At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

The Health Psychologist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

• The Health Psychologist provides psychological evaluations and treatment for management of the psychosocial aspects of chronic and acute medical conditions, through the understanding of the interrelationships between behavioral, emotional, cognitive, social, and biological components of health and illness.
• Works for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and disability including application of scientific knowledge to address maladaptive health habits and health risk issues.
• Facilitates high quality services to individuals, families, and health care delivery systems (e.g., through public health programs).
• Provides clinical input for program development and evaluation.
• Provides care in a fashion that assures, embraces, and communicates the pledge, values of Northwestern Medicine.

Responsibilities:

• Teach healthy, new behaviors, particularly regarding weight management and eating patterns.  Components of this cognitive behavior include education, training in coping skills, training in motivation techniques, training in health related behaviors such as smoking cessation, and group support
• Provides evaluation and clinical psychological services to the Bariatric Health program.
• Manages patients referred through both inpatient and outpatient venues.
• Conducts psychological testing where clinically indicated, interprets tests and data in order to develop treatment plan for patients and families.
• Provides individual, family, group psychotherapy to identify, refine and assist in application of preventative and reactive coping strategies to disease
• Works with physicians, nurses and social workers in facilitating support groups and patient education sessions for proactive approaches to disease prevention as well as coping to present disease
• Works with community resources to promote public health goals aligned with Northwestern Medicine
• Standards of Professional Performance
• Participates in the identification, development, and implementation of innovative quality improvement initiatives to address patient care challenges while maintaining a balance of cost effectiveness and quality of care.
• Performs all other related activities as reasonably requested by NM-RMG.

Required:

• PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology from an APA, CPA or BPS or equivalent.
• Clinical Psychologist Licensure, Illinois or eligible
• Specialized training in health psychology as evidenced by APA fellowship that included bariatrics, or equivalent.
• Experience with being a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Preferred:

• Experience with programs involving weight management, smoking cessation, grief counseling, stress reduction, and reducing risky behaviors.
• Experience with being a member of an interdisciplinary team

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.