Transplant Psychologist

Voices for Voices; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is recruiting a full-time Transplant Psychologist to join our abdominal organ transplant program. The psychologist will provide specialized psychological assessment, consultation, and treatment for patients undergoing evaluation for and receiving liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, and will evaluate donors as well.

The successful candidate will work with transplant physicians, surgeons, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and other team members in

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology (APA-accredited) and license or licensure eligibility in Massachusetts.
• Experience with medically complex patients required.
• Experience in solid organ transplantation, living donation, or health psychology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-transplant and living donor psychological evaluations.
• Assess psychosocial factors affecting transplant candidacy and outcomes.
• Develop treatment recommendations and provide evidence-based interventions for candidates, recipients, and donors.
• Participate in multidisciplinary selection committee meetings and contribute to behavioral health program development.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Psychological assessment

Psychotherapy

Healthcare settings

Education

PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology (APA-accredited)

Job description

The Transplant Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is recruiting a full-time Transplant Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary abdominal organ transplant program. The psychologist will provide specialized psychological assessment, consultation, and treatment for patients undergoing evaluation for and receiving liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. It will also provide evaluation and monitoring of liver and kidney donors as well.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with transplant physicians, surgeons, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians, and other members of the multidisciplinary transplant team, both in transplant inpatient and outpatient settings. Responsibilities will include pre-transplant and living donor psychological evaluations, assessment of psychosocial and behavioral factors that may affect transplant candidacy and outcomes, development of treatment recommendations, and provision of evidence-based psychological interventions? for transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors. The psychologist will also participate in multidisciplinary selection committee meetings and contribute to the continued development of behavioral health services across the Transplant Institute.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program and be licensed or eligible for licensure as a psychologist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Experience working with medically complex patients is required, with experience in solid organ transplantation, living donation, health psychology, or another academic medical setting strongly preferred.

In addition, the Department of Psychiatry is a major teaching site for Harvard Medical School and the BIDMC Harvard Psychiatry Residency Training Program; positions will include opportunities for teaching medical students and residents and for faculty development. A Harvard Medical School appointment at the rank of instructor, assistant, or associate professor would be commensurate with the record of accomplishments. As a member of the Psychiatry department, candidate may have opportunities available for participation in clinical research, quality improvement, education, and program development within the Transplant Institute.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 673-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Equal Opportunity
HMFP respects diversity and accordingly is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, and breastfeeding), sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.