Faculty Pain Psychologist

University of Kansas Medical Center • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

The Faculty Pain Psychologist within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center serves individuals on our interdisciplinary pain team (e.g., psychiatry, anesthesiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), neurology, neurosurgery, and orthopedic surgery). The selected individual will join the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Clinical Assistant Professor level joining our 26-member Psychology Division.

Requirements

• Education: Doctorate Degree in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program (with an APA approved clinical internship). This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.
• Certifications/Licenses: Fully licensed or licensable in the State of Kansas (primary) and Missouri by the time of the appointment.
• Work Experience: One year relevant post-doctoral experience in pain psychology, health psychology, or rehabilitation psychology.

Nice To Haves

• Work Experience: Experience working in a pain management program and with medical and/or chronic physical illness populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatment, and psychoeducation to outpatients with pain disorders in the Spine Center Pain Program.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team-based care within the clinic, including the Psychological Evaluations for Medical Interventions (PEMI) team.
• Participate in the professional education of psychology interns in our APA approved program, practicum students, and postdoctoral fellows, as well as medical fellows, residents and students.
• Engage in many of the available opportunities to collaborate with faculty, within and outside, the University of Kansas Medical Center on scholarly activities.
• Participate in Department activities, faculty meetings, other hospital and medical school committees as assigned, Grand Rounds and collaborate in clinical activities and research with other faculty, continuous performance improvement, ect.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments.
• Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
• https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree