UNIV - Clinical Psychologist​/Psychiatry: Biobehavioral Medicine

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.

The position will include:

• 100% 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:
  • 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
  • Gastro Intestinal Disorders:
    Initial assessments and psychotherapy for patients with IBS, IBD and other GI concerns.
  • Initial evaluations and individual/group psychotherapy for patients with co‑m‑orbid psychiatric and medical illness

Candidate will be a doctoral level, licensed Psychologist with a valid unrestricted license to practice in SC (or eligible for licensure in SC).

• 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 populations; interest in supervising trainees in psychology; and enthusiasm in identifying opportunities for program development.

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 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

• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Infrequent)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent)
• Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to climb ladders. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Frequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent)
• Ability to twist at the waist. (Infrequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent)
• Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Frequent)
• Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent)
• Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)
• Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 150 lbs., unassisted. (Frequent)
• Ability to lift objects, up to 75 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Frequent)
• Ability to lower objects, up to 75 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor…