Pediatric Psychologist

About Dell Medical School

As part of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation’s leading research universities, the Dell Medical School pursues innovation in the redesign of healthcare delivery, excellence in healthcare research, and programs in interdisciplinary and inter-professional education. It is the fifth medical school in the UT System and the first medical school established in nearly five decades by a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization of leading public and private research universities. 

The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School, is defining the future of health. Announced in August 2023 with planning and implementation underway, The University of Texas Medical Center will cement Austin as a premier destination for health care alongside other major Texas cities. With two new, state-of-the-art hospitals – A UT specialty hospital and a cancer center being built by MD Anderson – plus the academic and research expertise of UT, The University of Texas Medical Center will provide the integrated, world-class care that is a hallmark of academic medicine.

The Dell Medical School is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to excellence within the learning health system.

The Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences seeks a Pediatric Psychologist to provide broad clinical services across varied settings and modalities, including integrated and co-located healthcare venues, tele-mental health, subspecialty pediatric clinics and traditional mental health outpatient clinics. Student loan forgiveness is available for faculty of the Department of Psychiatry through the Texas Mental Health Professionals Loan Repayment Program.

About the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The Department is committed to fostering a culture that values and promotes innovation in training methods, research and service to the community. Our department leads psychiatry education for the Dell Medical School and its post-graduate programs train mental health professionals to become 21st-century leaders in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. Our department’s clinical services provide culturally informed, evidence-based care for individuals and families in multiple general medical and specialty behavioral health settings with an active and strong presence in community settings. Importantly, the Department is leading efforts at T University of Texas at Austin to execute cutting-edge basic and clinical research that illuminates the underlying neurobiological causes of psychiatric disorders and identifies novel treatments for psychiatric disorders.

About the Pediatric Psychologist Position

The Pediatric Psychologist will conduct direct behavioral and mental health assessments, treatment planning, brief and long-term interventions, and interdisciplinary team consultation.  This clinical work may be provided in a variety of professional settings, including an outpatient mental health clinic, a co-located primary care setting, in consultation to subspecialty pediatricians and to regional primary care physicians and public-school counselors via tele-mental health.

Essential Functions

The Pediatric Psychologist will work within an interprofessional model and routinely collaborate with pediatric psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, medical students, other psychologists, licensed professional counselors and internal administrative staff. The identified candidate may also provide clinical services within Dell Children’s Medical Center, a 248-bed Pediatric Level I Trauma Center and only freestanding pediatric hospital in the Central Texas region.

The Pediatric Psychologist will routinely interact with external stakeholders, including primary care physicians, staff and external public-school personnel to engage in collaborative care on behalf of subspecialty and primary care pediatric patients, identified at-risk public-school students and their families.

The Pediatric Psychologist will join our growing interdisciplinary faculty in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School. Engagement in provision of training, supervision and didactics for psychology interns and fellows, as well as participation in clinical research and general program development efforts through the Department, are encouraged. This position requires qualification for an academic appointment in the University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School and includes associated faculty benefits.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Doctoral degree from an APA or CPA accredited program in Clinical, Counseling or School Psychology
• Completion of an APA or CPA accredited internship in psychology
• Completion of a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical child and adolescent or pediatric psychology
• Unrestricted license to practice psychology in the State of Texas or ability to obtain prior to appointment
• Eligibility and commitment to pursue board certification through the American Board of Professional Psychology.
• Eligible for faculty appointment at The University of Texas Dell Medical School.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience as a licensed psychologist providing clinical services via tele-mental health
• Experience working in public school systems and community outreach
• Clinical teaching experience

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Commitment to providing exemplary care and treatment that restores hope and helps patients and families live healthier, fuller lives
• Ability to interact with interdisciplinary colleagues, administrators, patients and families in a manner that represents the Dell Medical School positively
• Efficient organizational skills
• Sound judgment in decision-making
• Flexibility and adaptability to change

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