"Adult Clinical Neuropsychologist"

Position Information

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary

The UNC Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) is seeking a full-time adult clinical neuropsychologist to join our existing Neuropsychology faculty. This position will provide neuropsychological assessment and consultation services to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a variety of neurocognitive and neurobehavioral impairments. Clinical services are provided within UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and in our outpatient clinics.

Our neuropsychologists work closely with interdisciplinary treatment teams and other UNC departments/programs, including Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Sports Medicine, and more. Typical referral diagnoses include traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, autoimmune disease, neurodegenerative disorder, cancer-related cognitive concerns, long COVID-19, and other forms of acquired brain dysfunction. We also provide surgical evaluations for epilepsy, DBS, and organ transplant surgeries, and neuropsychological services to former professional football players. In-patients with acute or chronic neurocognitive impairment are evaluated to aid in patient care and discharge planning. We also provide training experiences for graduate students, psychology interns, and fellows as well as resident physicians.

The hired faculty member will be the primary neuropsychologist for our Brain and Body Health Program clinic (assessing retired NFL players) every Wednesday. Beyond that, they would be expected to conduct neuropsychological evaluations for a variety of patients as described above. Although the position is primarily clinical (~80%), they should also be involved in the supervision/training of students, some research and administrative activities associated with their areas of expertise/interest.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Qualified candidates will have their PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology/neuropsychology. Qualified candidates will have completed an APA-approved clinical internship with a neuropsychology emphasis. Applicants should be licensed or license-eligible in North Carolina and board certified or eligible for board certification in clinical neuropsychology.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a record of interdisciplinary collaboration, and the desire to be involved in enhancing quality of patient care.

Special Instructions

Qualified applicants should submit an application online at: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/310960

The application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), and two letters of recommendation. Applicants are required to identify the names, titles, email addresses and phone numbers of two (2) professional references when applying. Reference providers identified by the applicant will be contacted via email with instructions for uploading their letters of support.

Quick Link: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/310960

Department Contact Information

Department Contact Name and Title: Allison Williams, HR Consultant
Department Contact Email: allison_williams@med.unc.edu