Division Chief of Psychology

• The Division Chief of Psychology provides strategic, clinical, academic, and administrative leadership for the Division of Psychology within the Department of Behavioral Health. Reporting to the Department Chair, the Division Chief establishes the division’s direction, promotes high-quality and evidence-based psychological services, supports faculty and program development, and ensures that divisional priorities align with the missions of the department, Charleston Area Medical Center, Vandalia Health, and the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. The Division Chief maintains an active clinical and academic role appropriate to the needs of the division. The position works collaboratively with departmental and organizational leaders to advance patient care, education, scholarship, quality, access, workforce development, and responsible stewardship of resources. Responsibilities Divisional Leadership and Strategy Develops and implements the strategic direction, goals, and priorities of the Division of Psychology in collaboration with the Department Chair. Represents the Division of Psychology within the Department of Behavioral Health and on institutional committees, councils, and initiatives as assigned. Provides regular reports to the Department Chair regarding divisional performance, opportunities, risks, resource needs, and progress toward established goals. Promotes a culture of professionalism, collaboration, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement. Ensures that divisional activities comply with applicable organizational policies, professional standards, accreditation requirements, and legal and regulatory expectations. Clinical Leadership and Patient Care Provides leadership for the delivery of accessible, high-quality, evidence-based psychological services across applicable outpatient, inpatient, and hospital-based settings. Establishes and monitors standards for psychological assessment, diagnostic evaluation, psychotherapy, consultation, documentation, care coordination, and clinical supervision. Collaborates with medical, psychiatric, nursing, social work, and other professional leaders to strengthen interdisciplinary and integrated models of care. Identifies opportunities to expand or redesign psychology services in response to patient, community, departmental, and organizational needs. Maintains an active clinical practice commensurate with the responsibilities of the Division Chief, including psychological evaluation, individual or group intervention, and consultation, as appropriate to the individual’s expertise and divisional needs. Supports effective consultation and liaison relationships with interprofessional care teams and community agencies. Quality, Safety, and Clinical Effectiveness Leads divisional quality improvement, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and patient experience efforts. Establishes and reviews measures of clinical access, quality, outcomes, productivity, service utilization, and patient experience in collaboration with the Department Chair and administrative partners. Reviews relevant clinical concerns, adverse events, practice variation, and patient complaints and facilitates appropriate corrective or improvement actions. Promotes the consistent application of evidence-based practices, ethical standards, and current professional guidelines. Faculty and Workforce Leadership Participates in workforce planning and leads the recruitment, selection, onboarding, engagement, development, and retention of psychologists within the division. Provides mentoring, coaching, and professional development support to psychology faculty and staff. Establishes clear performance expectations and participates in annual performance evaluations in collaboration with the Department Chair and appropriate administrative leaders. Addresses performance, professionalism, conduct, or interpersonal concerns promptly and in accordance with organizational policies. Supports faculty members in academic appointments, reappointment, and promotion processes. Education and Academic Development Provides leadership for the psychology education mission and ensures a high-quality learning environment for psychology trainees and other learners assigned to the division. Provides or ensures effective and competent clinical supervision for predoctoral psychology interns, psychiatry residents, and other learners, consistent with scope-of-practice and program requirements. Collaborates with program directors and other education leaders to develop curricula, clinical learning experiences, assessment methods, and faculty-development activities. Participates in didactic instruction, departmental conferences, Grand Rounds, and medical student or other health professions education, as appropriate. Promotes the recruitment, development, and retention of faculty committed to excellence in teaching and supervision. Research and Scholarship Encourages interdisciplinary research, program evaluation, educational innovation, quality improvement, and scholarly activity within the division and across clinical departments. Applies current research and scholarship to clinical program development and service delivery. Supports faculty and trainee dissemination of scholarly work through presentations, publications, and professional activities. Collaborates with the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and other institutional resources to advance the division’s scholarly mission. Operations and Resource Stewardship Partners with the Department Chair and administrative leaders in budget development, resource allocation, staffing plans, space planning, scheduling, and operational decision-making for the division. Monitors divisional performance and promotes responsible stewardship of personnel, financial, technological, and physical resources. Supports efficient clinical workflows, timely access to services, appropriate workload distribution, and accurate clinical documentation and billing practices. Participates in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, business plans, and program proposals affecting psychology services. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Department Chair. Required Education and Training Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or counseling psychology from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association. Completion of an internship accredited by the American Psychological Association. Academic and professional record appropriate for faculty appointment within the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. Required Credentials Current licensure as a psychologist in West Virginia, or eligibility for West Virginia licensure with active pursuit of licensure upon appointment. Maintenance of all continuing education and professional requirements necessary for licensure and any specialized program delivery. Registration with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, or demonstrated progress toward registration at the time of appointment. Successful completion and maintenance of all applicable credentialing and privileging requirements through Medical Affairs. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact) The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients. Competency Statement Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist. Common Duties and Responsibilities (Essential duties common to all positions) Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist. Common Duties and Responsibilities (Essential duties common to all positions) 1. Maintain and document all applicable required education. 2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations. 3. Comply with the company's attendance policy. 4. Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution. 5. Perform work in a cost effective manner. 6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations. 7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization. 8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable. 9. Perform related duties as assigned. Education
• Doctorate Degree (Required)
• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology or counseling psychology from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association.
• Completion of an internship accredited by the American Psychological Association.
• Academic and professional record appropriate for faculty appointments within the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. Credentials
• Psychologist, Licensed (Required)
• Current licensure as a psychologist in West Virginia, or eligibility for West Virginia licensure with active pursuit of licensure upon appointment.
• Maintenance of all continuing education and professional requirements necessary for licensure and any specialized program delivery.
• Registration with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, or demonstrated progress toward registration at the time of appointment.
• Successful completion and maintenance of all applicable credentialing and privileging requirements through Medical Affairs.
• Current licensure as a psychologist in West Virginia, or eligibility for West Virginia licensure with active pursuit of licensure upon appointment.
• Maintenance of all continuing education and professional requirements necessary for licensure and any specialized program delivery.
• Registration with the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, or demonstrated progress toward registration at the time of appointment.
• Successful completion and maintenance of all applicable credentialing and privileging requirements through Medical Affairs. Work

Days Status: Full Time Regular 1.0 Location: Heart & Vascular Center Location of Job: US:WV:Charleston Talent Acquisition Specialist: Brianna L. Chin brianna.chin@vandaliahealth.org