UNIV - Clinical Psychologist - Psychiatry: Neuromodulation & Behavioral Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

22h

About The Position

The Division of Biobehavioral Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina is hiring a clinical psychologist to join its existing Behavioral Medicine Clinic. This combined position is 80% funded through MUSC’s Acute, Critical Care and Trauma ICCE, specifically the SC Burn Center. The psychologist will provide clinical services in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Burn Center Clinics and contribute to quality and research efforts supporting the division’s academic missions. The role includes 20% clinical services in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, where the psychologist may work with populations of interest. Current needs include psychological evaluation and management before and after metabolic and bariatric surgery, transplant, and bone marrow transplant; cancer-related assessment and psychotherapy; and evaluation and individual or group psychotherapy for patients with co-occurring psychiatric and medical illness. The role also includes 80% clinical services in the SC Burn Center. The psychologist will integrate behavioral medicine services for pediatric and adult patients and develop, grow, and extend behavioral health services for burn patients and their families. Services will address behavioral health screening and assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy, behavioral pain management, burn recovery, mood management, and stress management, in collaboration with Burn Center providers. The Behavioral Medicine Clinic is a tertiary behavioral medicine clinic where psychologists, psychiatrists, other prescribing providers, and trainees coordinate mental and behavioral health care for patients receiving specialty medical care from MUSC. The clinic primarily serves adults in outpatient settings and is expanding inpatient consultation and services for pediatric, teen, and young adult patients.

Requirements

Doctoral-level candidate with a terminal degree such as an MD, DO, PhD, or PsyD.
Licensed Psychologist with a valid, unrestricted license to practice in South Carolina, or eligible for South Carolina licensure.

Nice To Haves

Strong background and clinical expertise in health psychology.
Proficiency in empirically supported evaluation and treatment interventions.
Willingness to engage in quality improvement and research projects with Behavioral Medicine and Burn Center populations.
Interest in supervising psychology trainees.
Enthusiasm for identifying opportunities for program development.

Responsibilities

Provide pre-surgical evaluations and initial psychosocial assessments.
Provide individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and post-surgical psychological care in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Burn Center Clinics.
Provide pre- and post-surgical psychological evaluation and management for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients, including adolescents and adults.
Provide pre- and post-surgical psychological evaluation and management for heart, liver, lung, and kidney transplant patients and living donors.
Conduct cancer-related initial assessments and psychotherapy for patients with a new diagnosis, undergoing active treatment, in survivorship, and caregivers.
Provide pre- and post-surgical psychological evaluations for bone marrow transplant candidates.
Conduct evaluations and provide individual and group psychotherapy for patients with co-occurring psychiatric and medical illness.
Integrate behavioral medicine services for pediatric and adult patients in the SC Burn Center.
Develop, grow, and extend behavioral health services for burn patients and their families.
Screen and assess patients and families during and after burn recovery.
Create treatment plans addressing emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial concerns.
Provide psychotherapy and behavioral health support, including behavioral pain management, burn recovery support, mood management, and general stress management.
Consult and collaborate interprofessionally with Burn Center providers on treatment planning for patients and families during and after burn recovery.
Participate in quality and research efforts supporting the division’s academic missions.