Transplant Psychiatry Clinician-Educator

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville seeks an outstanding psychiatrist to join our transplant psychiatry service. Rank and tenure are commensurate with qualifications.

The selected candidate will provide comprehensive psychiatric care for solid organ transplant patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, collaborating with multidisciplinary transplant teams to support psychosocial readiness, adherence, and post-transplant adjustment.

Qualifications

• MD or DO (or foreign equivalent) required.
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Psychiatry by start date.
• Eligibility for unrestricted medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical care and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluation and management of solid organ transplant patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Conduct pre-transplant comprehensive assessments to support transplant candidacy evaluations.
• Deliver longitudinal outpatient care to transplant candidates and recipients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary transplant teams to address behavioral health needs, adherence, and psychosocial risk factors.
• Deliver integrated, evidence-based care across the transplant continuum.
• Additional clinical work may include inpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry, emergency department psychiatry, or general outpatient psychiatry.

Skills

Transplant psychiatry

Clinical care

Teaching

Collaboration

Education

MD/DO or foreign equivalent

Job description

University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville seeks an outstanding psychiatrist to join our transplant psychiatry service. Rank and tenure are commensurate with qualifications.

The selected candidate will provide comprehensive psychiatric care for solid organ transplant patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, collaborating with multidisciplinary transplant teams to support psychosocial readiness, adherence, and post-transplant adjustment.