POSITION: The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is pleased to invite applications for a Health Psychologist faculty position. This position will be at the Assistant or Associate level based upon experience.
DESCRIPTION: The Psychologist will have a primary appointment within the Department of Psychiatry to collaborate within the Division of Psychology. The Psychologist will collaborate primarily with the Cardiology Service to provide multidisciplinary consultation and intervention for several different clinical care areas. The Psychologist will be responsible for conducting presurgical evaluations to determine candidacy for heart and lung transplantation as well as LVAD candidacy; as such, the Psychologist must have experience in conducting evaluations for surgical appropriateness and in collaborating in a multidisciplinary setting. This position will also collaborate in the A-Fib Clinic, a novel multidisciplinary assessment and treatment approach in which the psychologist serves a lead role in the delivery of behavioral intervention. The Psychologist will work with recipients of implantable defibrillators, especially those who have experienced multi shock episodes and in whom psychotherapy has been shown to be beneficial. Other clinical services will include brief empirically-supported psychotherapy, biofeedback, and inpatient consultation/liaison services. The Psychologist will serve as a Mentor for our APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Internship. Research opportunities also exist within the Cardiology Service.
SETTING: The Psychiatric Research Institute is a state-of-the art facility created to treat and study various forms of mental illness. PRI houses a variety of programs, including inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment, addictions and women’s health clinics, and a multitude of research foci. PRI is currently expanding a variety of services across disciplines including surgical, neuroscience, and family medicine. The Division of Psychology, housed within the PRI and Department of Psychiatry, currently includes 12 Psychologist faculty and two Neuropsychologist faculty. Our APA-approved clinical psychology internship maintains two child-track interns, one adult-track intern and one neuropsychology-track intern annually. UAMS is Arkansas’ only comprehensive academic health center. It is the largest public employer in the state with more than 10,000 employees in 73 of Arkansas’ 75 counties and a regional campus in Northwest Arkansas. UAMS is located in Little Rock, a scenic city sitting on the south bank of the Arkansas River in Central Arkansas. It is the capital and most populous city in Arkansas with a 2016 population estimate of 198,000, though the Little Rock metropolitan area has approximately 725,000 residents. The size of Little Rock and surrounding area gives its residents a feeling of living in a large city with many amenities accessible to them but also having a small town feel with quiet shops and family-friendly neighborhoods. Little Rock boasts a number of attractions for those who are lovers of art, music, and theater, including the Arkansas Arts Center, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Robinson Center Music Hall, Wildwood Park for the Arts, Community Theatre of Little Rock, and Ballet Arkansas. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy biking and running on the Arkansas River Trail which features more than 15 miles of scenic riverfront and the Big Dam Bridge, one of the longest pedestrian and bicycle bridges in North America. Little Rock also has over 60 parks and recreational areas.
APPLICATION: At the time of the application, candidates must have: 1) completed a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program, 2) completed an APA accredited clinical psychology internship, and 3) be enrolled in or have completed a health psychology focused post-doctoral fellowship with appropriate clinical experiences.
Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter to Jennifer Sue Kleiner, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Chief Psychologist at jskleiner@uams.edu or call 501.526.8241 with questions.