Clinical Psychologist – PHHS

The UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychology, is seeking an outstanding Clinical Psychologist, with specialized education, training, and experience in health/rehabilitation, to provide psychological services at Parkland Health and Hospital Systems. This psychologist will serve as a core member of the interdisciplinary treatment teams on the outpatient and inpatient Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) service. In the PM&R Department, patient populations include traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, other acquired or chronic neurological conditions, as well as musculoskeletal injuries/physical trauma and burns.

The primary clinical responsibilities include, but are not limited to individual/group psychotherapy, psychodiagnostic and neurobehavioral status exams, cognitive screenings, and therapeutic services including behavioral and environmental interventions such as motivational interviewing and cognitive‐behavioral management techniques, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize treatment goals, discharge planning, and continuity of care for rehabilitation patients appropriate for outpatient services. Opportunities exist to provide education and supervision of clinical psychology trainees as well as involvement for research. The candidate may also serve on committees and participate in the Division of Psychology and the overall UT Southwestern academic mission. Preference will be given to candidates with specialized education, training, and experience in rehabilitation or health psychology and who are board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Candidates must hold an APA-accredited Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology, have completed an APA-accredited internship, and be licensed or license-eligible in Texas. Bilingual, Spanish‐speaking candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule. Appointment rank will be commensurate with accomplishments and experience.

Parkland Health and Hospital Systems features a new state‐of‐the‐art 862‐bed, 17-story hospital. As one of the largest public hospital systems in the country, Parkland averages more than 1 million patient visits annually, and is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. In addition to Parkland, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center also offers patient services at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Zale Lipshy University Hospital, and partners with a network of affiliated hospitals including Children’s Medical Center Dallas and the VA Medical Center at Dallas. The Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at UT Southwestern Medical Center is an APA‐accredited training program that includes an affiliated predoctoral internship in clinical psychology.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify. For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/   

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion/.