Women's Reproductive Mental Health Psychologist, Assistant or Associate Professor
Company: University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin
Posted on: October 11, 2024
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Job Description:
DescriptionThe Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, in
conjunction with Central Texas Community Health Centers
"CommUnityCare," seeks a psychologist to join our clinical faculty
and serve on our clinical team in the Women's Reproductive Mental
Health of Texas (WRMH) program in Austin, Texas. We seek a
psychologist with a comprehensive approach to mental health care
who will help our Department and the WRMH achieve our goal of
working with our community partners to develop clinical,
educational and research initiatives that honor the communities of
central Texas while revolutionizing how women get and stay mentally
healthy proximate to reproductive life events that are unique to
women, including preconception planning, pregnancy and the
postpartum period. Student loan forgiveness is available for
faculty of the Department of Psychiatry through the Texas Mental
Health Professionals .
The Department 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. Clinical
services provide well-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 UT
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.
To help us achieve these goals, we seek candidates who are
committed to providing care within a broad and growing community
and have a strong record of providing exemplary care and treatment
that restores hope and helps patients live healthier, fuller lives.
A clinical assignment will occur through our department's
collaboration with CommUnityCare within the Intensive Outpatient
Care programs to provide consultation and direct care for patients
suffering from co-occurring conditions, including mental illness,
addiction, homelessness and chronic medical conditions.
The psychologist will provide initial diagnostic evaluations,
consultation and follow-up treatment for women struggling with
mental health issues in a collaborative, interprofessional team
approach. Depending on leadership skills, the candidate may
progress to clinical and/or academic leadership positions.
The successful candidate's appointment within the Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Dell Medical School requires
regular participation in educational activities with fellows,
residents, medical students, and other trainees. The psychologist
will have additional opportunity for collaboration that allows for
the pursuit of innovative clinical programming, education and
research initiatives.
CommUnityCare is a large, multisite Federally Qualified Health
Center serving Travis County with a tenacious commitment
tocomprehensive health care. Through their Healthcare for the
Homeless programming, CommUnityCare offers treatment through
specialized clinics, mobile clinics at community sites,
shelter-based clinic and a street medicine program. Treatment is
person-centered, collaborative and team based. The outpatient
psychologist will add expertise to the existing team of talented
and dedicated clinicians who attend to all determinates of
health.
In collaboration with patients, families (as defined by the
patient), and staff across all disciplines, the psychologist is
responsible for providing direct and appropriate mental health care
to adults with mental illness and co-occurring disorders (substance
abuse, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and
medical illness) within the CommUnityCare system. As a member of
the clinical team, psychologist provide direct care to referred
patients via face-to-face or telehealth visits.
Dell Medical School, the first new medical school built at a tier
one research university in nearly fifty years, welcomed its
inaugural class in 2016. We are committed to redesigning academic
medicine and revolutionizing how people get and stay healthy by
educating leaders, developing new models of care and advancing
innovation from health products to health care delivery.
Austin has been designated by US News & World Report as one of the
top ten "Best Places to Live" for several years. This growing
metropolis is considered "the live music capital of the world," a
high-tech growth hub and home to one of the largest state
universities in the country. It is a dynamic, vibrant, and exciting
place to call home, surrounded by natural beauty and host city to
world class events like South by Southwest, Austin City Limits
Festival and Formula One Racing that draw millions of domestic and
international visitors annually.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Application InstructionsEqual Employment Opportunity StatementThe
University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state
laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The
University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all
persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or
veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities,
and admissions.
Keywords: University of Texas at Austin, Round Rock , Women's Reproductive Mental Health Psychologist, Assistant or Associate Professor, Healthcare , Austin, Texas
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