Assistant Professor - Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Psychologist

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This psychologist (Ph.D. or PsyD) will be faculty in the Division of Hematology. They will serve the Division of Hematology and the Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapies Center's clinical needs on the Anschutz Medical Campus. This population includes those with hematologic malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant or treatment with immune effector cell therapy (IEC) such as those using Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) among other IEC’s to treat cancer and other conditions including future use cases involving these emerging technologies. This is a clinical position and is highly integrated with the medical team. The psychologist will provide assessment including pre-transplant evaluation, health and behavior interventions, and psychotherapy to individuals and families across both the inpatient and outpatient environment. This psychologist will join a dedicated psychosocial team comprised of psychologists, social workers, dietitians, and spiritual care providers and will spend a portion of their time coordinating with the medical and psychosocial teams to assure the needs of patients and families are met and that team members are supported. The expectation is that this is a predominately clinical position. There will be opportunities for teaching, scholarship, and research as part of the assistant professor role; however, this position includes no protected time for non-clinical activities.

Requirements

Ph.D. or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from a regionally accredited university with an APA-accredited clinical psychology training program.
Completion of an APA-accredited psychology internship training program
Postdoctoral fellowship or postdoctoral training in clinical health psychology OR equivalent work experience in a related specialty
Experience on an integrated medical or mental health team
Full, unrestricted license to practice psychology in the State of Colorado OR currently license eligible OR on track for license eligibility by time of anticipated start date in the State of Colorado
Eligibility for credentialing at UCHealth
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
Outstanding customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral training as a clinical health psychologist or with a focus on health psychology
A postdoctoral fellowship as a clinical practitioner in an integrated behavioral health position
At least two (2) years of clinical experience as a licensed psychologist in an integrated medical setting
Prior psycho-oncology and/or cellular therapy experience
Research interest, publications and funded or unfunded academic work in psychosocial oncology and related disciplines

Responsibilities

Provide Behavioral Health and Psychotherapy Services for inpatients, their families/caregivers at University of Colorado Hospital with hematologic concerns.
Provide services to outpatients, their families/caregivers in the Hematology, Hematologic Malignancies, and Cellular Therapy clinics and infusion center, and patients off site though virtual visits.
Clinical approaches including but not limited to psychotherapy and helth for concerns such as adjustment to illness, existential/end-of-life issues, and management of psychiatric illness, in addition to providing trauma-informed approaches, safety evaluations, comprehensive assessments, pre-procedure evaluations and capacity evaluations for medical decision making
Assist with unit/patient/staff relational dynamics and provide recommendations to help in cases involving complex patient interactions
Develop educational programming and present at Division of Hematology Grand Rounds
Participate in quality review activities and process improvement