Clinical Neuropsychologist – Outpatient Neuropsychology Service [Req#: 876805, Position#: 48746]

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The Division of Psychology is seeking an outstanding clinical neuropsychologist with assessment expertise and research interest in epilepsy and functional neurological disorders. The position is primarily clinical with opportunities to participate in research activities through the O’Donnell Brain institute. UT Southwestern is a large, cutting-edge medical system which includes the William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Zale Lipshy Pavilion, and partners with other major teaching hospitals in the Southwestern Medical District, including Children's Health℠ Children's Medical Center Dallas, and Parkland Health and Hospital Systems. With over 25 adult and pediatric neuropsychologists on campus, there is a large professional community with whom to collaborate.

This position is located in the Outpatient Neuropsychology Service within the primary University Hospital system, with opportunities for inpatient consultation.

Responsibilities include:

• Provision of clinical neuropsychological assessment and consultation services
• Opportunities consultation on pre-surgical evaluations with the Epilepsy Surgical Team and Neuromodulation Movement Disorder group
• Supervision of pre- and post-doctoral trainees
• Development and implementation of outpatient consultation services
• Participation in the overall academic mission, with opportunities for involvement in our APA accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology.
• Primary patient populations include movement disorders, dementia, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, stroke, and epilepsy, as well as neuropsychiatric presentations and a broad range of complex medical disorders.

Qualifications

We are seeking a candidate who espouses a flexible approach to assessment and is experienced in working with adults with a range of neurocognitive disorders.

Requirements include:

• Completion of APA approved internship and PhD or PsyD in Psychology, with subsequent 2-year postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology
• ABPP/CN-eligible. Preference will be given to board certified clinicians experienced with the above patient populations.
• While Texas licensure is not required for consideration or selection for the position, it is a pre-requisite for starting in the position. 

Highlights of the Opportunity

• Generous compensation with a guaranteed salary and wRVU productivity incentive
• Time to attend professional conferences
• Excellent comprehensive, low-cost health insurance (effective on start state), dental, vision, retirement plan, life insurance, and disability benefits. To learn more, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/
• 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
• Eligible site for public student loan forgiveness program and NIH loan repayment program
• Opportunities to engage in our APA doctoral Clinical Psychology program and internship
• Yearly professional allowance for development activities

General Information

As part of the UT Southwestern Medical Center clinical team in Psychiatry/Neuropsychology, you will join in an evolving effort to contribute to advances in behavioral and brain health, transform patient care, and expand knowledge and implications of brain-behavior relationships. In our growing downtown Dallas campus, we have neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neuroscientists and many varied students advancing the development of assessments and neurotherapeutic interventions for challenging brain disorders, discovering advanced understanding of the causes of psychiatric illnesses and cures. 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 therapeutics and health care delivery. 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.

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