Psychologist - Transplant

Job Description

The Clinical psychologist will play a critical role in supporting transplant candidates, recipients, and their families through psychological assessment, treatment, and ongoing care. The Clinical Psychologist will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to help ensure optimal psychological readiness and adjustment before and after organ transplantation.

Job Responsibility

• Functions as a primary therapist and member of an interdisciplinary team; provides patient care, individual or group, in accordance with accepted principles of psychotherapy.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations for transplant candidates (e.g., liver, kidney, heart, lung) to assess readiness, psychosocial risk factors, and suitability for transplantation.
• Offer crisis intervention and support for patients experiencing psychological distress, adjustment difficulties, anxiety, depression, or substance use issues.
• Deliver evidence-based psychotherapy (e.g., CBT, ACT, motivational interviewing) to help patients manage chronic illness, adherence, and lifestyle changes.

Administers psychological assessments and interprets results to determine nature of problem(s) and recommend treatment necessary.

Job Qualification

The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).