Hospital Psychologist - Clinical Faculty

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

RUSH University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for RUSH Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Hospital Psychologist to join the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. This position will primarily be housed at Rush University Medical Center and will also provide services at the new Long-Term Acute Care Hospital--RUSH Specialty Hospital. The new 100-bed facility is a combined critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospital on the Rush University Medical Center campus. The hospital features 44 critical illness recovery and 56 inpatient rehabilitation beds and is outfitted with the latest technology.

Eligible candidates should be board certified or eligible in Rehabilitation Psychology and possess a strong clinical background with a broad range of mental disorders. Candidates will join the faculty of our interdisciplinary collaborative academic medical center, and supervise and teach postdoctoral fellows, residents, medical students and other trainees. Opportunities for participation in research and other academic or administrative functions may be available depending on candidates' background and experience. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package and an academic rank commensurate with experience.

The Division of Hospital Psychology provides psychological services to patients and families admitted in critical care, acute care, acute rehabilitation and critical illness recovery units. Within this division, the Section of Rehabilitation Psychology comprises multiple service lines, including Consultation/Liaison Psychology for critical care and acute care units, Rehabilitation Psychology for acute rehabilitation and critical illness recovery units, and a small outpatient clinic designed to meet the needs of recently discharged patients.

The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for critical care and acute care patient needs. They will work closely with the Advanced Heart Therapies team, providing pre-surgical psychological evaluations and follow-up care for cardiology patients. They will also work closely with clinical services across the hospital, caring for patients with new disabilities, new medical diagnoses, and other rehabilitation psychology and critical care psychology needs. The successful candidate will provide leadership and program development services to system-wide mental health expansion efforts, in collaboration with other mental health providers across the system.

Additionally, the successful candidate will occasionally provide direct patient services and supervision to trainees at Rush Specialty Hospital, serving patients and families admitted to the acute rehabilitation and critical care illness recovery units.

The position is primarily servicing inpatient units, but if interested, the successful candidate may choose to take on a small number of post-discharge clinic patients.

The position will provide supervision for postdoctoral fellows in the Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship program, as well as residents in the Health Psychology internship track.

Rush University System for Health (RUSH) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

RUSH includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.

RUSH is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We're proud to have received Vizient's Quality and Accountability Study, ranking second among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system's ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.

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RUSH is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer