, and
To serve as an ambassador for behavioral health, working to enhance the visibility of a growing psychology team in the hospital system and promote collaborating providers’ awareness and adoption of behavioral health best practices
- Competencies and skills expected include:
Ability to independently conduct initial diagnostic evaluations to define patients’ presenting problems
Ability to develop and execute relevant treatment plans, using evidence-based therapy modalities (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapies, behavioral parent training) and empirically-supported approaches (e.g., motivational interviewing)
Demonstration of commitment to measurement-based care, including through the use of evidence-based progress and outcome monitoring tools
Ability to engage in effective interprofessional collaboration and consultation with medical providers
Maintenance of timely documentation of all services provided, and timely performance of charge capture procedures for all reimbursable services
- The psychologist in this position may also be expected to provide diagnostic evaluation and/or intervention services to youth presenting without medical illness, and their caregivers
- The psychologist in this position may also be expected to engage in teaching, training, and/or supervision activities (e.g., with master’s-level therapists in the Division of Child Safety and Integrated Care, psychology trainees, medical learners, and providers)
- The psychologist in this position may also be expected to engage in research and/or program evaluation activities, both to optimize the effectiveness and acceptability of clinical services provided by the psychology team and also potentially to support other ongoing projects (e.g., grant-funded projects) in the institution(s)
- Other duties as assigned
Certifications / Skills:
Licensure as a psychologist in the State of Texas
Training and/or experience providing clinical evaluation and intervention services to children and adolescents with chronic and/or acute illness and injury required
Experience working in an academic medical center or other institution where children are served required
Experience providing inpatient consultation-liaison psychology services strongly preferred
Experience with program development and program evaluation preferred
Ability to work well on interprofessional teams
Strong leadership and communication skills
Bilingual applicants strongly encouraged to apply
Minimum Education and Experience:
Must have completed an APA-approved doctoral program (Ph.D./PsyD) and APA-approved pre-doctoral internship in psychology. At least 2 years of relevant post-doctoral experience.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215.
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