Psychologist II- Burn Psychologic Services- FT, Day Shift

Who We Are

• UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County.
• UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region.
• Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S.
• News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center.
• UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
• To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary

The Psychologist II provides patient care to an assigned group of patients in the Burn Intensive Care Unit, the outpatient Burn and Wound Clinic and the Acute Rehabilitation Unit. The Psychologist incorporates the psycho-motor and age appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other utilizing knowledge of patient assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Evaluates each burn and Rehabilitation patient for signs of acute stress disorder and assists with the psycho-social adjustment of the patient and the family by providing services to facilitate the burn patients improved coping with traumatic circumstances of the injury and/or mechanism of onset of new chronic impairments, immediate and long-term medical and psychosocial stressors, and post-discharge adjustment necessary throughout continued recovery and return to the demands of everyday life. Acts as a clinical resource to staff, participating in advanced clinical practice.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications

Minimum one year work experience as a Clinical Psychologist Knowledge and practice of age related acuity levels Current licensure as a Psychologist within the State of California Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English Ability to maintain flexibility and work well in a constantly changing environment

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of JCAHO requirements Demonstrated experience working with burn and acute rehab patients suffering new onset of chronic disabling impairments Demonstrated experience working in a Level I Trauma Center Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families