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The Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a clinical or counseling psychologist with strong training in health psychology for a full-time clinical faculty position embedded in the Division of Endocrinology within the Department of Internal Medicine. The position is based in the Weight Wellness Program, a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic that provides care to patients managing complex endocrine and metabolic conditions, including obesity, diabetes, and other chronic health concerns. While weight management is one component of the clinic’s work, the primary focus of this role is addressing the behavioral, psychological, and lifestyle factors that influence chronic disease management, medical adherence, and overall quality of life.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a vibrant, collaborative team of physicians, advanced practice providers, dietitians, and other professionals committed to integrated, patient-centered care. We are specifically seeking a candidate who values team-based work and is active in building positive, collegial relationships with coworkers across disciplines. The psychologist will play a key role in advancing behavioral health services for a diverse patient population and supporting holistic treatment approaches within an interdisciplinary medical setting.

Ideal candidates will have strong training in effectively building relationships with patients, cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidence-based modalities, and demonstrated experience or interest in working with chronic illness, behavioral medicine, and psychological factors related to health and wellness. Expertise in motivational interviewing, eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and team-based care is particularly valued.

Although the psychologist will be clinically embedded within the Weight Wellness Program, the primary academic appointment will be in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychology, and will serve as a core member of the psychology faculty.

Research and Teaching

While this is primarily a clinical position, there are robust opportunities for teaching, supervision, and scholarly work. The psychologist will have the opportunity to supervise psychology interns, psychiatry residents, and contribute to UT Southwestern’s APA-accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology.

Involvement in research is strongly encouraged, particularly studies examining multicultural factors, intersectionality, and health disparities in medically underserved populations. The Weight Wellness Program is actively involved in multiple research projects in which the candidate would be expected to collaborate. The clinic offers a rich environment for applied research, with access to diverse clinical populations and collaborative partnerships across departments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a psychologist who is passionate about health psychology, enjoys working as part of an interdisciplinary team, and is committed to providing equitable, evidence-based care. We are especially interested in candidates with a strong appreciation for diversity and a desire to work with a demographically and clinically varied patient population.

Highlights of the Opportunity

• Generous compensation with a guaranteed salary and wRVU productivity incentive, as well as 7 days per year to attend conferences, with professional allowance
• Free CE’s in mental health offered multiple times per month including around ethics and cultural diversity in fulfillment of Texas licensure requirements.
• Excellent comprehensive, low-cost health insurance (effective on day one), dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, and disability benefits
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• Paid Parental Leave and holidays (including floating holidays that can be used anytime)
• Paid Time Off (available on day one)
• Eligible site for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and NIH loan repayment program
• As employees of a public, State of Texas organization, faculty are entitled to $1 million in identity theft protection and many employee discounts
• No need for malpractice tail insurance: med/mal is occurrence based
• No state income tax

General Information

As part of the UT Southwestern Medical Center clinical team in Psychiatry, you will join an evolving effort to push ahead of the traditional boundaries of medicine, expand clinical and translational research in behavioral health, train the next generation of clinicians and scientists, and transform patient care. In our growing Dallas campus, we have psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists and other physicians, neuroscientists, and many varied students advancing our understanding of and treatments for challenging brain disorders. At UT Southwestern, your ideas and skills will be put to work in ways that serve you, our patients, our community, and the world. Our 3,000+ UT Southwestern faculty foster teamwork and teach the skills that best reflect the changing landscape of health care delivery, therapeutics, education, and research discovery. Our research environment is one of the most advanced in the world, and the day-to-day quest for discovery will inspire your best work.

Mission/Vision

Discover, Educate, and Heal the Mind, Body, and Brain

The Department of Psychiatry’s vision is to meet the behavioral health needs of diverse communities across North Texas and beyond by increasing equitable access to psychiatric care and the latest advancements in neuroscience and psychiatry and preparing an effective workforce to achieve these objectives.

Team

Our department offers expertise in broad specialty and subspecialty areas of psychiatry and opportunities to collaborate with experts in our field. To serve the diverse communities of North Texas and maintain the excellence of our institution, we welcome faculty candidates who will bring additional dimensions to our research, teaching, and clinical mission, including underrepresented groups.

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.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

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