School of Medicine-Clinical Health Psychologist-Family and Community Medicine Position Information School/College: School of Medicine Title: Clinical Health Psychologist - Family and Community Medicine Assignment Category: Full-Time Rank: Open Rank Payroll Status: Faculty 12 The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Family and Community Medicine is seeking a doctoral-level, full-time faculty member for the position of Clinical Health Psychologist to join our integrated primary care program. A core member of the team, the psychologist is embedded within our primary care clinics to employ the Primary Care Behavioral Health model. Responsibilities Provide collaborative clinical care across the lifespan via brief, evidence-based behavioral interventions for common health concerns; offer same-day warm handoffs and curbside consultations with focused follow-ups; conduct targeted assessments; provide patient education and self-management plans; coordinate needed care with the PCP and document in the EHR for a wide variety of biopsychosocial health concerns in teaching-based Family Medicine clinics to enhance primary care workflows and outcomes. Develop and evaluate clinical programs to address targeted, high-risk populations with chronic medical conditions and track outcomes. Assist with ongoing development, evaluation and provision of the behavioral science curriculum of our educational programs. Supervise, teach, and evaluate learners with regard to such topics and skills as communication, motivational interviewing and other methods of behavior change, resilience, and dynamics of high-functioning teams. Seek grant funding to develop behavioral-health-related department initiatives. Work with UAB faculty inside and outside the department to pursue scholarly activity in areas such as population health, lifestyle medicine, and leadership in medicine. Qualifications Doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in Clinical Psychology required. Consideration for current Alabama licensed or license-eligible Psychologist by the Alabama Board of Examiners in Psychology. Must be licensed within one year of hire if eligible to sit for the licensing exam. Full-time, twelve-month faculty position; open rank, open tenure. Academic rank, tenure status, and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Preferred Qualifications No additional preferred qualifications listed. Application Qualified applicants please follow this link to apply: Special Instructions to Applicants: A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment. A drug screen is performed on candidates selected for employment. Documents Needed To Apply Curriculum Vitae Cover Letter Equal Employment Opportunity UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix . #J-18808-Ljbffr