Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychologist/Assistant Professor, Diabetes Prevention Clinic, Departmen

Help us reduce health disparities and grow our team!

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is seeking a full-time clinical track faculty psychologist in Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health to provide clinical services and education in the interprofessional UVA Health Children's Diabetes Prevention Clinic. We are especially interested in candidates who will expand our commitment to strengthening diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Responsibilities will include

• Providing culturally responsive and evidence based psychological evaluation and treatment for youth at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes many of whom have obesity and related health complications

• Providing consultation to the interprofessional team including a nurse practitioner, registered dietician, physical therapist, and social worker

• Teaching pediatric endocrinology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students

• Contributing to scholarship regarding pediatric diabetes prevention and weight management

• Participation on departmental and health system committees and continuing education offerings

The Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, UVA Health Children's, and UVA Pediatric Psychology are extremely collegial and collaborative environments with a strong commitment to DEIB. We believe diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. Successful candidates will have demonstrated a commitment to our institutional core value of accessibility and will have experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health provides clinical service for the Department of Pediatrics and UVA Health Children's Hospital. The Section currently is comprised of six pediatric and child clinical psychologists and is rapidly expanding with expectations to double in the next year. This presents us with a remarkable opportunity to expand our team. The psychologists work closely with pediatrician colleagues, fellows, nurse practitioners, nurses, and multi-disciplined allied health staff. Our pediatric psychologists and endocrinology colleagues have outstanding working relationships with providers in the community as well as with other pediatric subspecialists and colleagues in other areas of the UVA Health System.

UVA Health Children's is ranked as the number 1 children's hospital in Virginia by US News and World Report and is nationally ranked in nine subspecialty areas. The University of Virginia Medical Center and Children's Hospital are located adjacent to the main university grounds of the University of Virginia. UVA Health Children's serves youth and families from Charlottesville and extensive surrounding rural areas including many refugee and immigrant communities. The University of Virginia is annually ranked as one of the premier public institutions in the United States and is located in Charlottesville, a picturesque small but diverse, cosmopolitan city perennially ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S.

Candidates also must possess a PhD/PsyD or equivalent from an APA-accredited program, have completed an APA-accredited internship, be licensed or license-eligible in Virginia, demonstrate cultural humility, and be skilled in interprofessional practice in a complex, academic medical environment. The new faculty member will be expected to obtain board certification through the American Board of Professional Psychology once eligible.

Complete an application by following this link ~~~ and attach the following documents:

• Cover letter

• CV/resume

• Professional reference list

For additional information about the position please contact Laura Shaffer, PhD, ABPP, Director of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health, at ~~~ . For further information regarding the application process, please contact Karon Harrington, Academic Recruiter, at ~~~ .

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

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