2 Integrated Care Job opportunities - Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI

The Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, Michigan is seeking two (2) talented health-focused clinical psychologists to join our growing team.  Both are new positions, which will provide the right candidates with an opportunity to help craft the future.  Please review and email me with any questions or interest.         

Pain Management Position

This psychologist will join an interdisciplinary team in our Spine and Pain Management Center (http://www.shmg.org/spine).  The primary responsibilities will include psychotherapy (individual, group), pre-surgical psychological evaluations, and consultation.  We are particularly interested to identify psychologists with 5+ years of postdoctoral clinical experience, leadership experience/potential, and/or diversity characteristics.  The job posting is online at: https://careers.spectrumhealth.org/app/SHMobileTalentAcquisition/jobs/description/13217.   

Bariatrics Position

This psychologist will join an interdisciplinary team in our Surgical Weight Loss program (http://www.shmg.org/bariatrics). The primary responsibilities will focus on outpatient pre-surgical evaluations for bariatric surgery; telehealth evaluations are likely by 2017 for our rural service locations.  The job posting is online at: https://careers.spectrumhealth.org/app/SHMobileTalentAcquisition/jobs/description/12954.

Both positions are primarily clinical, but there will be limited opportunities for teaching, research, and program development.  Competitive applicants will be ABPP board-certified or board-eligible and follow evidence-based practice guidelines. We will begin reviewing applications for these new positions immediately, with a start date as soon as April 2016.  Successful candidates will be able to obtain academic faculty status in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University.  Clinical supervision opportunities will be available in Spectrum Health’s new psychology internship program (http://www.spectrumhealth.org/psychology-internship).  

These positions are administratively housed within the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Division of Spectrum’s Neuroscience Department (http://www.shmg.org/psychiatry-behavioral-medicine).  Salaries for Spectrum psychologists are the best in the region and will be based partly on experience, credentials, and value.  Benefits include strong medical/dental/vision health insurance through Priority Health (http://www.priorityhealth.com/), $4000 annual CE funds, Neuroscience Grand Rounds, Behavioral Medicine Case Rounds, significant administrative and peer support, and a collaborative professional culture that is focused on the highest quality care for our patients and staff.          

About Spectrum Health (http://www.spectrumhealth.org/)

Spectrum Health’s vision is to be the national leader for health by 2020.  We are on the right track.  Spectrum is the largest not-for-profit health care system in West Michigan with 12 hospitals, 181 service locations, and 2,075 licensed beds.  We are the largest employer in West Michigan with more than 23,000 employees and 1300 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.  Five of our specialties were ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2014-15.  We are also focused on caring for our communities, with nearly $300 million in community benefit provided in 2014 alone.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids was named as the top U.S. travel destination in 2014 by Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher.  We have the most vibrant downtown between Chicago and Cleveland, a world-renowned art scene, world-class breweries, semi-pro sports teams, fascinating museums, and easy access to Lake Michigan’s gold coast (with 300 miles of spectacular beaches, soaring sand dunes, and spectacular sunsets).  Metropolitan Grand Rapids has a population of just over one million people, with mild traffic and safe communities. It is a great place to live, work, raise a family, and have fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIakr9wkiKI.