Clinical Health Psychologist for Psychosocial Oncology at Loyola University Of Chicago in Maywood, Illinois

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola University Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Psychologist to provide services to oncology patients and their families. Candidate will provide consultation and in-service forums as needed to our oncology care teams regarding management of patients with health and behavior issues, maintain documentation of patient care in compliance with departmental and institutional requirements and participate in research and the educational program of the department for psychology trainees, psychiatry residents and medical students.

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is a 547-licensed-bed quaternary hospital in Maywood, Illinois that includes the William G. & Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a children's hospital. Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Loyola has 7,221 employees including 859 physicians, 491 residents and 108 fellows. Loyola is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Illinois, and is currently ranked No. 4 in the state by both U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek. LUMC is part of Loyola Medicine, a three-hospital system that includes LUMC, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,800 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola Medicine is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation with 92 hospitals in 22 states.

Loyola is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer/educator with a strong commitment to diversifying its faculty.

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Candidate must be a licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD or PsyD degree, experience in psychosocial oncology is strongly preferred and completion of an APA-approved internship. Competence in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy as well as other therapeutic approaches is required. Candidates should have strong collaboration skills and be accustomed to working with multi-disciplinary teams.

Interested candidates should email cover letter and CV to Maureen Galvin, Physician Recruitment Office, at magalvin@lumc.edu as well as apply online at www.careers.luc.edu.