Behavioral Health, Health Psychologist - VCU Health : Job Details

Behavioral Health, Health Psychologist

VCU Health

Job Location : Richmond,VA, USA

Posted on : 2025-09-04T09:20:56Z

Job Description :
Job Description

Health Psychologist – Department of Psychiatry (M68042, req8096)

VCU Health - Richmond, VA

Mission or Goal of Unit:

The mission of the Department of Psychiatry is to provide clinical services to consultation and liaison psychiatry/psychology in the VCU Health System and teaching to trainees, and Health system medical providers.

Chief Purpose of this position:

The department seeks candidates to provide consultation and liaison services within designated VCU Health System programs. Provide teaching and supervision in the Health Psychology Postdoctoral and Psychiatry residency programs.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Clinical- Areas of concentration may include transplant, bariatrics, trauma, eating disorders and other health psychology opportunities.
  • Teaching-Supervision of a health psychology post-doctoral fellow and doctoral level psychology students and opportunities to teach other trainees (including psychiatry residents, graduate program practicum students, undergraduate psychology students).
  • Service- Assist in training within the health psychology postdoctoral fellowship; service on appropriate committees of the department, university, and health system. Provide national and local leadership, advocacy, and public education/public policy guidance related to health behaviors research.

    • Required Qualifications:

    • Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program, advanced training and experience in clinical health psychology, licensed or license eligible in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    • Experience or interest in areas of health psychology that may including but not limited to transplant, weight loss, primary care, geriatric care, cancer care or other settings.
    • Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology.
    • Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary research collaborations developing approaches to challenging behavioral problems related to health psychology.

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