Opportunity Details
Department of Anesthesiology
WU Pain Center
Clinician
Commensurate w/Experience
Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Pain Research / Clinical Pain Psychology
We have an excellent opportunity for a pain psychologist to join our interventional, multidisciplinary Pain Management Division, within the Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University, St. Louis. The mission of the Washington University Pain Center (https://pain.wustl.edu/) is to alleviate human suffering from pain through integration of research, education, and clinical practice. Our clinical work is spread across the St. Louis area including sites at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.
The available position is for a Missouri state licensed pain psychologist, with a working knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, chronic pain conditions, and evidence-based interventions with communication and interpersonal skills. This open rank position is available on the clinical track. New faculty members receive an initial two-year clinical guarantee of salary and bonus, to ensure adequate income while establishing a practice, but there is also opportunity for productivity-based compensation. Candidates will be expected to hold a part-time pain psychology clinical position at our multidisciplinary pain management center and will also be expected to direct an active extramurally funded research program. Applications from candidates conducting clinical and/or translational research are encouraged.
Clinical Expectations
• Provide individual, group psychotherapy and crisis intervention for patients.
• Perform diagnostic interviews and assessments and prepare documentation of results.
• Prepare progress notes and billing documentation in accordance with department and professional guidelines.
• Provide consultation services to medical staff and faculty.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Assist in the education and supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows.
Research Qualifications
• PhD or MD with postdoctoral experience
Melissa Bowman and Anne DeSchryver
9/22/2025
No end date
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