Clinical Psychologist, Anesthesia Research
About The Position
The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine seeks applications to join our clinical faculty as a psychologist on the tenure-ineligible track. Information about the Department of Anesthesiology can be found here: Department of Anesthesiology - University of Virginia School of Medicine UVA Anesthesiology provides an environment where expertise and passions thrive, utilizing our extraordinary team of anesthesia physicians, trainees, nurses and staff to advance patient care within UVA Health. With excellence in physician leadership, research, education and innovations, we strive to improve perioperative outcomes, establish unparalleled practices in patient care, and advance the field of anesthesiology globally. The successful candidate will be expected to provide neuropsychological evaluation, education and intervention. This person will be part of perioperative team to improve brain health during the perioperative period and beyond. We are particularly interested in postoperative cognitive dysfunction and postoperative delirium and starting a registry on them. Thus, you will work in preoperative clinic, and intraoperative and postoperative areas to conduct screening and comprehensive diagnostic psycho-educational evaluations and provide appropriate psychotherapy to patients and/or their family members that have been enrolled in a clinical trial or whose clinical situation requires such an evaluation or intervention based on published guideline.
Requirements
- Licensed clinical psychologist
- Experience in the evaluation of cognition and behavior including learning and memory
- Interest in the perioperative setting
Nice To Haves
- Experience in research data management and platform establishment
Responsibilities
- Provide neuropsychological evaluation
- Provide education
- Provide intervention
- Be part of perioperative team to improve brain health during the perioperative period and beyond
- Conduct screening and comprehensive diagnostic psycho-educational evaluations
- Provide appropriate psychotherapy to patients and/or their family members that have been enrolled in a clinical trial or whose clinical situation requires such an evaluation or intervention based on published guideline
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What This Job Offers
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
