Clinical Psychologist (Assistant/Associate Professor), Gastroenterology - Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School

UTHealth Houston and The Ertan Digestive Disease Center at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center seek a qualified and motivated GI Psychologist, either Assistant or Associate Professor, to join our team. The overall mission of this clinic is to provide integrative health care to patients for their digestive disorders.

Position Key Accountabilities:

The GI psychologist will play a critical role in ensuring the provision of GI Psychology best practices by providing consultation and comprehensive behavioral health care in a specialty medical care setting. The GI psychologist’s role emphasizes evidence-based, integrative clinical practice, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team committed to excellent care for UT Health Houston and Memorial Hermann Digestive Disease patients’ medical and behavioral health needs. The ideal candidate should be skilled and experienced in providing psychological clinical services to patients with GI conditions and associated behavioral health concerns; consulting with Gastroenterologists on managing patients with GI and behavioral health conditions; and contributing to ongoing programmatic initiatives of the Division to support the advancement of integrative health care.

Qualifications

Required:

• Skill and experience in providing psychological clinical services to patients with acute or chronic medical problems.

• Skill in individual psychotherapy and group-based education and interventions.

• Skill in clinical and educational writing.

• Knowledge of state and federal laws and legal requirements.

• PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology from APA approved program

• License-eligible by Texas Board of Psychology and 1 year postdoc experience

 

Preferred:

• Current active license by Texas Board of Psychology

• Clinical experience treating patients with gastrointestinal disorders

• Clinical experience providing care within outpatient medical clinics (primary care or specialty care settings)