Job Description Summary

The Division of Biobehavioral Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina is hiring for a clinical psychologist position/open rank faculty member. The candidate will be integrated into an existing Behavioral Medicine Clinic. This is a combined position that is 50% grant-funded from MUSC Sickle Cell clinics.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Faculty

Cost Center

CC001348 Human Resources Administration

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Focus: Clinical Psychology, Health Focus: Psychology/Behavioral Medicine

Location: Charleston, SC-Downtown and Telehealth

Job Summary: The Division of Biobehavioral Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina is hiring for a clinical psychologist position. Candidate will be integrated into an existing Behavioral Medicine Clinic. This is a combined position that is 50% grant-funded from MUSC Sickle Cell clinics. The position will include:

50% clinical services in Behavioral Medicine Clinic:

• There are a variety of clinical needs within our clinic, so there are opportunities to choose populations of interest
• Our primary areas of need at this time include:
  • Metabolic and bariatric surgery (adolescent and adult): pre- and post-surgical psychological evaluation and management
  • Transplant (heart, liver, lung, kidney, living donation): pre- and post-surgical psychological evaluation and management
  • Cancer: Initial assessments and psychotherapy for patients with cancer (new diagnosis, active treatment, survivorship, caregivers) and pre- and post-surgical psychological evaluations for bone marrow transplant candidates
  • Initial evaluations and individual/group psychotherapy for patients with co-morbid psychiatric and medical illness

50% clinical services in Sickle Cell Clinics:

• The psychologist will join an existing Behavioral Medicine service in the pediatric and adult sickle cell clinics
• The primary function of the psychologist will be to extend psychological services to our regional health networks (RHN) via telemedicine services
• Clinical services will include:
  • Mental health screenings on all patients with sickle cell disease
  • Creating treatment plans to address emotional, behavioral and academic concerns
  • Provide psychotherapy to patients with a focus on behavioral pain management, disease management, mood management and general stress management

The Behavioral Medicine Clinic is a tertiary behavioral medicine clinic with psychologists, psychiatrists, other prescribing providers, and trainees from psychology, psychiatry, pharmacy, and nursing coordinating mental health/behavioral health care for patients receiving medical care from MUSC’s specialty care teams. We primarily serve adults in an outpatient capacity, though we are growing our inpatient consultation and pediatric/teen/young adult patients within our integrated services (e.g., transplant, bariatric surgery, pain, oncology).

For more information about our academic and patient care programs:

• https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/psychiatry/divisions-and-programs/divisions/biobehavioral-medicine​
• https://muschealth.org/medical-services/psychiatry/services/behavioral

Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will have a strong background and clinical expertise in health psychology; proficiency in providing empirically supported evaluation and treatment interventions; willingness to engage in quality improvement and research projects with Behavioral Medicine and Sickle Cell populations; interest in supervising trainees in psychology; and enthusiasm in identifying opportunities for program development.

Clinical responsibilities will include pre-surgical evaluations, initial psychosocial assessments, individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and post-surgical psychological care within the Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Sickle Cell Clinics.

Minimum Requirements: Candidate will be a doctoral level, licensed Psychologist with a valid unrestricted license to practice in SC (or eligible for licensure in SC). Candidate will actively be involved in quality and research related efforts to support the division’s overall academic missions.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform ’pinching’ operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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