Psychotherapist

Monday - Friday, 12 hours

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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.

The Division of Hematology/Oncology provides medical care to the people of North Carolina; serves as a referral center for patients from throughout the United States and worldwide; educates medical school undergraduates, residents and fellows in the subspecialties of Hematology and Oncology; and advances scholarly research and laboratory and clinical investigations in the health sciences. The activities of the Division are diverse and complex, with an annual budget of over $15 million and a staff of approximately 90 (approximately 55 in 2005). The patient care activities are broad in scope. Long-term care requires interaction of all members of the health care team. Care is provided in seven outpatient clinics (breast, lung, leukemia/lymphoma, bone marrow transplant, prostate, sickle cell and thrombosis/hemostasis clinics), in the hospital bone marrow transplant unit and two inpatient services.

The Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program was created to provide comprehensive care to patients with various sickle cell syndromes. Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States and is most prevalent in young, African American and Latino populations. Our Sickle Cell Clinical Program is staffed by professionals with a commitment to providing the best possible care to patients with sickle cell disease. The adult and pediatric sickle cell staff provides services to more than 300 adults and 250 children annually at our clinics in Chapel Hill.

The program seeks to hire a masters-level clinician to provide evidence-based psychotherapy treatment to sickle cell patients. This position requires a candidate with a demonstrated ability to work within an interdisciplinary team and with a unique patient population. More specific requirements of the position are listed below.
o Provide evidence-based psychotherapy to patients of the program with mental health concerns.
o Staff two day clinics each week through UNC Benign Hematology Clinic, with a goal of 8 scheduled patients per week. X RVUs.
o Standardize mental health screenings in patient population and collect data for quality improvement.
o Provide clinical supervision to the program's LCSWA.
o Collaborate with providers and staff to aid in care coordination.
o Attending staff meeting on the 1st Tuesday of each month to provide updates on treatment plans and input on mental health needs of patients.
o Keep timely treatment notes.

Bachelor's degree in a Human Services discipline with coursework related to the area of assignment. Some positions may require certification to practice as a certified or licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification Board.

Candidate with a demonstrated ability to work within an interdisciplinary team and with a unique patient population.

Schedule
Mondays - N/A
Tuesdays - 1st Tuesday 9:30 - 12:00, other Tuesdays N/A
Wednesdays - day clinic, afternoons, 4 hours
Thursdays - day clinic, afternoons, 4 hours
Fridays - clinical supervision of LCSWA, administrative time for notes, care coordination, quality improvement research.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (919) 843-2300 or send an email to employment@unc.edu

Please note: The Office of Human Resources will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.