Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Go Huskies; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington invites applications for faculty positions in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with responsibilities spanning clinical care, teaching, and research. Inpatient psychology staff will deliver therapy to adults, collaborate across teams, and participate in program development and quality improvement.

Eligible candidates will show commitment to diverse, inclusive care and education. The roles may emphasize clinical duties with potential teaching and research components,

Qualifications

• Experience delivering individual and group therapy to adults with severe mental illness.
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on treatment planning.
• Proficiency in administering psychological testing for diagnosis and planning.
• Experience with crisis psychotherapy and risk assessment.
• Experience educating staff and trainees in psych interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group therapy to adult inpatients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on treatment planning.
• Develop behavioral plans for patient behavioral modification.
• Deliver crisis psychotherapy.
• Administer psychological testing for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning.
• Assess risk of harm to self and others.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects.
• Educate staff and trainees on psychological interventions.

Skills

Inpatient therapy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Crisis psychotherapy

Psychological testing

Staff education

Tools

Psychological testing tools

Job description

University of Washington: Academic Personnel & Faculty: School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Location

Seattle, WA

Description

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington invites applications for up to three faculty positions at the rank of Acting Assistant Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. We seek applicants who demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service in a diverse and inclusive academic community. The successful candidate will join our faculty on a full-time basis (0.5-1.0 FTE) for a twelve-month appointment beginning Fall 2026. This position may be primarily clinical in responsibility; however, psychology faculty may also have a portion of their time spent in teaching and/or research-related activities.

The base salary range for these positions will be as follows below, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

• The base salary range for an Acting or Clinical Assistant Professor position will be $110,004 - $130,008 annually ($9,167 - $10,834 per month).
• The base salary range for a Clinical Associate Professor position will be $125,004 - $170,004 annually ($10,417 - $12,500 per month)
• The base salary range for a Clinical Professor position will be $165,000 - $240,000 annually ($13,750 - $20,000 per month)

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following clinical duties and responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group therapy to adult inpatients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on treatment planning.
• Develop behavioral plans for patient behavioral modification.
• Deliver crisis psychotherapy.
• Administer psychological testing for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning.
• Assess risk of harm to self and others.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects.
• Educate staff and trainees on psychological interventions.

Preferred factors for consideration include, but are not limited to:

• Experience with evidence-based psychological interventions for people with severe mental illness.
• Experience working on interdisciplinary health care teams.
• Experience with inpatient psychology.
• Experience working with underserved populations (e.g., unhoused, ethnic minority, sexual minority).
• Experience working with older adult populations, including individuals with age-related health concerns

All University of Washington faculty are expected to engage in teaching, research, and service.

UW Medicine, Center for Behavioral Health and Learning

This $250m facility houses 75 psychiatry beds for patients on long-term civil commitment status, a 25-bed geriatric psychiatry unit, 50 medical / surgical beds to serve patients with medical / surgical and behavioral health needs, and a state-of-the-art Neuromodulation Center. The facility was designed to include teaching and team areas to support the education of a wide variety of trainees from various healthcare specialties.

We are currently hiring for inpatient psychologists to staff our 75-bed Long Term Civil Commitment Unit. You will be working with patients ages 18 and over, with principal diagnoses of severe mental illness (SMI). Many people come with trauma or substance use histories, and may have co-morbid personality disorders or an assault history due to their behavioral health disorders. You will also work with people ages 65 and over with a major neurocognitive disorder with or without behavioral disturbances, some of whom may also have a long standing severe mental illness. The Long Term Civil patients are referred from hospitals across Washington, with a subset referred from the state hospitals after being found not competent to stand trial due a behavioral health disorder. The patients are all involuntarily committed based on RCW 71.05 Involuntary Treatment Act (court ordered for up to 90- and 180-days detention).

We take a patient-centered and recovery model approach that is trauma-informed and culturally-sensitive. Psychological treatment is provided through milieu therapy, all-day group programming by various disciplines including psychology, and individual therapy. A successful job applicant will have extensive training and experience treating people with severe mental illness diagnoses with evidence-based practices and can demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an integral component of the UW School of Medicine and shares UW Medicine’s mission to ‘Improve the Health of the Public.’ We accomplish this by providing the best care we can today, conducting research to develop better treatments for tomorrow, and inspiring and training the next generation of health care professionals for the Pacific Northwest. Our core values include openness, transparency, integrity, engagement, collaboration, and mutual respect.

Our department is the third largest within the School of Medicine. As the only academic psychiatry department serving Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, we are committed to improving access to psychiatric care and consultation throughout the greater Pacific Northwest. Our educational programs include a required medical student clerkship for 260 medical students per year at some 30 sites across the WWAMI region, a nationally competitive psychiatry residency program with more than 90 psychiatry residents in Seattle and in two regional residency tracks in Idaho and Montana, subspecialty fellowships in addiction, child and adolescent, consultation-liaison, perinatal mental health and geriatric psychiatry, a nationally renowned scientist-practitioner psychology internship program, and numerous post-doctoral clinical and research fellowships.

• Eligibility for Washington State Medical License

Benefits Information

The University is committed to providing excellent benefits to our faculty. For a summary of available benefits, please see UWHR benefits information .

Disability Services

The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [e-mail].

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81 .