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The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital NRH is seeking a rehabilitation or health psychologist for a fulltime faculty position. Rank will be dependent upon the selected applicants qualifications. Duties will include maintaining a strong clinical practice involving evaluation and treatment services to rehabilitation patients primarily on an inpatient basis at NRH with some dedicated outpatient time as well. We anticipate at least half of clinical time will take place on an inpatient basis. We are hoping for candidates with a specialty interest in spinal cord injury SCI and/or stroke although anticipate opportunities to work with a broad spectrum of conditions and presenting concerns. The Section of PM&R Psychology in our Department currently includes 9 faculty clinical psychologists across Rehabilitation Health and Neuropsychology subspecialties. Our providers work with individuals living with a variety of rehabilitation and chronic health conditions including SCI traumatic brain injury TBI stroke amputation complex medical (e.g. debility from prolonged hospital stays cancer burn injuries other complications) obesity and spine/musculoskeletal/orthopedic or other pain concerns. We have dedicated inpatient teams at NRH serving patients with SCI TBI stroke and complex medical and are fully integrated and work collaboratively with physiatrists PT/OT/ SLP and other specialists. Our outpatient clinic offers individual and group psychotherapy and additionally provides comprehensive psychological and/or neuropsychological assessments for prespinal cord stimulator or peripheral nerve stimulator baclofen pump trials post TBI or stroke prebariatric surgery pre and postshunt and postconcussion to make evidencebased recommendations to associated treatment teams. As a faculty member the psychologist would be expected to support the research educational service and leadership goals of the University of Utahs School of Medicine. Faculty are expected to support our ongoing clinical training program goals department wide especially psychology trainees through offering training in their clinical specialties and participating in the PM&R psychology training committees. We currently offer or have historically offered rotations to practicum students (from University of Utah and surrounding universities) APA accredited interns (external rotation) and multiple psychology postdoctoral fellowships in the department (i.e. rehabilitation psychology health psychology neuropsychology). Education requirements for this position include completion of a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA accredited graduate school program completion of a oneyear internship at an APA accredited program and completion of a one or twoyear postdoctoral fellowship in rehabilitation health or neuropsychology. Applicants already boardcertified or eligible to apply for board certification in health rehabilitation or neuropsychology are preferred. Located in the heart of Salt Lake City UT there are abundant recreational cultural and educational opportunities. The University of Utah is the largest tertiary/ quaternary academic medical center in the Intermountain West. It has ranked in the Top 10 Academic Medical Centers for Quality of Care for the last 14 years. The University of Utah serves patients from a multistate region with a Level 1 trauma center and 450 acute care beds. The 75bed Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital NRH opened in Spring 2020. NRH is one of the most advanced rehabilitation facilities in the nation and will serve as a catalyst for the further development of the Universitys rehabilitation programs. We are looking for energetic academicallyoriented psychologists who will support this initiative and help us expand our footprint regionally and nationally. Please apply at: Please contact Search Committee CoChairs with any questions: Chief of PM&R Psychology Larissa McGarrity PhD and Inpatient/Outpatient Rehabilitation Psychologist Madison Niermeyer PhD ABPP The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration excellence leadership and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion collaboration innovation accountability acceptance integrity quality and trust that is integral to our mission.
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