Description
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City seeks a full-time faculty member at the rank of Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor or Professor to serve as Clinical Psychologist in the Women’s Mental Health @OBGYN program. The academic title will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications.
The successful applicant will play a key role in shaping our integrated, insurance -based, mental health program via the provision evidenced-based psychotherapies and care coordination for patients in the department. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in women’s mental health across the life course and/or experience with a perinatal population; have significant psychotherapy experience as well as an investment in the practice of it. The program currently consists of five full-time faculty members, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and five licensed clinical social workers. The position is available immediately.
Requirements
Clinical responsibilities will include.
- Providing short-term psychotherapeutic treatments (typically up to six months postpartum when needed)
- Collaborating with the Program Senior Leadership to implement new initiatives and build the program.
- Collaborating with other team members including administrative staff, medical students, residents, fellows, psychology and social work trainees and research staff.
- Participating in peer psychotherapy supervision.
- Providing supervision to trainees.
